Configuring Drives; Enabling Drive Auto Cleaning - Oracle StorageTek SL3000 Manual

Enabling Drive Auto Cleaning

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Enabling HLI Host Managed Drive Cleaning
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Enabling/Disabling the SCSI FastLoad Feature
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Adding or Modifying the Drive Tray Serial Numbers
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Using the Dynamic World Wide Name (WWN) Feature
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Drive Tray Indicators
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See Also
"Defining Cleaning Cartridge Usage Count Warning Thresholds"
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"Viewing Device Status and Properties"
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"Viewing Library and Device Reports with the Reports Utility"
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Enabling Drive Auto Cleaning
Tape drives require periodic cleaning with a cleaning cartridge to prevent read/write
errors. Drive cleaning can be managed by the library (known as auto cleaning) or
managed by HLI hosts.
Select Tools > Configuration.
1.
Select Enable Auto Clean, and then click Apply.
2.
Verify there are enough compatible cleaning cartridges in the library (see
3.
Cleaning Cartridge Status"
If necessary, enter or eject cleaning cartridges (see
Diagnostic and Cleaning Cartridges"
Note: Library auto clean is enabled by default. If you disable library
auto cleaning, the host management software must manage drive
cleaning (see "Enabling HLI Host Managed Drive Cleaning"
page 9-2).
If the library is partitioned, you can enable or disable library
Note:
auto clean for each partition.
on page 11-5).

Configuring Drives

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on page 14-2
"Importing/Exporting
on page 11-3).
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