StoreEver LTO SAS full height tape drives user guide

encryption status. This is described separately in Encryption LED (page 52). The meaning of different
patterns of LEDs, without encryption enabled, is as follows:
Table 4 Clean, Tape, Drive and Ready LED sequences
Action requiredCauseLED Sequence
Make sure the drive is switched on.The power
on/off switch on an external drive incorporates a
green LED.
Drive may not have power, may
be faulty or may have been
power cycled or reset during a
firmware upgrade.
Check the power cable connection and replace
the cable if necessary. On external drives, 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 (see Problems
All LEDs OFF.
with cartridges (page 53)). If it still fails, call for
service.
Power cycle or reset the drive (see Problems with
cartridges (page 53)).
The drive has failed to execute
power-on self test (POST).
If the error condition reappears, call for service.
Ready and Clean OFF. Drive
and Tape FLASH.
None. This is normal.The drive is ready for operation.
Ready is ON.
None.The drive is carrying out a normal
activity (read, write).
If the drive is upgrading firmware, do not reset or
power cycle it.
Ready FLASHES.
See Running HP OBDR (page 43) for further
details.
The drive is in OBDR mode.
Ready FLASHES- steady ON-
FLASHES.
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