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Cleaning Drives
Most tape drives require occasional cleaning. The cleaning
cartridge cleans accumulated debris from the tape drive and
the read/write head.
Listed below are three methods for cleaning cartridge drives:
•
Host application software (default)
•
Scalar 10K firmware (selected from the operator panel)
•
Manual operation (performed by the operator)
Typical Cleaning Operation
Typically during normal operation, the host system moves
the data cartridges to and from drives.
During a move from a drive to a storage location in the
library, the application checks drive status. If the drive reports
that it requires cleaning, the system puts the cartridge it is
moving into storage, but does not notify the host that the
move is complete.
The system selects the cleaning cartridge, and inserts it into
the drive. After the cleaning is complete, the cartridge is
ejected from the tape drive and moved back to storage. The
library reports to the host that the move is complete.
Non-typical Cleaning
Listed below are several instances when a typical cleaning
operation cannot be performed.
•
Drive cleaning takes several minutes to complete. If the
host system does not wait for the cleaning to complete, it
reports an error.
•
If the library is set to delayed cleaning, the library waits
until a specified time before it performs the cleaning
operation.
•
If the drive type does not support drive communication to
the library, the library cannot automatically clean the
drive. The drive must be cleaned using application
software.
There are common items which are used for either Scalar 10K
firmware or host controlled drive cleaning. The following
items refer to several operator panel menus. All menu
information is detailed in
Menus and Commands
on page 4-1.
Note
Cleaning cartridges
have white labels
and the first three
letters for the Volser
number are CLN.
Note
Be aware that most
cleaning cartridges
are abrasive and
burnish the heads
of the drive they are
cleaning.
Burnishing causes
wear on the tape
drive heads.
Cleaning too
frequently can
reduce the life of a
tape drive.
Note
To avoid this event,
adjust the system
wait time. If the
system wait time
cannot be adjusted
to allow cleaning to
complete, clean the
drive manually or
use the library
firmware.
Summary of Contents for Scalar 10K
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