Chapter 5

Monitoring the tape drive LEDs

The following tables show the tape drive LED states and the conditions they indicate.

Eliant 820 LED state

Condition

 

 

All LEDs on

Power-on self-test.

 

 

Top and bottom LEDs

Cleaning required.

flashing (middle LED

 

may be flashing)

 

 

 

Top LED flashing

Hardware error.

(bottom LED off)

 

 

 

Middle LED flashing

SCSI bus activity.

 

 

Bottom LED on

A tape is loaded, and the tape drive is

 

ready to perform tape motion activities.

 

 

Bottom LED flashing

Tape motion. A fast flash indicates

(top LED off)

high-speed tape motion.

 

 

Mammoth LED state

Condition

 

 

All LEDs on

The tape drive was reset or it is

 

performing its power-on self-test.

 

 

Top LED on

Cleaning required.

 

 

Top LED flashing

Hardware error.

 

 

Middle LED on

A tape is loaded, and the tape drive is

 

ready to perform tape motion activities.

 

 

Bottom LED flashing

Tape motion. A fast flash indicates

 

high-speed tape motion.

 

 

Note: You may observe other LED activity (random flashing, steady on, and so on). For a detailed description, refer to the product specification for your library.

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Exabyte 480, 440 manual Monitoring the tape drive LEDs, Eliant 820 LED state Condition, Mammoth LED state Condition