The LED sequences in the following table relate to the Clean, Tape, Drive, and Ready LEDs.
The LTO-6 Ultrium 6250 and LTO-5 Ultrium 3000 tape drive also has an Encryption LED that
describes encryption status. This is described separately in
. The
meaning of different patterns of LEDs, without encryption enabled, is as follows:
Table 4 Clean, Tape, Drive, and Ready LED sequences
Action required
Cause
LED Sequence
Make sure that the drive is switched on. The
power on/off switch on an external drive
incorporates a green LED.
Drive may not have power, may
be faulty, or may have been
power cycled or reset during a
firmware upgrade.
All LEDs OFF.
Check the power cord connection and replace
the cable if necessary. On external drives, you
can use the power cord from your monitor or
another device to check that the connection is
working.
If the power supply is present and all LEDs remain
off, power cycle or reset the drive. If it still fails,
call for service.
Power cycle or reset the drive.
The drive has failed to execute
power-on self test (POST).
If the error condition reappears, call for service.
Ready and Clean OFF. Drive
and Tape FLASH.
None. This is normal.
The drive is ready for operation.
Ready is ON.
None.
The drive is carrying out a
normal activity (read, write).
If the drive is upgrading firmware, do not reset or
power cycle it.
Ready FLASHES.
None.
The drive is downloading
firmware.
Do not reset or power cycle the drive.
Ready FLASHES fast.
None.
Firmware is being
reprogrammed.
Do not reset or power cycle the drive.
Ready is OFF, others are ON.
Load the Ultrium cleaning cartridge. See
for supported cartridges and
instructions.
The drive requires cleaning.
If the Clean LED is still flashing when you load a
new or known good data cartridge after cleaning,
call for service.
Clean FLASHES.
None. The cleaning cartridge will eject on
completion.
Cleaning is in progress.
The cleaning cycle can take up to 5 minutes to
complete.
Ready FLASHES and Clean is
ON.
Unload the tape cartridge. Make sure that you
are using the correct format cartridge; an Ultrium
The drive believes the current
tape or the tape just ejected is
faulty.
data cartridge or Ultrium Universal Cleaning
Cartridge. (See
Use the correct media (page 32)
Tape FLASHES.
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