Using The Library Maintenance Menu; Maintenance Menu - HP StorageWorks MSL5000 series User Manual

Maintenance

Using the Library Maintenance Menu

You can use the library Maintenance menu to perform system maintenance.
Access this menu from the GUI touch screen by selecting Menu > Utilities >
Maintenance.
Table 10: Maintenance Menu
Clean Drive
Replace Drive
Drive Format
Park Drives
Set User Defaults
Force Reconfiguration
Reboot Library
Flash Drive From Tape
Flash Drive From SCSI
Eject Tape From Drive
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Table 10 lists the available options.
Option
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Description
Cleans a drive by selecting the drive to
be cleaned, and the slot or mailslot
where the cleaning cartridge is located.
Deactivates a drive prior to its removal.
Formats a tape once the density and
compression settings have been selected.
Parks all drives prior to transporting the
library.
Restores the library to its firmware
default settings.
Forces library to reconfigure based on
current or new SCSI elements.
Reboots the library.
Downloads firmware from a selected
tape to a selected drive.
Prepares DLT drives for a SCSI firmware
upgrade.
Terminates any on-going operations in
the selected drive, and attempts to eject
the cartridge.
Note: This function should be used as a
last resort to retrieve a cartridge from a
drive.