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You might need to read the status lights on your tape drive to determine the operating status of the drive. Use the information in this topic to perform this task.
| Index number | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Eject button |
| 2 | Ready (green) |
| 3 | Active (green) |
| 4 | Cleaning (amber) |
| 5 | Fault (amber) |
The status lights and their ISO symbols are on the device as follows:
Ready 
(green)
Activity 
(green)
Cleaning 
(amber)
Fault 
(amber)
The combinations of the lights and their definitions are shown in the following table.
| Operation | Ready |
Activity |
Cleaning |
Fault |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power-On LED Test1 | On for 2.0 seconds | On for 2.0 seconds | On for 2.0 seconds | On for 2.0 seconds |
| Power-On Self-Test (POST) is in progress2 | Flashing | Off | Off | Off |
| A cartridge is not loaded | Off | Off | On3/Off | Off |
| Cartridge loaded, no activity | On | Off | On3/Off | Off |
| Data cartridge loaded, activity | On | Flashing | On3/Off | Off |
| Cleaning cartridge loaded, activity | On | Flashing | On | Off |
| Cleaning cartridge loaded, cleaning failed | Off | Off | On3 4 | Off |
| Cartridge is loading or unloading | Off | Flashing | On3/Off | Off |
| Unrecoverable drive failure | On/Off | Off | On3/Off | Flashing5 |
| Firmware download is in progress | Flashing | Off | On3/Off | Off |
| Firmware update is in progress | Flashing | Flashing | On3/Off | Off |
| Firmware download failure6 | Off | Off | On3/Off | Flashing5 |
| Maximum operating temperature exceeded7 | Off | Off | On3/Off | On |
| Diagnostics test is in-progress | Flashing | Off or Flashing | On3 / Off | Off |
| Media failure8 | Off | Off | Flashing | Off |
| Incorrect media inserted in drive8 | Off | Both LEDs Flashing Together | Off | |
1 All 4 LEDs will be on solid for 2 seconds. 2 If the drive completes Power-On Self-Test (POST) within 2 seconds, no POST in progress indication is required. 3 A solid amber Clean LED indicates that the drive needs cleaning. In most cases the drive will continue to function, but it should be cleaned as soon as possible. 4 If the cleaning function completes and the solid amber Clean LED remains lit, the cleaning function was not successful. The cleaning cartridge may be depleted. Obtain a new LTO cleaning cartridge and use it to perform the cleaning function again. 5 The Fault LED will flash to indicate an
unrecoverable error. An unrecoverable error is an error condition
that results in the drive not being able to function unless initiator,
operator, or service intervention is applied. An unrecoverable drive
failure is usually the result of a hardware error condition. One of
the following actions will be needed to clear the flashing Fault LED:
6 The firmware download failed and the drive is not functional. The drive boot code is in control and the firmware download must be retried. 7 When the Fault LED is solid, it indicates an over temperature condition. The drive has exceeded its preset temperature limit, and if a tape is present in the drive it will be ejected. The Fault LED will remain solid until the drive temperature drops below a secondary temperature limit, and a data or cleaning cartridge is inserted. 8 While running drive diagnostics (using either SEND DIAG or the Self-Test Procedure), a media-related problem (hard media error or excessive soft error rate) will be reported as a media failure (with flashing Clean LED), and a write-protected, damaged, or incompatible cartridge will be reported as incorrect media (with Activity and Clean LEDs flashing simultaneously). |
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