Enabling Autoclean; Importing Cleaning Media - Quantum Scalar i500 User Manual

Enabling AutoClean

To enable AutoClean, an administrative user must configure at least one cleaning slot in the library. For
information on configuring cleaning slots, see
AutoClean, see About Cleaning Tape Drives

Importing Cleaning Media

When AutoClean is enabled (at least one cleaning slot has been configured), you can use the Import
Cleaning Media operation to import cleaning cartridges from the I/E station to designated cleaning slots. For
information on configuring cleaning slots, see
AutoClean, see About Cleaning Tape Drives
When manual cartridge assignment is enabled (the default setting), you cannot import cartridges until you
have assigned them to a specific partition or to the system partition. Cleaning cartridges should always be
assigned to the system partition. Assigning cleaning cartridges to the system partition makes them available
to all partitions in the library. For more information about manual cartridge assignment, see
on page 78 and Disabling/Enabling Manual Cartridge Assignment
You must have access to the library's I/E Station and the operator panel to import cleaning cartridges.
Some host applications may fail import/export operations when the I/E station
CAUTION
contains cartridges that are assigned to another partition. Move cartridges from
the I/E station as soon as possible to avoid possible conflicts with the other
partitions.
If your library has zero I/E station slots, you cannot import or export cleaning
Note
media. See
The process for importing cleaning cartridges includes the following steps:
1 Go to the front of the library and insert the cartridges into the I/E station.
Do not insert cartridges into the I/E station during the restart process.
Note
2 Close the I/E station door.
The Assign IE screen appears on the operator panel if the Manual Cartridge Assignment setting is
enabled on the operator panel System Settings screen (Tools > System Settings).
If the Assign IE screen appears, do the following:
a. On the Assign IE screen, select System.
The System button turns red after it is selected. Selecting System assigns the cartridge to the
physical library and not to a specific partition.
b. Select Apply.
3 Use the Import Cleaning Media screen on either the operator panel or the web client to import the
cleaning cartridges into the library. Follow the on-screen prompts, or see the library's online Help for
step-by-step procedures. To access the online Help system, click the Help icon at the top right of the
web client or operator panel user interface.
You need to provide the following information in the Import Cleaning Media screens to import media:
• Media — the cleaning cartridges that you want to import.
86 Running Your Library
Configuring Cleaning Slots
on page 85.
Configuring Cleaning Slots
on page 85.
Configuring I/E Station Slots
on page 48. For a description of
on page 48. For a description of
on page 47.
on page 49..
Importing Media