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Chapter 5. DAStape 200 Tape Drives and Media
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Getting Information from the LEDs
The following table summarizes the information carried by the blinking methods of the
different drive LEDs:
Maintaining the HP Ultrium Tape Drive
HP Ultrium tape drives have been developed to require minimal cleaning. The amber
LED for Use Cleaning Cartridge will flash when the drive needs to be cleaned. Only
insert a cleaning cartridge into the drive when the LED indicates to do so.
Note: Drive cleaning should be performed using only approved HP
Ultrium cleaning cartridges; other cleaning cartridge formats will
not load or run.
To order approved cleaning cartridges from Spectra Logic, see
Purchasing Media and Cleaning Cartridges on page 16.
Type of Blink
LED Type
Ready Drive Error Tape Error
Use Cleaning
Cartridge
Off Power is off, or there was a
failure during self-test.
No fault has been
detected.
No fault has been
detected.
Drive does not require
cleaning.
On Ready for use. N/A N/A Cleaning cartridge in
use; the Ready LED
will also flash.
Flashing Active. Unrecoverable
hardware failure.
a
a. A power cycle or a successful tape load will turn off the LED; but if the hardware fault is still present, it will come on again if the same
operation is performed.
Tape cartridge is
faulty.
b
b. This LED could come on for a number of reasons. Do not use the cartridge; replace it. The LED will go out when a new tape load is started.
Drive needs cleaning.
c
c. The LED will continue to flash if power is cycled; it will only go out after an approved cleaning cartridge has been used.
Flashing Pattern In OBDR mode. N/A N/A N/A