Table 4 Clean, Tape, Drive, and Ready LED sequences (continued)
Action required
Cause
LED Sequence
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.
Write protect the cartridge by sliding the switch
on the tape cartridge, see
The tape cartridge memory (CM)
may be faulty.
. The tape can be loaded and
the data read. Once the data is recovered, the
cartridge must be discarded.
The tape is ejected immediately
and Tape FLASHES, or Drive
FLASHES on unloading tape.
Load a new cartridge. If the error persists, power
cycle or reset the drive.
The drive mechanism has
detected an error.
If the Drive LED remains on, call for service.
Drive FLASHES.
Insert a cartridge to clear the LED sequence. If
the condition persists, call for service.
There is a firmware download
problem.
Drive, Tape, and Ready
FLASH.
Power cycle or reset the drive.
The drive has a firmware error.
Upgrade the firmware. If the condition persists,
call for service.
Drive and Ready ON with Tape
and Clean OFF. Alternates
repeatedly.
Encryption LED(HPE LTO-6 and LTO-5 models only)
The encryption LED may be blue or amber, as described in the following table. The state of the
other LEDs depends upon the activity, as described below.
Table 5 Encryption LED, LTO-6 Ultrium 6250 and LTO-5 Ultrium 3000 tape drives
State
Encryption LED (Blue or Amber)
At power on
On
The drive is idle and there is no encryption key.
Off
The tape drive is reading/writing unencrypted data or unloading a cartridge.
Off with Ready flashing green
The drive is idle but the encryption key is loaded. The drive is ready to
read/write encrypted data.
On (solid blue)
The drive is reading/writing encrypted data.
On (solid blue) with Ready flashing
green
There is an encryption-related error. This is cleared after unload executes or
successful encryption/decryption resumes. See also
.
Alternate flashing, blue and amber
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