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184 Avaya CMS Sun Fire V880 Computer Hardware Installation, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting
Tape drive LEDs
This section describes the LED status patterns for the tape drive.
The tape drive LEDs show the following status:
● Tape LED (green) - The LED flashes to show activity (loading, unloading, reading, and
writing). The LED is steady when a cartridge is loaded and the tape drive is ready to
begin operation.
● Clean LED (amber) - The LED flashes to indicate that a cartridge is near the end of its
life, or that the heads need cleaning.
The following table describes the LED combinations that occur during normal tape drive
operation.
The tape drive monitors the number of correctable errors that occur during reading and
writing. If the number of errors becomes excessive, the tape may be nearing the end of its
useful life, or the tape heads may need cleaning. The media caution signal reports the
following:
● If the media caution signal displays (flashing amber), clean the tape drive.
● If the signal remains after cleaning the heads, repeat the operation with a different tape.
If this clears the signal, the first tape is nearing the end of its life. Copy the data onto a
new tape and discard the old one.
The media caution signal is cleared when a new tape is loaded or when the drive is turned
off and then turned on.
Tape drive state
Activity
(load or
unload)
Activity
(read or
write)
Cartridge
loaded
Media
caution
signal
Fault Power is
turned on
(starts with
two steady
lights)
Tape LED
(green)
Flashing Flashing
Fast
On Any Any Flashing
Clean LED
(amber)
Off Off Off Flashing On Off