Cleaning The Autoloader Tape Drive - Sun Microsystems StorEdge L280 Manual

4.5

Cleaning the Autoloader Tape Drive

To clean the tape drive, press the Next key to enter the following:
ADMIN * / PSWD ### ### ### / CLEAN DRIVE *
Note – Use a DLT cleaning cartridge to clean the drive. The drive mechanism
should only be cleaned if the clean drive status indicator displays (See Section 3.4,
"Understanding Display Messages," on page 3-7). Excessive use of the cleaning
cartridge can cause unnecessary wear on the drive head. If the cleaning cartridge
needs to be replaced (after 20 cleaning cycles),
1. Starting at the top-level menu, press
window, and then press
2. Enter the password.
INFO *
3. Press the
If the power has been turned off or the access door has been opened since a
cleaning cartridge location has been selected,
Press
If the power has not been turned off or the access door has not been opened since
a cleaning cartridge location has been selected,
flashing and is the cleaning cartridge storage slot location last selected.) If the
storage slot location is correct, press
slot location, press the
displayed, press
4. If tape is in the drive, the status will display to indicate that the drive must be
emptied before cleaning.
If the slot location chosen in step 3 did not contain a cleaning cartridge, the
message
Cancel
cleaning cartridge is present, insert one into an available slot.
In the event of a drive error, such as a serial communications failure,
displays and then the
5. Press
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Enter
displays.
button until
Next
CLEAN DRIVE *
and select a slot location.
Enter
Next
Enter , and go to step 4.
NOT CLEAN CART
twice to return to the ready state. Locate the cleaning cartridge. If no
CLEAN DRIVE *
Cancel until the next desired operation is displayed.
REPLACE CLEANING
until
Next
ADMIN *
.
is displayed, and press
SET CLEAN CART *
CLN CART LOC #
and go to step 4. To select a different
Enter
or Prev button until the correct slot location is
displays briefly and then
menu is displayed.
is displayed.
appears in the display
.
Enter
is displayed.
displays. (# is
displays. Press
CLEAN FAIL #
FAILED