Understanding the OAR LED

The amber Operator Attention Required LED indicates warning conditions, as described in the following table:

LED display

Meaning

 

 

On

A serious hardware error has occurred.

 

• If you have just installed the autoloader, check the installation

 

 

for loose connections and repeat the self-test. One of the two

 

 

power cables may not be connected. (An autoloader requires

 

 

two power connections: one for the autoloader and one for

 

 

the robotics.) If this is the problem, the front panel message is

 

 

Coms Error.

 

• Run HP Library & Tape Tools to determine what the problem is.

 

•

If the fault condition persists, write down the message

 

 

displayed on the front panel and call for service.

Fast flashing (four times per

A firmware upgrade is taking place.

second)

 

 

Medium flashing (twice per

•

The tape cartridge is wearing out and should be replaced.

second)

 

The "Worn Media" message will be displayed in this case.

 

 

Copy any data you wish to keep onto a new cartridge and

 

 

discard the old cartridge.

 

• The tape heads need cleaning. The "Clean Me" message will

 

 

be displayed in this case.

Slow flashing

•

The front panel door is open when it should not be. The "Close

 

 

Door" message will be displayed in this case.

 

•

There is a cartridge in the autoloader, but no magazine is

 

 

present. The "Stray Tape" message will be displayed in this

 

 

case. Load an empty magazine to retrieve the cartridge.

 

•

A hard fault condition has occurred. The message displayed

 

 

will give information about the type of error. Look up the

 

 

message in the electronic User’s Guide on the

 

 

HP StorageWorks Tape CD-ROM to determine what to do.

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