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Chapter 13 — Drive Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Drives
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Interpreting the Status LED Information
TheDriveDetailsscreenshowsthestateofthedrive’sstatusLED.TheLED
statesarethesameforallgenerationsofdrives.Refertothetapedrive
documentationaboutinterpretingtheLED(seeLTOUltriumTapeDrives
onpage20orTS11x0TechnologyDrivesonpage20).
Notes:  TheLEDstatusinformationshownontheDriveDetails
screenalwaysindicatesthattheLEDisoffforLTO‐4Fibre
Channeldrivesrunningfirmwareversion8940orlater,all
firmwareversionsforLTO‐5andlatergenerationFibre
Channeldrives,andallfirmwareversionsforTS11x0
technologydrives.Ifyouneedtodeterminethestateofthe
LED,usetheIBMTapeDiagnosticTool(ITDT).Download
andinstallthesoftwareasdescribedinUsetheIBMTape
DiagnosticTool(ITDT)toRetrieveaDriveDumpon
page403.
 MakesureyouinstallITDTonacomputerthatisconnected
tothesameSANasthedrivesinthelibrary.
 ForTS11x0technologydrives,usetheMCDtodeterminethe
statusofthedrive(seeInterpretingtheSCDandMCD
Codes).
ContactSpectraLogicTechnicalSupportifyouneedassistance(see
ContactingSpectraLogiconpage7).
Interpreting the SCD and MCD Codes
Overview TheDriveDetailsscreendisplaysthestateofthesingle‐
characterdisplay(SCD)onLTOdrives(seeLTOSCDCodes)orthedisplay
message(MCD)onTS11x0technologydrives(seeTS11x0Technology
MCDCodesonpage422).
Figure 263 An LTO drive’s SCD information on the Drive
Details screen.