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Operation and Maintenance
Drive Status
After completion of the drive POST and initialization, each drive will be in one of the four states listed
in the following table:
Drive State
Indicator Displays and Actions
1.
No cartridge is present
A.
The
Tape in Use
LED turns OFF.
B.
The
Operate Handle
LED turns ON.
C.
The handle is unlatched.
D.
The drive beeps momentarily.
2.
A cartridge is present
and the handle is closed.
The drive loads the cartridge. When the
Tape in Use
LED stops
blinking and stays ON, the tape’s actual density lights. For example, if
the actual tape density is 2.6, then the LED turns ON next to the 2.6
label. When the
Density Override
LED blinks, you can select a
density. The drive is ready for use.
3.
A cartridge is present,
but the handle is open.
The
Tape in Use
LED turns OFF. The
Operate Handle
LED
flashes. The Scalar Library will close the handle and the drive will load
the cartridge. When the
Tape in Use
LED stops blinking and stays
ON, the tape’s actual density lights. For example, if the actual tape
density is 2.6, then the LED turns ON next to the 2.6 label. When the
Density Override
LED blinks, you can select a density. The drive is
ready for use.
4.
The drive detects an
error condition.
Then all right or left side LEDs blink repeatedly. You may try to
unload the tape and reinitialize the drive by pressing the
Unload
key
or turn power OFF and then ON again. The right or left side LEDs stop
blinking and the drive tries to reinitialize. The LEDs turn ON steadily
again and then turn OFF if the test succeeds.
The drive POST completes in about 13 seconds on each drive, and the drives will respond normally to
all commands. However, it may take longer for the media to become ready.
Summary of Contents for Scalar 218FC
Page 1: ...Installation and Operating Guide Scalar 218FC Library...
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