HP StoreEver Ultrium Tape Drives User Manual
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LED Sequence
Cause
Action required
Ready FLASHES- steady
ON- FLASHES.
The drive is in OBDR mode.
See “
” on page 54 for
further details.
Ready FLASHES fast.
The drive is downloading
firmware.
None.
Do not reset or power cycle the drive.
Ready is OFF, others are
ON.
Firmware is being
reprogrammed.
None.
Do not reset or power cycle the drive.
Clean FLASHES.
The drive requires cleaning.
Load the Ultrium cleaning cartridge. See
” on page 47 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.
Ready FLASHES and Clean
is ON.
Cleaning is in progress.
None. The cleaning cartridge will eject on
completion.
The cleaning cycle can take up to 5 minutes
to complete.
Tape FLASHES.
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; an
Ultrium data cartridge or Ultrium Universal
Cleaning Cartridge. (See “
media
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.
The tape is ejected
immediately and Tape
FLASHES, or Drive FLASHES
on unloading tape.
The tape cartridge memory
(CM) may be faulty.
Write protect the cartridge by sliding the
switch on the tape cartridge, see “
protecting cartridges
” on page 50. The tape
can be loaded and the data read. Once
the data is recovered, the cartridge must be
discarded.
Drive FLASHES.
The drive mechanism has
detected an error.
Load a new cartridge. If the error persists,
power cycle or reset the drive.
If the Drive LED remains on, call for service.
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