Manually Cleaning Tape Drives - Quantum Scalar i40 User Manual

Chapter 5: Performing Library Operations
Cleaning Tape Drives
Manually Cleaning Tape
Drives
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Web Client
1 Select Operations > Cleaning Media > Export.
The Operations - Export Cleaning Media screen appears. This
screen contains a list of the cleaning cartridges in the library. The
media barcode, location coordinates, media type, and cleaning
status (usable/expired) are displayed for each cartridge.
2 Note the number of empty I/E station slots that appear in the
Empty I/E Station Slots field on the right side of the screen. The
number of cleaning cartridges you can export is limited to the
number of empty I/E station slots.
3 Select one or more cleaning cartridges to export. An error appears if
the number of selected cleaning cartridges is more than the number
of empty cleaning slots.
Note: If not all cartridges appear on the screen, use the Page 1 of
x arrows to view the additional cartridges.
Note: Bold column headings in the table can be sorted. For
example, selecting the Location column heading will sort
by location coordinates.
4 Click Apply.
The library moves the selected cleaning cartridge to an I/E station
slot.
When a tape drive needs cleaning, it notifies the library. If the library's
AutoClean feature is not enabled (no cleaning slots have been
configured), the library generates a diagnostic ticket informing you that
the tape drive needs cleaning.
Details about manually cleaning tape drives include:
• Be sure to unload the tape drive before attempting to clean it. If the
tape drive is loaded with a cartridge, it will not be available for this
operation.
• Be sure to use a valid cleaning cartridge. If you use a data cartridge,
for example, the operation may complete but the tape drive will not
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