Users Guide

Chapter 13 Troubleshooting
Interpreting LEDs
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Table 13 Tape Dr ive LEDs
LED Color Represents Tape Drive Status
Green Processor activity • Blinks once per second — Normal operation.
• Solid ON/ Solid OFF — Tape drive’s main processor is not
operating.
• 10 blinks per second — Identify mode (see Identifying Tape
Drives on page 388).
• Blinks 3 times in 3 seconds, then pauses (solid off), and then
repeats — Tape drive is initializing.
• Solid on for 3 seconds, then blinks twice — Tape drive
firmware is downloading.
• 2 quick blinks within 1.25 seconds; then on solid for 1.25
seconds; repeat — Drive sled firmware is downloading.
Amber Health of the tape
drive
• Solid OFF — Normal operation.
• Solid ON — Drive has failed.
Blue Power control
status
• Blinks once every 10 seconds — Normal operation.
• Solid ON — Offline. Ready to be removed or replaced.
• Solid OFF — Tape drive is not receiving power.