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

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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