Blink Codes - Quantum Tape Drive LTO-3 User Manual

Blink Codes

Table 4 LTO-3 Tape
Drive Blink Codes
Table 4 summarizes the blink codes for the LTO-3 Tape Drive.
Drive Condition
Cleaning Request
Hardware error
Positioning – loading,
unloading, rewinding,
spacing, or locating
Tape Active – writing,
reading, or verifying
Manual intervention
required
Power-On-Self-Test
(POST) failure
Cleaning cartridge
present
Cleaning cartridge at
EOT
Servo initialization
Power-On-Self-Test
(POST) in progress
Cleaning failure or
media error
Microcode download
LTO-3 Tape Drive User's Guide
Activity LED Error LED
(Green) (Orange)
Fast
Slow
Slow
ON
Fast
ON
ON
Slow
Slow Slow
Fast
Fast Slow
Chapter 3 Operation
Blink Codes
3
Status LED
(Amber)
ON
ON
ON
Fast
Slow
Slow
Fast
Fast
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