Table 7. Lto-2 Tape Drive Blink Codes - Certance LTO 1 User Manual

Operation
Table 6. LTO-1 Tape Drive Blink Codes (Continued)
Drive Condition
Power On Self Test (POST) in
progress
Cleaning failure
Microcode download
Microcode download error

Table 7. LTO-2 Tape Drive Blink Codes

Drive Condition
Cleaning Request
Hardware error
Positioning – loading, unloading,
rewinding, spacing, or locating
Tape Active – writing, reading, or
verifying
Manual intervention required
Power On Self Test (POST) failure
Cleaning cartridge present
Cleaning cartridge at EOT
Servo initialization
Power On Self Test (POST) in
progress
Cleaning failure or media error
Microcode download
Microcode download error
NOTE: In Table 7 on page 33, ON refers to a constant light; slow refers to a blink rate of 1/2
second on, 1/2 second off; and fast refers to a blink rate of 1/8 second on, 1/8 second off.
Status LED (Amber) Error LED (Orange)
1/4 sec ON 1/4 sec ON
1/4 sec OFF 1/4 sec OFF
1/8 sec ON 1/8 sec ON
1/8 sec OFF 1/8 sec OFF
1/8 sec ON 1/4 sec ON
1/8 sec OFF 1/4 sec OFF
1/8 sec ON 1/8 sec ON
1/8 sec OFF 1/8 sec OFF
Status LED (Amber) Error LED (Orange)
.
ON
Fast
ON
ON Fast
ON
Fast
Slow
Slow Slow
Fast Fast
Fast Slow
Fast Fast
Blink Codes
Activity LED
(Green)
1/4 sec ON
1/4 sec OFF
ON
1/8 sec ON
1/8 sec OFF
1/8 sec ON
1/8 sec OFF
Activity LED
(Green)
Slow
Slow
ON
ON
Slow
Slow
Fast
Fast
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