Dell PowerVault 110T DLT VS160 Dell PowerVault 110T DLT VS160 Tape Drive - Use - Page 4

Introduction: Dell PowerVault 110T DLT VS160 Tape Drive User's Guide Every time you turn on or reset the drive, it conducts a Power-On Self-Test (POST). This test ensures that the drive is working properly and is ready to use. While POST is in progress, watch the front panel LEDs to see the progress and results of the test. During POST, the following actions take place: The LEDs illuminate one at a time, from left to right, starting with the Ready LED, next the Fault LED, and finally the Clean LED, at approximately one second intervals About four seconds later, the Media LED illuminates Each LED signals a different part of the POST process All LEDs then turn off momentarily If a cartridge is not loaded, the Ready LED illuminates and POST is complete, the entire process taking approximately eight seconds If a cartridge is loaded, the Ready LED flashes while the drive mounts the cartridge, a process that can take several minutes depending upon the position of the media in the tape path As POST completes, the drive makes a slight buzzing noise for several seconds. This noise is normal and should be ignored The drive is now ready to use. Indicator Activity During Normal Operation - Ready LED When the PowerVault 110T DLT VS160 Tape drive is in use, the Ready LED indicates the three states detailed in Table 1. The Ready LED operates independently of the other three LEDs. Table 1. Ready LED activity and drive status Ready LED Activity Drive Status Off No power to the drive On Power is on; no cartridge loaded or a loaded cartridge is idle with no tape motion Blinking The drive is loading a cartridge or a loaded cartridge has tape motion indicating read, write, seek, rewind, calibration, or other cartridge activity Indicator Activity During Normal Operation - Fault/Clean/Media LEDs The Fault, Clean, and Media LEDs indicate the status of the drive. Note that the LEDs can indicate more than one of the indicated operating conditions simultaneously. For example: If cleaning is required while a DLT1 format cartridge is loaded, both the Clean and Media LEDs are on If an internal write/read diagnostic fails as a result of a permanent write error, both the Fault and Clean LEDs blink slowly. Table 2 describes what each front panel indicator means. Table 2. Fault/Clean/Media LED activity and drive status Indicator Activity Operating Condition Fault Slow Blink (1x per second) User initiated write/read diagnostic failed Fast Blink (3x per second) Servo or mechanism error On Internal firmware error Clean Slow Blink (1x per second) Calibration error or permanent write/read error Medium Blink (2x per second) Cleaning in progress On Cleaning required file:///C|/Users/rishi_sood/Desktop/Temp/MissingDocsPosted/110t_dlt/UG/intro.htm[3/8/2013 11:46:11 AM]