Operator Panels
1-12 Sixth Edition 95741
clean (amber) On (steady): Drive requires cleaning because of:
1. Distance, when a firmware defined length of
tape has passed over the R/W heads.
2. Error, after a read/write perm and at least half
the firmware defined length of tape has passed
over the R/W heads.
service (red) Off:
Flashing:
On (steady):
No error was detected.
An error/s detected and dump data is being
collected to the EEPROM.
If within one minute the drive detects the same
FSC, the message DumpAgain? is displayed: see
“DumpAgain? Indication” on page 7-12 for
instructions.
A hardware error was detected and drive is not
functional. A constant indicator cannot be
ignored by the operator. If a manually initiated
IPL doesn’t eliminate problem, the drive should
be replaced.
Table 1-3. Operator Panel Indicators (Continued)
Indicator
Name Indication Explanation