Importing Cleaning Cartridges - Quantum scalar i40 User Manual

Chapter 6: Performing Library Operations
Cleaning Tape Drives
Importing Cleaning
Cartridges
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When AutoClean is enabled (at least one cleaning slot has been
configured), you can import cleaning cartridges from the I/E station to
designated cleaning slots. For information on configuring cleaning slots,
see Configuring Cleaning Slots
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
Cartridge Assignment
You must have access to the library's I/E station and the operator panel
to import cleaning cartridges.
Caution: Some host applications may fail import/export operations
when the I/E station 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.
Note: If your library has zero I/E station slots, you cannot import or
export cleaning media. See
page 62.
Note: Cleaning cartridges, like all other cartridges used in the library,
must have a valid, readable barcode label properly installed
(see Supported Barcode Formats
Barcode Labels
The process for importing cleaning cartridges includes the following
steps:
Inserting and Assigning Cartridges
1 Verify that there is an available, empty slot that is not assigned to a
partition. If needed, free up access by modifying a partition (see
Modifying Partitions
2 Go to the front of the library and insert the cleaning cartridge(s)
into the I/E station.
on page 59.
on page 99.
Configuring I/E Station Slots
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on page 277).
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