Front Panel Leds; Your Hp Storageworks Ultrium Tape Drive - HP StorageWorks Ultrium 232i Getting Started Manual

Your HP StorageWorks Ultrium tape drive

Your Ultrium tape drive has four LEDs (light emitting diodes) on the front panel, which indicate drive
status. These LEDs provide useful troubleshooting information, see also "Understanding the LEDs"
on page 43. See page 23 for more information about using the eject button in normal operation
and page 46 for details about force eject.

Front panel LEDs

There are four LEDs as illustrated in the diagram. (See Figure 10.)
Ready (green)
• On: the drive is ready for use
• Off: the drive power is off or there was a failure during self-test
• Flashing: the drive is busy
• Flashing repeated pattern: the drive is in OBDR mode
Drive (amber)
• Off: no fault has been detected
• Flashing: the drive mechanism has detected a hardware error.
Tape (amber)
• Off: no fault has been detected
• Flashing: the tape currently in the drive is faulty. This LED could come on for a number of reasons,
but they all relate to the tape being in error in some way, such as damaged media or unsupported
tape. Do not use the cartridge; replace it. The LED will go out when another tape is inserted.
Clean - (amber)
• On: cleaning cartridge in use
• Off: the drive does not require cleaning
• Flashing: the drive needs cleaning
Accessibility features
The front panel of the HP StorageWorks Ultrium tape drive has been designed for increased
accessibility for persons with disabilities. This includes large font labeling of the Status LEDs and
an Eject button that has been designed for ease of use.
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