Quantum ValueLoader DLT VS160, Installation And Operation Manual

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Chapter 5: Troubleshooting Your Tape Drive
5-2 January 2004 81-81191-01 Rev A01
5.3 Troubleshooting the Tape Drive
Table 5-1 on page 5-3 provides troubleshooting information on errors indicated by front panel LEDs,
including the following topics:
•
None of the tape drive’s LEDs illuminate
• Media LED: Slow blink
•
Media LED: Illuminated
• Clean LED: Slow blink
•
Clean LED: Illuminated
• Fault LED: Slow blink
• Fault LED: Fast blink
• Fault LED: Illuminated
•
Other LED Indications .
Table 5-2 on page 5-5 provides troubleshooting information on tape drive and connectivity
troubleshooting, including the following topics:
• The server or workstation does not recognize your DLT VS160 tape drive.
• There are fatal or nonfatal errors for which you cannot find the cause.
• The backup application does not recognize the tape drive.
• The tape drive cannot write data to or read data from a data cartridge.
• The tape drive is not backing up data efficiently.
• The tape drive does not eject a data cartridge.
•
The tape drive repeatedly rejects a data cartridge.
5.3.1 Power-On Self-Test (POST) and Tape Drive Connectivity
Every time you power on or reset the tape drive, it conducts a power-on self-test (POST). This test
ensures that the tape drive is working properly and is ready to use. While POST is in progress, watch
the front panel LEDs to see the progress and results of the test. See
Section 4.1.1, “Interpreting the
Indicators” on page 4-2 for details about normal LED activity during POST.