Ejecting The Cleaning Tape; Tape Drive Cleaning Methods; Manual Cleaning - HP STORAGEWORKS SSL1016 Reference Manual

Tape Drive Cleaning
7. Press Enter to unload the cleaning tape from the drive.

Ejecting the Cleaning Tape

You need to eject the cleaning tape from the autoloader under the following
conditions:
A cleaning tape cartridge can be used for 20 cleanings.
To eject a cleaning tape:
1. On the main menu, scroll to Command.
2. Press Enter.
3. On the Command submenu, scroll to Cleaning Tape.
4. Press Enter.
5. Log in as Operator.
6. On the Cleaning Tape submenu, scroll to Eject Cleaning Tape.
7. Press Enter.

Tape Drive Cleaning Methods

You can clean your tape drive in three ways:

Manual Cleaning

If neither Auto Clean nor the backup software's cleaning option are enabled and
the drive requires cleaning, the autoloader displays a cleaning message on the
LCD.
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The autoloader moves the tape to its new location.
If you do not want to store the cleaning tape in a magazine slot after manually
cleaning the tape drive.
If the cleaning tape has expired.
The autoloader ejects the cleaning tape from the mailslot.
Manual Cleaning
Auto Clean
Software
SSL1016 Tape Autoloader Reference Guide