About Tape Drive Operations; Manually Cleaning Tape Drives - Quantum Scalar i500 User Manual

The paths to open the appropriate screens are as follows:
From the web client, select Operations > Cleaning Media > Export.
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• From the operator panel, select Operations > Export Cleaning Media.
For step-by-step procedures, see the library's online Help. To access the online Help system, click the Help
icon at the top right of the web client or operator panel user interface.

About Tape Drive Operations

You can perform the following tape drive operations:
• Create a FUP tape — A FUP tape can be created of a tape drive firmware version already in use in
your library. For more information, see
page 96.
• Erase a FUP tape — When a FUP tape is no longer needed, you can erase it and reuse it as a data
cartridge or again as a FUP tape. For more information, see
• Update tape drive firmware using a FUP tape. For more information, see
Update Tape Drive Firmware
• Update tape drive firmware using a firmware image file. For more information, see
File to Update Tape Drive Firmware
• Retrieve tape drive logs — Tape drive logs can be retrieved from any tape drive installed in the
library. For more information, see
• Retrieve tape drive sled logs — Tape drive sled logs can be retrieved from any sled installed in the
library. For more information, see
• Clean tape drives — Tape drive can be cleaned manually at any time.For more information, see

Manually Cleaning Tape Drives

Manually Cleaning Tape Drives
The Clean Drive screens allow administrative users to manually clean tape drives.
Be sure to unload the tape drive before attempting to clean it. If the tape drive is
Note
loaded with a cartridge, it will not available for this operation.
The Clean Drive screens allow you to select the tape drive that you want to clean. You are then prompted
to insert a cleaning cartridge in the topmost I/E station slot and select Apply. The library then takes the tape
drive and associated partition offline, moves the cleaning cartridge from the I/E station slot to the designated
tape drive, and cleans the tape drive. You will be asked to confirm that you want to take the tape drive and
partition offline.
When the operation is complete, the library moves the cleaning cartridge back to the I/E station slot and
takes the tape drive and partition back online.
If your library has zero I/E station slots, you will not be able to manually clean
Note
tape drives. See
For step-by-step procedures, see the library's online Help. To access the online Help system, click the Help
icon at the top right of the web client or operator panel user interface.
88 Running Your Library
Using an Image File to Update Tape Drive Firmware
on page 98.
on page 96.
Retrieving Tape Drive Logs
Retrieving Tape Drive Sled Logs
below.
Configuring I/E Station Slots
Erasing a FUP Tape
Using a FUP Tape to
on page 212.
on page 212.
on page 49.
on
on page 98.
Using an Image