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3
Drive fault LED (amber)
4
Encrypt LED (blue)
5
Ready/Activity LED (green)
6
Unload/Reset button
The combinations of the lights and their definitions are shown in the following table.
Table 29. Definition of status light combinations
Activity
Power on LED test (5 seconds)
Power on self-test (POST) activity
POST failed
POST passed
Data cartridge
Loading
Loaded, no activity
Loaded, activity
Unloading
Ejected
Cleaning cartridge
Loading, cleaning, unloading
Ejected, clean success
Ejected, clean failure
Unrecoverable media failure
Firmware download
Unload (if cartridge present)
Download and reprogram
Reset (5 seconds)
Self-tests
5
Firmware download fail
Note: This is cleared when other
10
activity occurs
Diagnostic tape test
Eject initiated primed drive to
treat inserted data cartridge as
diagnostic tape
Tape fault
Cleaning
(amber)
(amber)
On
On
Off
Off
Off
Off
1
On
or off
Off
1
On
or off
Off
1
2
On
or off
On
or off
1
2
On
or off
On
or off
1
2
On
or off
On
or off
1
2
On
or off
On
or off
On
Off
Off
Off
1
3
On
On
On
On
See: Data Cartridge Unloading
Flash_8Hz
Off
On
On
See Power on self-test activity, and then see either POST passed or POST failed.
Off
Off
Normal
Normal
Drive fault
Encrypt fault
(amber)
(blue)
On
On
Off
Off
Flash_2Hz
Off
Off
Off
8
Off
Off
4
Flash_2Hz
or
Off
off
4
Flash_2Hz
or
Off
off
4
Flash_2Hz
or
Off
off
4
Flash_2Hz
or
Off
off
4
Flash_2Hz
or
Off
off
4
Flash_2Hz
or
Off
off
4
Flash_2Hz
or
Off
off
Off
Off
Off
Off
On
Off
Flash_2Hz
Off
Normal
Off
Chapter 2. Managing tape drives
Ready/
Activity
(green)
On
Flash_2Hz
Off
Off
Flash_2Hz
On
Flash_2Hz
Flash_2Hz
Off
Flash_2Hz
Off
Off
Flash_2Hz or
on or off
Flash_8Hz
On
Off
Flash_4Hz
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