Dell EMC ML3 User Manual page 125

Table 40. Meaning of Status light and single-character display (SCD) (continued)
If the
And the
Status light
SCD is...
is...
Flashing OFF
green
Flashing Displaying
amber error code
Amber Red
numbers,
letters, or
segments
Amber Flashing
Amber Flashing
function
Flashing Displaying
amber once error code
per second
Flashing Displaying The drive needs cleaning.
amber once
per second
Flashing OFF
amber twice
per second
Flashing OFF
amber twice
per second
Flashing Flashing
amber twice
per second
Flashing OFF
amber twice
per second
Power must not be removed from the drive until the microcode update is complete. The drive indicates that the
update is complete by resetting and running POST.
The drive contains a cartridge during the power-ON cycle. In this case, the drive
completes POST and slowly rewinds the tape (the process can take up to ten minutes).
The light stops flashing and becomes solid when the drive completes the recovery and is
ready for a read or write operation.
The drive is displaying error codes from the error code log on the SCD.
During the power-on/initialization and POST (power-on self-test), the SCD briefly
displays , then becomes blank (not lit) when POST is complete and no POST errors
occur. If a POST error is detected, an error code is displayed in the SCD and the Status
light flashes amber.
The drive is exiting from maintenance mode.
The drive is running the maintenance function.
An error occurred and the drive or media might require service, or it might require
cleaning.
The drive is updating firmware.
The drive detected an error and is running a firmware recovery. It resets automatically.
The drive is requesting a cartridge to be loaded.
A drive dump is in flash memory.
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