Dell PowerVault 110T DLT1 Drive User Manual page 20

Using the Tape Drive: Dell PowerVault 110T DLT VS160 Tape Drive User's Guide
When the PowerVault 110T DLT VS160 Tape drive is in use, the Ready LED indicates the three states detailed in
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
Fault Slow Blink (1x per second)
Fast Blink (3x per second)
On
Clean Slow Blink (1x per second)
Medium Blink (2x per second)
On
Media Slow Blink (1x per second)
On
See Troubleshooting the Drive
Unload/Eject Button Features
The Unload/Eject button provides features in addition to unloading and ejecting a cartridge. To activate one of these features, press
and hold the Unload/Eject button for the amount of time specified in
LED sequence is displayed.
If you do nothing for 15 seconds after accessing any of the additional features that require an action, such as loading a cartridge,
the drive returns to normal operating mode.
NOTICE: The Unload/Eject button features indicated by an asterisk (*) in
cartridge loaded in the drive. Use extreme caution when accessing these features to avoid loss of important
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in Troubleshooting for more details on error conditions.
Operating Condition
User initiated write/read diagnostic failed
Servo or mechanism error
Internal firmware error
Calibration error or permanent write/read error
Cleaning in progress
Cleaning required
Unsupported format, or damaged or unsupported cartridge type
inserted into drive
DLT1 format DLTtape™ IV cartridge loaded
Table 3. Release the Unload/Eject button when the desired
Table 3 overwrite all data on the
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