Table 40. Meaning of Status light and single-character display (SCD) (continued)
If the
Status light
is...
And the
SCD is...
Meaning
Flashing
green
OFF The drive contains a cartridge during the power-ON cycle. In this case, the drive
completes POST and slowly rewinds the tape (the process can take up to ten minutes).
The light stops flashing and becomes solid when the drive completes the recovery and is
ready for a read or write operation.
Flashing
amber
Displaying
error code
The drive is displaying error codes from the error code log on the SCD.
Amber Red
numbers,
letters, or
segments
During the power-on/initialization and POST (power-on self-test), the SCD briefly
displays , then becomes blank (not lit) when POST is complete and no POST errors
occur. If a POST error is detected, an error code is displayed in the SCD and the Status
light flashes amber.
Amber Flashing The drive is exiting from maintenance mode.
Amber Flashing
function
The drive is running the maintenance function.
Flashing
amber once
per second
Displaying
error code
An error occurred and the drive or media might require service, or it might require
cleaning.
Flashing
amber once
per second
Displaying The drive needs cleaning.
Flashing
amber twice
per second
OFF The drive is updating firmware.
Flashing
amber twice
per second
OFF The drive detected an error and is running a firmware recovery. It resets automatically.
Flashing
amber twice
per second
Flashing The drive is requesting a cartridge to be loaded.
Flashing
amber twice
per second
OFF A drive dump is in flash memory.
Power must not be removed from the drive until the microcode update is complete. The drive indicates that the
update is complete by resetting and running POST.
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