User's Guide

Chapter 12 Installing, Removing, and Replacing
Tape Drive Ethernet Connectivity and the Ethernet Expansion Blade
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Table 11 Ethernet Expansion
Blade Status LED Descriptions
Table 2 Explanation of Ethernet Expansion blade Ethernet Port LED States
LED Color Represents Blade Status
Green Processor
status
Solid OFF — Blade’s main processor is not operating (or blade is
booting).
Solid ON — Blade’s main processor is not operating.
Blinks once per second (1 Hz) — Normal.
Amber Health status Solid OFF — Normal.
Solid ON — Failure or blade is autoleveling.
In conjunction with the blue LED blinking once very 10 seconds,
this is a normal condition. Autoleveling takes about three minutes
per blade, and blades autolevel in series. Never remove a blade
when the amber LED is solid ON unless it has been on continuously
for at least 10 minutes.
Blue Power
control
status
Solid OFF — Blade is not receiving power.
Solid ON — Blade is not operational.
Blinks once every second (1 Hz) — Powered off. Ready to remove.
Blinks once per 10 seconds (flash) — Normal. Blade is powered on.
LED Color Blade Status
Green Solid ON — Link is up; data can be sent or received through the Ethernet port.
Solid OFF — Link is down; data cannot be sent or received through the Ethernet
port.
Amber Flashes at irregular intervals — Data activity is occurring through the Ethernet port.
Solid OFF — No data activity is occurring through the Ethernet port.