Activity
Cleaning (amber)
Media fault (amber)
Drive fault (amber)
Ready/Activity
(green)
1
A solid amber Cleaning LED indicates that the drive needs cleaning. The drive will continue to function but needs
cleaning as soon as possible. Do not ignore the indicator by cycling the power to turn it off.
2
The media has reached the end of its useful life and should be replaced. Any data should be copied to a new
cartridge as soon as possible.
3
Flashing in this state indicates a problem with write/read performance.
4
An unrecoverable drive failure is an error condition that results in the drive not being able to function unless
initiator, operator, or service intervention is applied. An unrecoverable drive failure is usually the result of a
hardware error condition. One of the following actions is needed to clear the flashing fault LED:
v Hard SCSI reset
v Cartridge emergency eject
v Power cycle
v Retry firmware download
An unrecoverable media failure is usually the result of a defective cartridge, media, or cartridge state, and will
require the drive to eject the cartridge (if possible) to clear the On LED.
Tape cartridges (FC EU16)
Learn about the types of tape cartridges that are available for this drive.
Available tape cartridges
Table 55. 4 mm data cartridges
IBM part number Type of cartridge
23R5635 (cartridge feature code 5689) DAT160 80 GB Data Cartridge
23R5636 4 mm Test Cartridge
23R5638 4 mm Cleaning Cartridge (Only use the DAT160 cleaning
cartridge on the DAT160 tape drive)
Most bulk eraser devices do not have the capability to erase the 4 mm data cartridge.
Resetting the tape drive
You might need to reset your tape drive. Use the procedure in this topic to perform this task.
Use this information to reset your tape drive, without affecting server operation. Allow up to 2 minutes
for the entire tape drive process to complete.
Attention: Resetting a tape drive before the current backup operation has completed can cause loss of
customer data.
To reset the tape drive, complete the following steps:
1. Press and hold the eject button for 20 seconds, and then release the button. The LEDs on the drive
flash while the reset function is in process.
2. After the LEDs stop flashing, wait approximately one minute for the drive to complete the reset
operation. The drive is then ready to use.
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