Testing; Testing The Tape Library; Testing The Internal Tape Drives; Table 1-1 Tape Drive Led Description - Sun Microsystems SPARCstorage Library User Manual

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Mode
(Top/right)
† A slow flash is approximately one flash per second.
* A fast flash is approximately four flashes per second.
# The blinking rate depends on the SCSI activity.
NOTE: When the middle LED is green, the drive is in a uncompressed mode. When it is amber, the drive is in a
compressed mode.

1.8 Testing

1.8.1 Testing the Tape Library

1.8.2 Testing the Internal Tape Drives

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Table 1-1 Tape Drive LED Description
LED Indicators
Green/
Amber Amber
(Middle)
Off/Fast Off
The following tests check the operation of the overall tape library, the disk
drives, and the cartridge handling mechanism. For more information on
running the tape library diagnostics from the Operator Panel, see Chaptor 4.
1. Load tapes into the magazine and close the door.
2. Use the front panel controls to select one of the sequential modes
3. Use the front panel controls to select Restart On.
4. Run Sundiag or SunVTS (whichever came with your operating system).
Choose the "Library" option.
Caution – Do not run more than 200 passes or tape damage due to overuse
may occur.
1. Press the eject button on the drive carrier faceplate, if you need to
manually eject a cartridge from the top tape drive.
SPARCstorage Library X-Option Rack-mounted User's Guide—June 1995
Green
(Bottom
/left)
Slow Cleaning in progress
Status