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

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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