Track Cleaning Cartridge Use - Spectra Logic Spectra T950V User Manual

Chapter 15 — Maintaining the Drives
6. Check the Drive Details screen to confirm that the cleaning was
7. If you have additional drives to clean, repeat Step 3 on page 420
8. If you do not want to store the cleaning cartridge in the library, export
9. Make sure that you track the number of times the cleaning cartridge

Track Cleaning Cartridge Use

Cleaning cartridges are valid for a minimum of 50 uses. If you enabled
MLM and use MLM‐enabled cleaning cartridges, the library tracks the
number of cleanings remaining on the cartridge and notifies you when a
cleaning cartridge is nearing the end of its useful life. See Chapter 9 –
Configuring and Using Media Lifecycle Management, beginning on
page 245 for detailed information about using MLM‐enabled cleaning
cartridges.
If you are not using a Spectra certified cleaning cartridge with MLM
enabled in your library, Spectra Logic recommends marking the cleaning
cartridge label after each use so that you know when it is near the end of its
life cycle.
To purchase MLM‐enabled Spectra Certified cleaning cartridges, contact
your sales representative or visit the Spectra Logic website at
www.spectralogic.com/shop.
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successful.
If the cleaning cartridge is expired, the drive automatically ejects the
cartridge and does not perform the cleaning. The Drive Details screen
still indicates that the drive needs cleaning. Perform the following steps
before retrying:
a. Export the expired cleaning cartridge.
b. Import an unexpired cleaning cartridge.
c. Repeat Step 3 through Step 6 to clean the drive.
through Step 6 for each drive.
the magazine containing it, as described in Exporting or Exchanging
Magazines and Cartridges on page 211.
was used (see Track Cleaning Cartridge Use, below).
If you used an MLM‐enabled LTO cleaning cartridge, the
Note:
cartridge usage is tracked in the MLM database.
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