Manually Cleaning Tape Drives - Quantum scalar i500 User Manual

Manually Cleaning Tape
Drives
Scalar i500 User's Guide
The
Clean Drive
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drives.
Note: Be sure to unload the tape drive before attempting to clean it.
If the tape drive is loaded with a cartridge, it will not available
for this operation.
If you have at least one cleaning slot configured (see
Cleaning Slots
choose to use a cleaning tape from either a configured cleaning slot or the
topmost I/E station slot. If two or more cleaning slots are configured and
have cleaning tapes in them, the library chooses which cleaning tape to
use. If you have zero cleaning slots configured, or if you are using the
operator panel, you must use a cleaning tape in the topmost I/E station
slot. You are prompted to insert a cleaning cartridge in the appropriate
slot and select the tape drive you want to clean. The library then takes the
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 partition offline.
When the operation is complete, the library moves the cleaning cartridge
back to the I/E station slot and takes the partition back online.
Note: If the operation does not complete successfully, the partition
remains offline until you turn it back online manually or
restart the library (see
page 76).
Note: If your library has zero I/E station slots, you will not be able to
manually clean tape drives. See
on page 79.
For step-by-step procedures, see the library's online Help. To access the
online Help system, click the
operator panel user interface.
screens allow administrators to manually clean tape
on page 78), and you are using the Web client, you can
Taking a Partition Online or Offline
icon at the top right of the Web client or
Help
Chapter 9 Running Your Library
About Cleaning Tape Drives
Configuring
Configuring I/E Station Slots
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