9840 Tape Drive Operations Guide

9840 Operator Panel

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Operator Panel LEDs

Table 2-2 describes the 9840 Operator Panel LEDs.

Table 2-2. Operator Panel LEDs

LED Name Status Indicator Description

Power (green) Off Power is off.

Flashing Unit is not functional (powering on, resetting

the tape drive by performing an IPL, or

collecting dump).

Flashing doesn’t stop: IPL failed.

Constantly on Power on and IPL have executed properly.

Activity (green) Off Cartridge is not loaded or ejected.

Flashing Tape motion is in progress.

Constantly ON Tape loaded, and the tape drive is ready; unit

is operational.

Clean (Amber) Constantly ON Tape drive requires cleaning.

Indicator activated for

one of these reasons:

Certain intermittent media errors were

detected

A preset length of tape passed over the

read/write heads.

Service (Red) Off No error was detected.

Flashing An error was detected, and dump data has

been collected to EEPROM. Following a

successful IPL, display alternates between a

corporate “XXXX:DMP x”

Where XXXX = FSC, and x = number of

uncollected dumps in EEPROM. Optionally,

insert dump-formatted tape to copy data to the

tape. The operator can ignore a flashing

indicator. Flashing stops and messages are

removed when any tape is inserted or any

control is pressed. If within one minute the

tape drive detects the same FSC, the

message “DumpAgain?” is displayed: refer to

DumpAgain? Message

on page A-3 for

instructions.

Constantly ON A hardware error was detected and tape drive

is not functional. The operator cannot ignore a

constant indicator. If resetting the tape drive by

performing an IPL does not eliminate the

problem, contact your service provider to

replace the tape drive.