Dell PowerVault LTO4-120HH - Manual (Page 6)

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Operation
Dell™ PowerVault™ LTO -4-120 Tape Drive User's Guide
This chapter describes how to operate the Dell PowerVault LTO-4-120 Half-Height tape drive.
Understanding the LTO-4-120 Front Panel Display
Using LTO Tape Cartridges
Cleaning the Tape Drive
Performing an Emergency Cartridge Eject
Understanding the LTO-4-120 Front Panel Display
As shown in Figure 4-1 , the Dell PowerVault LTO-4-120 Half-Height tape drive front panel display has three LED indicators that reflect the operating condition
of the drive:
l A seven-segment LED display that provides a single-character code for status, diagnostics, and maintenance functions
l An LED dot display that augments the seven-segment LED
l A two-color (amber/green) status LED
Figure 4-1. LTO-4-120 Front Panel Display
The on/steady, on/flashing, or off condition of the front panel LEDs indicates the various drive conditions as shown in Table 4-1 .
Table 4-1. LTO-4-120 Front Panel Display Indications
Using LTO Tape Cartridges
Drive Condition Two-color Status LED Seven-segment LED LED Dot
Powered off Off Blank Off
Powered on Off Blank Off
Initializing/power-on self-tests underway Amber Post pattern, 5 Flashing
Successful initialization/power-on self-tests Green Blank On for 3 seconds
Active/busy or loading or unloading a cartridge Flashing green Blank Off
Ready with cartridge loaded Green Blank Off
Write-protected cartridge loaded Flashing amber P Off
Downloading or updating firmware Flashing amber F Flashing
Running diagnostics Amber Displays several characters, such as C, 5, and so on Flashing
Cleaning required Flashing amber C On
Cleaning operation in progress Flashing green C Flashing
Expired cleaning cartridge Flashing amber 7 Off
Temperature fault Flashing amber 1 Off
Power fault Flashing amber 2 Off
Firmware fault Flashing amber 3 Off
Firmware/hardware fault Flashing amber 4 Off
Hardware fault Flashing amber 5 Off
Media or hardware fault Flashing amber 6 Off
Media fault Flashing amber 7 Off
Interface fault Flashing amber 8 Off
Degraded operation Flashing amber A Off