Status Lights; Meaning Of Status Lights And Single-Character Display (Scd) - IBM L5X Installation And User Manual

The SCD dot is solid if the dump is in RAM memory. The SCD dot flashes if the
dump is in FLASH memory.
The SCD dot turns off when you obtain a dump with IBM TotalStorage Tape
Diagnostic Tool (ITDT) or a SCSI command) or update the drive firmware.
Note: If the drive dump is stored in RAM memory (solid SCD dot), the dump will

Status lights

The status lights (see "Front panel of the drive" on page 2) are LEDs that provide
information about the state of the drive. The Ready status light is green and the
Fault status light is amber, and solid or flashing when lit. The Encryption status
light is white.
Mode
Operational
Activity (tape movement)
in Operational mode
Maintenance
Executing maintenance
selection
Error condition
Power is turned on or a
reset is initiated
Note: The white Encryption status light will be on when the tape drive has a
Table 6 lists the conditions of the status lights and single-character display (SCD)
and provides an explanation of what each condition means.
Table 6. Meaning of status lights and single-character display (SCD)
Ready Fault status
status light light
Off Off
Green and Off
solid
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be lost when you turn off the power or reset the drive.
SCD
Blank
Blank
Solid character
Flashing character
Solid character
Random segments
cartridge loaded and all data on this cartridge is encrypted. This applies
only to LTO Ultrium 5 cartridges.
Encryption
SCD
status light
Off Off
On or off Off
Ready LED (green)
On
Flashing
Off
Off
Off
Off
SCD dot
Off The drive has no power or is powered
off.
Off The drive is powered on and in an idle
state.
Note: If a cartridge is loaded, the
Encryption status light will be on when
all the data on the cartridge is
encrypted. This applies only to LTO
Ultrium 5 cartridges.
Fault LED (amber)
Off
Off
On
On
Flashing
On
Meaning