For
HP
Internal Use Only
The
LEDs show
the
state
of
the
tape
device.
•
If
the
top
(amber)
LED flashes,
the
device has
an
error
or
needs
to
be cleaned.
•
If
the
middle LED flashes, SCSI bus activity is occurring.
o
If
the
LED is amber,
the
tape
loaded is
in
compressed format.
o
If
the
LED is green,
the
tape
loaded is
in
uncompressed format.
•
If
the
botton1 LED flashes, normal
tape
operation
is occurring.
Table 1-14 provides
a detailed description
of
the
device LED
states.
Note
•
The
UNLOAD
button
can also
be
used
to
clear servo
and
other
errors.
If
a
hardware
error
or servo
error
occurs, press
the
UNLOAD
botton
to
reset
the
drive.
Then,
if
necessary, wait a few seconds
and
press
the
button
again
to
eject
the
tape.
Table 1-14.
Smm
Tape Drive Front Panel LED States
Top Middle
Bottom
Device
State
(Amber)
(Green/
Amber)
(Green)
LED LED LED
On
On
On
Self-test (initial)
On Off
Off
Self-test (in progress)
Off Off Off
Drive on-line
(no
tape
loaded)
Off
Off
On
Drive on-line
(tape
loaded)
Off
Flashing Flashing Tape motion
On Off
On
SCSI bus reset
Flashing Flashing
Off Error
Flashing
Off
Flashing
Time to clean
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