Tape Drive Leds; Amber Led On An Lcb - IBM System Storage TS3310 Setup And Operator Manual

continuously or solidly lit for at least 10 minutes, service the LCB as soon as
possible. The library may or may not generate an operator intervention, depending
on the source of the problem.
Attention: Never remove an LCB when its amber LED is solidly lit, unless it has
been solidly lit for at least 10 minutes.
The following table indicates the actions you can take, based on the condition of
the LED.
Servicing a Library Control Blade Based on LED Status
When servicing a blade based on the status of an LED:
1. Observe the blinking patterns of the LEDs for at least 30 seconds, and log your
2. Generate a current log of the library, and send it to technical support for

Tape Drive LEDs

Operator interventions typically report all problems related to tape drives,
including error codes and tape alerts. By observing the blinking pattern of LEDs
on tape drives, however, you can discern which operation the tape drive is
currently performing.
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Table 9-2. Amber LED on an LCB
State of Amber
LED Suggested Service Action
Solid ON for Replace the LCB.
10+ minutes
1 blink per Check the firmware for the LCB and make sure that you have the most
second current firmware available (visit http://www.ibm.com/storage/lto. Do not
replace the LCB. It is unlikely that the LCB hardware is the source of the
problem. Observe LEDs on other components before referring to
"Contacting IBM Technical Support" on page 9-15.
observations in both the operator intervention and the equipment failure report
that you must return with the defective part. Accurate reporting of all LED
states for the entire green, amber, and blue set of LEDs is critical for diagnosing
the cause of the problem.
analysis.