Using The 5.0Gb 8-Mm Tape Drive; Status Lights; Status Light States - IBM Enterprise Server S80 User Manual

Using the 5.0GB 8-mm Tape Drive

The optional 5.0GB 8-mm tape drive is a half-height device.

Status Lights

The 5.0GB 8-mm tape drive has two green status lights and one amber status light.
The on and off combinations of the status lights indicate the conditions of the 8-mm
tape drive.
Each of the International Organization for Standards (ISO) symbols located next to a
status light indicates a specific condition of the tape drive as follows:
Status Lights
Disturbance - Amber
Ready Green
Busy - Green

Status Light States

The following table explains the meaning of the green and amber status lights.
Status Lights on the 5.0GB 8-mm Tape Drive
Status
The power-on self-test (POST) is running or the
system has issued a Reset to the drive.
One of the following has occurred:
v The power is off.
v The POST has completed successfully, but no
tape cartridge has been inserted.
A tape cartridge has been inserted and the 8-mm
tape drive is ready to receive commands from the
system.
A tape cartridge has been inserted and the 8-mm
tape drive is performing a tape load or unload
operation.
The tape is in motion and the 8-mm tape drive is
busy running a device operation.
The 8-mm tape drive has detected an internal fault
that requires corrective action. If this occurs, see
note following this table.
The tape path requires cleaning. Refer to "Cleaning
the Tape Path on the 5.0GB 8-mm Tape Drive" on
page 30.
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Unload Button
Ready Busy
(green) (green)
On On
Off Off
On Off
Off Flashing
On Flashing
Off Off
Off or On Off or
Flashing
Disturbance
(amber)
On
Off or On
Off or On
Off or On
Off or On
Flashing
On