Methods Of Cleaning Drives; Tapealert Support; In The Ibm System Storage Ts3500 Tape - IBM TS3500 Introduction And Planning Manual

v Backup and restore the library non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM)
v Correct a tape drive serial number that has been corrupted
v Specify whether to report 5 characters or 7 characters of the library serial
The CETool Port interface does not provide any capability to access data that has
been written on the tape cartridges within the library. In addition, the CETool Port
interface does not provide any capability to access any Ethernet network connected
to the library.
For more information about installing and using the CETool, see the IBM System
Storage TS3500 Tape Library 3584 Maintenance Information manual.

Methods of cleaning drives

This section describes the methods of cleaning that the TS3500 Tape Library uses
for its drives.
Notes:
v It is the operator's responsibility to monitor cleaning cartridge usage.
v Automatic cleaning is always enabled with the Advanced Library Management
The head of every tape drive in the TS3500 Tape Library must be kept clean to
prevent errors caused by contamination. To help you keep the drives clean, IBM
provides a cleaning cartridge with the library. Whenever a drive determines that it
needs to be cleaned, it alerts you with a message on the library's display or host
console. The library uses the cleaning cartridge to clean the drive with whatever
cleaning method that you choose. In all methods, cleaning is performed after the
data cartridge has been unloaded from the drive and before the next load.
Two methods of cleaning are available:
Automatic cleaning (preferred)
Manual cleaning

TapeAlert support

This topic gives an overview of the TapeAlert technology, which is supported by
the IBM System Storage TS3500 Tape Library.
(configuration data)
number in inquiry data
System (ALMS).
Automatic cleaning enables the library to automatically respond to any
tape drive's request for cleaning and to begin the cleaning process. The
cleaning process is transparent to any host application that uses the library.
Automatic cleaning is required, and cannot be disabled, in libraries with
the Advanced Library Management System (ALMS). For more information,
see the section about automatic cleaning in the IBM System Storage TS3500
Tape Library with ALMS Operator Guide.
Manual cleaning requires that you select a menu option from the library's
operator panel or Tape Library Specialist Web interface to perform cleaning
on one or more of the tape drives. Manual cleaning is always supported,
regardless of whether automatic cleaning is enabled or disabled. For more
information, see the section about performing a manual cleaning operation
in the IBM System Storage TS3500 Tape Library with ALMS Operator Guide.
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