Status Light States

The following tables explain the meaning of the green and amber status lights.

Status

 

Ready (green)

 

Tape Motion (green)

Disturbance (amber)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off

 

No cartridge installed or

 

No cartridge or no activity

No error condition

 

 

error condition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steady

 

Cartridge installed or

 

 

 

Cleaning required or worn

 

 

loading/unloading

 

 

 

media

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flashing

 

Power-on self-test in

 

Cartridge activity

 

Error condition

 

 

progress

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Status Lights on the 12/24GB 4mm Tape Drive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Status

 

 

Ready (green)

Tape Motion

Disturbance

 

 

 

 

 

 

(green)

 

(amber)

 

 

 

 

 

 

LED test

 

 

On 2 seconds at

On 2 seconds at

On 2 seconds at

 

 

 

 

power on

power on

 

power on

 

 

 

 

 

 

The power-on self-test (POST) is running or the

 

Flashing

Off

 

Off

diagnostic cartridge is running.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One of the following has occurred:

 

Off

Off

 

Off/On

v The power is off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

v The POST has completed successfully, but no tape

 

 

 

 

 

 

cartridge has been loaded.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(See note 2 below.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A tape cartridge has been inserted and the 12/24GB

 

On

Off

 

Off/On

4mm Tape Drive is ready to receive commands from the

 

 

 

 

 

 

system. (See note 2 below.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The tape is in motion and the 12/24GB 4mm Tape Drive

 

On

Flashing

 

Off/On

is running a device operation or cleaning. (See note 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

below.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The 12/24GB 4mm Tape Drive has detected an internal

 

Off

Off

 

Flashing

error that requires corrective action such as tape

 

 

 

 

 

 

cartridge failure, high humidity. (See note 1 below.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The tape path requires cleaning, or a poor quality tape

 

Off or On

Off or Flashing

On

cartridge is being used. See ªCleaning the Tape Path on

 

 

 

 

 

 

the 12/24GB 4mm Tape Driveº on page 37.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes:

1.If a fault or an error condition occurs, press the unload button for approximately 15 seconds to reset the drive. If the disturbance light still flashes after the reset, contact your service representative for assistance.

2.If the disturbance light is on, cleaning is required. See ªCleaning the Tape Path on the 12/24GB 4mm Tape Driveº on page 37.

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IBM RS/6000 44P manual Status Light States, Status Ready green Tape Motion green Disturbance amber