Maintenance - HP StorageWorks MSL5000 Series User Manual

This section describes the Clean Drive menu option contained in the Maintenance
submenu of the Utilities area on the front panel display. You use the Clean Drive menu
option to clean tape drives installed in HP StorageWorks MSL5000 series libraries.
CAUTION: Only qualified service technicians should perform the remaining menu
options contained in the Maintenance submenu.
CAUTION: Only perform the Clean Drive menu option when the library displays a
message informing you that a tape drive needs cleaning. Excessive, unrequested
cleaning can damage the tape drives.
This chapter includes library procedures for:
• Automatically running a cleaning cartridge.
• Manually running a cleaning cartridge.
• Replacing a cleaning cartridge in a reserved slot.
IMPORTANT: Backup application software must be compatible with the library autoclean
feature to avoid robot command conflicts. HP does not support preventive autocleaning
operation.
MSL5000 Series Library User Guide

Maintenance

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