IBM 8233-E8B Manual page 79

Table 50. Definition of status light combinations (continued)
Activity
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
In progress
Initiated by SCSI
Passed
diagnostic using
6
Failed
normal data tape
In progress
Using tape with
Passed
diagnostic tape
ejected
recognition holes
6
Failed
11
Encryption related
No encryption or decryption
activity
Encryption parameters are loaded;
the drive is ready to read/write
encrypted data
Drive is reading/writing
encrypted data
Encryption parameters loaded, but
the drive is reading/writing
unencrypted data.
Encryption related error exists
Cleaning
(amber)
Off
1
On
On
See: Data Cartridge Unloading
Flash_8Hz
On
See Power on self-test activity, and then see either POST passed or POST failed.
Off
Normal
See Data cartridge: Loaded, activity
7
See Data cartridge: Loaded, no activity
On
Until tape ejected. See Data cartridge: ejected
See Data cartridge: loading
Flash_4Hz
9
, tape Off
See Data cartridge: ejected
On
See Data cartridge: ejected
Normal
Normal
Normal
Normal
Normal
Tape fault
Drive fault
(amber)
(amber)
Flash_2Hz
Off
off
Flash_2Hz
3
On
off
On Off
Off Off
On On
Off Flash_2Hz
Normal Normal
On On
Off Off
Off Off
On On
Normal Normal
Normal Normal
Normal Normal
Normal Normal
Normal Flash_4Hz
Ready/
Encrypt fault
Activity
(blue)
(green)
4
or
Off
4
or
Off
Flash_2Hz or
Off
on or off
Off Flash_8Hz
Off
Off
Off Flash_4Hz
Normal Flash_4Hz
Normal Flash_4Hz
Normal Flash_4Hz
Normal Flash_4Hz
Off Normal
On Normal
Flash_2Hz Flash_2Hz
On Flash_2Hz
Flash_4Hz Normal
Managing devices
Off
Off
On
Off
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