Configuring Cleaning Slots - Quantum Scalar i40 User Manual

Configuring Cleaning Slots

Quantum Scalar i40 and Scalar i80 User's Guide
5 Save the library configuration (see
on page 101).
Cleaning slots are used exclusively to store cleaning cartridges.
Configuring one or more cleaning slots enables the library's AutoClean
feature for all partitions in the library. When AutoClean is enabled, the
library is notified by a tape drive when cleaning is required, and the
library automatically cleans the tape drive using a cleaning cartridge.
You can configure cleaning slots during the initial library configuration
or at any time in the future as long as there are licensed slots available
in the library.
If no licensed slots are available, you must purchase additional slots or
modify or delete a partition to free existing slots (see
Partitions on page 52). Cleaning slots are not assigned to specific
partitions. They are shared by all partitions within a library.
A maximum of four cleaning slots can be configured. Zero cleaning slots
are configured by default.
Cleaning slots do not need to be configured if you clean tape drives
manually. For more information about manual tape drive cleaning, see
Manually Cleaning Tape Drives
need to configure cleaning slots if you use host-based cleaning.
Cleaning slots are not visible to the host application. To use host-based
cleaning, configure zero cleaning slots in the library and set up your
host application to manage the cleaning process. See your host
application documentation for more information.
Note: If you decrease the number of cleaning slots from what is
currently configured, the extra slots become unassigned and
available to use as storage slots with new partitions. For
information on how to assign available storage slots to a new
partition, see
Chapter 4: Configuring the Library
Saving the Library Configuration
on page 134.
Manually Creating Partitions
Configuring Cleaning Slots
Working With
In addition, you do not
on page 55.
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