Cleaning The Tape Drives - HP Surestore Tape Library Model 2/15 User Manual

Cleaning the Tape Drives

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Cleaning the drives, which takes about 5 minutes per drive, requires a special
digital linear tape cleaning cartridge. (Typically, cleaning cartridges are light
yellow and data cartridges are black, brown, or white. See Appendix A for a
list of supplies.)
The drive mechanisms do not require scheduled cleanings and should be
cleaned only if a "clean drive" status indicator (
number.
If the cleaning cartridge needs to be replaced, REPLACE CLEANING displays,
and the cleaning cartridge ejects through the mailslot.
NOTE
The software package may manage drive cleaning.
To clean one or more of the drives:
1. Verify that the drive status displays (if not, press
2. Make sure all drives are empty (
3. Press
4. Enter the three-part numerical password (see "Entering the
5. INFO* displays. Press
ADMIN* PSWD 000 000 000
empty the drives, refer to the documentation for the software package.
until ADMIN* displays, then press
NEXT
Administration Menu Password" on page 4-7).
NEXT
.
ENTER
• If the library power has been turned off or the access door has been
opened since a cleaning cartridge location was last selected, SET
CLEAN CART* displays. Press
• If the library power has not been turned off or the access door has not
been opened since a cleaning cartridge location was last selected, CLN
CART LOC # displays (the number of the cleaning cartridge storage
slot last selected is flashing.) If the storage slot location is correct,
press . To select a different storage slot location, press
ENTER
until the correct storage slot location displays, the press
Cleaning the Tape Drives
CLEAN DRIVES*
) displays after the drive
C
CANCEL
displays after the drive number). To
.
ENTER
until CLEAN DRIVES* displays, then press
.
ENTER
Library Operation
until it does).
NEXT
.
ENTER
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