User's Manual

Chapter 8 Troubleshooting
Interpreting LEDs
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Table 15 Tape Drive Activity
Fibre Port Link LED on
Tape Drives 8
The fibre port link LED shows the current state of the FC link and
indicates whether or not the link is ready to transmit commands. The
fibre port link LED on a tape drive is located on the rear of the tape drive,
beside the fibre port.
Use table 16
to interpret FC link activity:
LED Color Represents Tape Drive Status
Green Processor activity • Solid on/solid off— Tape drive’s main processor is not
operating.
• 1 blink per second — Normal operation.
• 2 quick blinks within 1.25 seconds; then on solid for 1.25
seconds; repeat — Tape drive sled firmware is downloading.
• 3 quick blinks within 1.25 seconds; then off for 1.25 seconds;
repeat — Tape drive is activating.
• 10 blinks in 1.25 second; then off for 1.25 seconds; repeat —
Tape drive firmware is downloading.
• 10 blinks per second — Identify mode.
Amber Health of the tape
drive
• Solid on — Drive has failed.
• Solid off — Normal.
Blue Power control
status
• Solid on — Swap mode: Ready to be removed or replaced.
• 1 blink per 10 seconds — Normal: Drive operational.
• Solid off — Drive is not receiving power.