Tape Drive Status Indicators - Avaya Sun Fire V880 Installation & Maintenance

Troubleshooting

Tape drive status indicators

The tape drive LEDs show the following status:
Tape LED (green) - The LED flashes to show activity (loading, unloading, reading, and
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writing). The LED is steady when a cartridge is loaded and the tape drive is ready to begin
operation.
Clean LED (amber) - The LED flashes to indicate that a cartridge is near the end of its life,
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or that the heads need cleaning.
The following table describes the LED combinations that occur during normal tape drive
operation.
Tape LED
(green)
Clean LED
(amber)
The tape drive monitors the number of correctable errors that occur during reading and writing.
If the number of errors becomes excessive, the tape may be nearing the end of its useful life, or
the tape heads may need cleaning. The media caution signal reports the following:
If the media caution signal displays (flashing amber), clean the tape drive.
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If the signal remains after cleaning the heads, repeat the operation with a different tape. If
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this clears the signal, the first tape is nearing the end of its life. Copy the data onto a new
tape and discard the old one.
The media caution signal is cleared when a new tape is loaded or when the drive is turned off
and then turned on.
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Activity Activity
(load or (read or
unload) write)
Flashing Flashing
Fast
Off Off
Tape drive state
Cartridge Media
loaded caution
signal
On Any
Off Flashing
Fault Power is
turned on
(starts with
two steady
lights)
Any Flashing
On Off
May 2006