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Status Light
The Status Light ( 1 in Figure 3 on page 2) is a light-emitting diode (LED) that
provides information about the state of the drive. The light can be green or amber,
and (when lit) solid or flashing. Table 6 lists the conditions of the Status Light and
Single-character Display (SCD) and provides an explanation of what each condition
means.
Table 6. Meaning of Status Light and Single-character Display (SCD)
If the
and the
Status Light
SCD is...
is...
Off
Off
Green
Off
Flashing
Off
Green
Flashing
Off
Green
Amber
Displaying
Error Code
Amber
Red
numbers,
letters, or
segments
Amber
Flashing
0
Amber
Flashing
selected
function
Flashing
Displaying
Amber once
error code
per second
Flashing
Displaying
Amber once
C
per second
Flashing
Displaying
Amber
Function
twice per
8
second
Code
or Off
Flashing
Off
Amber
twice per
second
Flashing
Flashing
Amber
C
twice per
second
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IBM TotalStorage Ultrium Tape Drive
The drive has no power or is powered off.
The drive is powered on and in an idle state.
The drive is reading from the tape, writing to the tape, rewinding the tape, locating data
on the tape, loading the tape, or unloading the tape.
The drive contains a cartridge during the power-on cycle. In this case, the drive
completes POST and slowly rewinds the tape (the process may take up to ten minutes).
The light stops blinking and becomes solid when the drive completes the recovery and is
ready for a read or write operation. To eject the cartridge, press the unload button.
The drive is displaying error code(s) from the error code log on the SCD. For more
information, see "Function Code 9: Display Error Code Log" on page 39 and "Error
Codes and Messages" on page 75.
The drive is powering on, resetting, or in maintenance mode.
The drive is exiting from maintenance mode. For more information, see "Function Code
0: Exit Maintenance Mode" on page 32.
The drive is executing the selected function while in maintenance mode.
An error occurred and the drive or media may require service, or it may require cleaning.
Note the code on the SCD, then go to Table 15 on page 75 to determine the action that is
required.
The drive needs cleaning.
The drive is updating firmware.
The SCD will be off if using the SCSI interface. For more information, see "Updating
Firmware" on page 46.
The drive detected an error and is performing a firmware recovery. It will reset
automatically.
The drive is requesting a cartridge to be loaded.
Meaning
1
The SCD will display a
8
if using an FMR cartridge.
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