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Interpreting drive status leds – HP StoreEver ESL G3 Tape Libraries User Manual

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any equipment failure report form that you return with the part. Proper reporting of all LED
states is critical for determining the root cause of the failure.

2.

Create a support ticket and send it to technical support for analysis.

Interpreting drive status LEDs

The library reports all drive issues that can affect customer operations. In addition to examining
library reports, you should observe drive sled link LED and status LED activity.

Figure 27 (page 212)

shows the locations of the status LEDs and the FC link LED on the rear of a

drive sled.

Figure 27 Rear view of FIbre Channel drive sled

2. Status LEDs

1. Link LEDs (FC Port 1 – left, FC Port 2 – right)

3. Ethernet port

Table 43 (page 212)

describes how to interpret the drive sled status LED activity that you might see

on the rear of a drive sled.

Table 43 Drive sled status LED states

Possible states and explanations

Represents

LED color

Processor status

Green

Steady off: drive sled main processor is not
operating (or blade is booting)

Steady on: drive sled main processor is not
operating

Blinks one time every second (1 Hz): drive sled
main processor is operating normally

Blinks 10 times every second (10 Hz): identify
mode

Steady on for three seconds, then blinks twice at
1 Hz, and then repeats: drive sled or drive brick
firmware is downloading

Blinks three times in three seconds (1 Hz), then
pauses (steady off), and then repeats: drive brick
is activating (varying on)

Health status

Amber

Steady off: drive sled controller (drive DC to DC
converter [DDC]) is operating normally

Steady on: drive sled DDC has failed

Power control status

Blue

Steady off: drive sled is not receiving power

Steady on: drive brick is powered down; ready
to be replaced (swap mode) or varied on

Blinks one time every 10 seconds (flash): drive
brick is powered on; operating normally

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