Dell PowerVault LTO8 - SCD, Ready;Activity LED, and Fault LED Descriptions

6. Encryption status LED. This white LED indicates all data (except for the label information) on the
cartridge is encrypted. (LTO Ultrium 5 and above cartridges only.)
Table 2. SCD, Ready/Activity LED, and Fault LED Descriptions
Condition of
green
Ready/
Activity LED
Condition
of amber
Fault LED
Condition
of white
encryption
LED
Condition of
the SCD Panel
Condition of
the SCD Dot
Meaning of LEDs and SCD Panel and
SCD Dot
Off Off Off Off Off The tape drive has no power or is
powered off.
On Solid Off Off
Off or
C
Off The tape drive is powered on or (if a
solid
C
displays in the single
character display) needs cleaning.
Note: If a cartridge is loaded, the
white Encryption status light is on
when all the data on the cartridge is
encrypted (excluding the label). LTO
Ultrium 5 and above cartridges only.
Flashing once
per second
Off On or Off Off Off The tape drive is reading from the
tape, writing to the tape, rewinding the
tape, locating data on the tape, loading
the tape, or unloading the tape. The
Encryption LED will be On if all the
data on the cartridge is encrypted
during these drive operations. The
Ready/Activity LED also flashes green
if the tape drive contains a cartridge
during the power on cycle. In this case,
the drive completes POST and slowly
rewinds the tape (this process may take
approximately 13 minutes). The
Ready/Activity LED stops blinking
when the drive completes the recovery
and is ready for a read or write
operation. To eject the cartridge, press
the unload button.
Note: The white Encryption status
light is on when all the data on the
cartridge is encrypted (excluding the
label). LTO Ultrium 5 and above
cartridges only.
Off On/Solid Off On Solid On/Off The tape drive is in maintenance mode
or is displaying an error code on the
SCD in maintenance mode option 9.
Off On Solid Off Flashing once
per second
On/Off Executing the selected option while in
maintenance mode.
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