Cleaning The Autoloader Tape Drive - Sun Microsystems StorEdge L280 User Manual

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Cleaning the Autoloader Tape Drive

To clean the tape drive, 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 2.3,
"Understanding Display Messages," on page 2-7). 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
If the autoloader power has been turned off or the access door has been opened
since a cleaning cartridge location has been selected,
displayed. Press
If the autoloader power has not been turned off or the access door has not been
opened since a cleaning cartridge location has been selected,
displays. (The number that flashes indicates the storage location of the cleaning
cartridge.) If the storage slot location is correct, press
select a different slot location, press the
location is displayed, press
4. If tape is in the drive, the status will be displayed 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
CLEAN CART
to return to the ready state. Locate the cleaning cartridge. If no 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
Enter
displays.
until
Next
CLEAN DRIVE *
and select a slot location.
Enter
displays briefly and then
CLEAN DRIVE *
until the next desired operation is displayed.
Cancel
REPLACE CLEANING
until
Next
ADMIN *
.
is displayed, and press
Next or Prev
, and go to step 4.
Enter
CLEAN FAIL #
menu is displayed.
Chapter 2
is displayed.
is displayed in the panel
.
Enter
is
SET CLEAN CART *
CLN CART LOC #
and go to step 4. To
Enter
button until the correct slot
displays. Press
Cancel
FAILED
Operating the Autoloader
NOT
twice
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