Cleaning Cartridge Requirements; Cleaning Cartridge Usage - StorageTek L180 Operator's Manual

Cleaning a Drive
The Auto Clean feature is automatically enabled if you load even one cleaning
cartridge into the reserved cell area and then reset the library.

Cleaning Cartridge Requirements

Valid cleaning cartridges are those that match the drive types installed in the
library. Other requirements are:
• All cleaning cartridges must have a "CLN" in their VOLSER label.
• T9840 cleaning cartridges must also have a "U" on their media ID labels.
• Ultrium cleaning cartridges must either have labels specific to the drive

Cleaning Cartridge Usage

Cleaning cartridges will be used when the drive requires a cleaning. The drive
request is sent from the drive to the host—the library does not request a
cleaning action.
If there are multiple cleaning cartridges per drive types:
• One cartridge will be used until it reaches its warning count before
proceeding to the next cartridge.
• Once all cartridges have reached their warning counts, the library will rotate
through the cartridges until each cartridge reaches its expired status.
• Once all cartridges are expired, if a drive requires cleaning, mounts will still
occur, but the library operator panel will display an asterisk on the top line
and the drive status screen will display "clean needed." The "clean needed"
status will remain until a new cleaning cartridge is entered into the library to
satisfy the cleaning requirement.
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manufacturer or they must be a universal cleaning cartridges for all
Ultrium drives.
For more label information, see
Ninth Edition
Appendix A, "Cartridge Information."
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