Rear Panel Led Sequences - StorageTek LTO User Manual

LED Sequence
Tape FLASHES.
The tape is ejected immediately
and Tape FLASHES, or Drive
FLASHES on unloading tape.
Drive FLASHES.
Drive, Tape and Ready
FLASH.
Drive and Ready ON with
Tape and Clean OFF.
Alternates repeatedly.
Rear panel LEDs
For the location of rear panel LEDs, see Figure 11 on page 25.
Table 6 Rear panel LED sequences
LED Sequence
The Act Term LED is OFF.
Cause
The drive believes the current
tape or the tape just ejected is
faulty.
The tape cartridge memory
(CM) may be faulty.
The drive mechanism has de-
tected an error.
There is a firmware download
problem.
The drive has a firmware er-
ror.
Cause
The enclosure is not providing
auto-termination.
Action required
Unload the tape cartridge. Make sure that
you are using the correct format cartridge;
an LTO data cartridge or LTO Universal
Cleaning Cartridge. (See "Use the correct
media" on page 35.)
Reload the cartridge. If the Tape LED still
flashes or starts flashing during the next
backup, load a new or known-good cartridge.
If the Tape LED is now off, discard the
'suspect' tape cartridge. If it is still on, call for
service.
Write protect the cartridge by sliding the
switch on the tape cartridge, see "Write
protecting cartridges" on page 36. The tape
can be loaded and the data read. Once the
data is recovered, the cartridge must be
discarded.
Load a new cartridge. If the error persists,
power cycle or reset the drive.
If the Drive LED remains on, call for service.
Insert a cartridge to clear the LED sequence.
If the condition persists, call for service.
Power cycle or reset the drive.
Upgrade the firmware. If the condition
persists, call for service.
Action required
Check that the drive's SCSI cable is connected
to the SCSI-IN connector. Check whether a
terminator or other SCSI cable is plugged into
the SCSI-OUT connector. If a terminator is
connected, remove it. If another SCSI cable
is connected, make sure that the SCSI chain
is terminated at the last device.
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