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NEO 200s/400s User Guide
• Active Slots – the number of active slots in each logical library.
NOTE: Slots can be reserved so that they are invisible to the host. It may be necessary to set
• Auto Clean – Use this menu item to enable the Auto Clean function. All cleaning
cartridges must have CLNxxxLx as part of the bar code. With Auto Clean disabled, the
cleaning tape can be stored in any data slot if you wish to manually clean the drives.
This is not recommended. With Auto Clean disabled, the cleaning tape can be stored
in any data slot if it was put there under Backup Application control. In other words,
the Backup Application is controlling the cleaning of the tape drives and the cleaning
tape would be imported into this library under its control.
NOTE: The universal cleaning cartridge has a bar code CLNUxxLx. This cleaning cartridge is
For Auto Clean to function, the following criteria must be met:
• A storage slot must be reserved (*Res*) for the cleaning cartridge by reducing the
• A cleaning cartridge (CLNxxxLx) must be placed or moved into the reserved slot.
• Auto Clean must be enabled.
NOTE: Cleaning cartridges must be replaced after 50 cleanings. The Web User Interface
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• Starting Sequential Mode – If the Autoload option is set to ON (Configure >
Library Settings > Autoload), the accessor will load the first cartridge
(cartridge located in the slot with the lowest numeric value) found in the
storage inventory area into the drive upon power ON of the library. If the
library powers on with a cartridge already in the drive, sequential mode will
start with that cartridge unless the host issues a rewind and unload command
to the drive. In that case, the next cartridge in sequence will be loaded into the
drive.
If the Autoload Option if OFF, sequential mode must be started by selecting
the Move Cartridges option (Control > Move Cartridges) to load the first
cartridge (or any cartridge) into the drive. Whatever cartridge is loaded into
the drive, that is where the sequence starts from. For example, if a cartridge
from the fifth lowest numeric storage slot containing a cartridge is loaded
using the Move Cartridges option, after the host issues a rewind/unload
command, the next cartridge loaded will be the cartridge from the next higher
numeric slot. Cartridges need not be in contiguous slots.
If the Loop option is set to ON (Configure > Library Settings > > Loop), when
the last cartridge (cartridge in the highest numeric slot) is unloaded and
placed back into storage, the accessor will immediately start over again
loading the first cartridge into the drive.
• Stopping Sequential Mode – To stop sequential mode, use the Move
Cartridges option from the Control menu (Control > Move Cartridges) to
unload the drive. the next sequential cartridge will NOT be loaded. To restart
sequential mode, use the same Control menu command to load a cartridge.
The loading sequence will resume from that numeric slot in the cartridge
inventory.
the number of Active Slots to match the number of slots that are available to the ISV
software. Reserved slots are created by reducing the number of active slots.
used to clean all LTO generation tape drives.
active slot count by one.
inventory screen will show the number of times the media has been loaded, not the
number of cleaning sessions remaining. Subtract this number from 50 to determine
the number of cleanings remaining.
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