Operation
Blink Codes
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Blink Codes
Table 3 below summarizes the blink codes for the LTO-2 tape drives.
Table 3. LTO-2 Tape Drive Blink Codes
Drive Condition
Activity LED (Green)
Error LED (Orange)
Status LED (Amber)
Cleaning Request
ON
Hardware error
Fast
Positioning – loading, unloading,
rewinding, spacing, or locating
Slow
Tape Active – writing, reading, or
verifying
Slow
Manual intervention required
ON
Power On Self Test (POST) failure
Fast
ON
Cleaning cartridge present
ON
ON
Cleaning cartridge at EOT
ON
Fast
Servo initialization
Slow
Slow
Power On Self Test (POST) in
progress
Slow
Slow
Slow
Cleaning failure or media error
Fast
Fast
Microcode download
Fast
Slow
Fast
Microcode download error
Fast
Fast
Fast
NOTE: In Table 3 on page 26, ON refers to a constant light; slow refers to a blink rate of 1/2
second on, 1/2 second off; and fast refers to a blink rate of 1/8 second on, 1/8 second off.