HP Q1581A HP StorageWorks DAT SCSI Tape Drives user guide (Q1573 - 90905, Febr - Page 43
LED sequences for the HP StorageWorks DAT 160 tape drive, Table 4 LED sequences
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LED sequences for the HP StorageWorks DAT 160 tape drive The meaning of different patterns of LEDs is as follows: Table 4 LED sequences LED Sequence Cause Action required All LEDs OFF. Drive may not have power, may be faulty or may have been power cycled or reset during a firmware upgrade. Make sure the drive is switched on. The power on/off switch incorporates a green LED. If this is not on, check the power cable connection and replace the cable if necessary. You can use the power cable from your monitor or another device to check that the connection is working. If the power supply is present and all LEDs remain off, power cycle or reset the drive. If it still fails, call for service. Ready is ON. The drive is ready None. This is normal. for operation. Ready FLASHES. The drive is carrying None. out a normal activity If the drive is upgrading firmware, do not reset or power (read, write). cycle it. The drive is in OBDR See "Running HP OBDR" on page 52 for further details. mode. then Ready FLASHES- steady ON- FLASHES. Clean FLASHES. Ready FLASHES and Clean is ON. Tape FLASHES. The drive requires cleaning. Cleaning is in progress. Load the DDS cleaning cartridge. See "Cleaning cartridges" on page 48 for supported cartridges and instructions. If the Clean LED is still flashing when you load a new or known good data cartridge after cleaning, call for service. None. The cleaning cartridge will eject on completion. The cleaning cycle can take up to 5 minutes to complete. The drive believes the current tape or the tape just ejected is faulty. Unload the tape cartridge. Make sure that you are using the correct format cartridge. (See "Use the correct media" on page 47.) Reload the cartridge. If the Tape LED still flashes or starts flashing during the next backup, load a new or known good cartridge. If the Tape LED is now off, discard the 'suspect' tape cartridge. If it is still on, call for service. DAT SCSI Tape Drives 43