LTO-5 Half-Height SAS Tape Drives
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Understanding LED sequences
Ready is OFF,
others are ON.
Firmware is being
reprogrammed.
None.
Do not power cycle the server.
Clean FLASHES.
The drive requires
cleaning.
Load the Ultrium cleaning
cartridge. See
"Cleaning
cartridges" on page 17
for
supported cartridges and
instructions.
If the Clean LED is still flashing
when you load a new or known
good data cartridge after cleaning,
call for service.
Ready FLASHES
and Clean is ON.
Cleaning is in
progress.
None. The cleaning cartridge will
eject on completion.
The cleaning cycle can take up to
5 minutes to complete.
Tape FLASHES.
The drive believes
the current tape or
the tape just
ejected is faulty.
Unload the tape cartridge. Make
sure that you are using the correct
format cartridge; an Ultrium data
cartridge or Ultrium Universal
Cleaning Cartridge. (See
"Use the
correct media" on page 17
.)
Reload the cartridge. If the Tape
LED still flashes or starts flashing
during the next backup, load a new
or known good cartridge.
If the Tape LED is now off, discard
the 'suspect' tape cartridge. If it is
still on, call for service.
LED Sequence
Cause
Action required
Table 3: Clean, Tape, Drive and Ready LED sequences
