Users Guide

Chapter 9 Running Your Library
About Cleaning Tape Drives
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Manual Cleaning
— 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 RAS ticket informing the
user that the tape drive needs cleaning. Administrators can clean tape
drives manually at any time, using commands on the operator panel or
Web client. For more information, see Manually Cleaning Tape Drives on
page 183.
Enabling AutoClean 9
To enable AutoClean, an administrator must configure at least one
cleaning slot in the library. For information on configuring cleaning slots,
see Configuring Cleaning Slots on page 79. For a description of
AutoClean, see About Cleaning Tape Drives on page 178.
Viewing the Cleaning
Count 9
The cleaning count is the number of times a cleaning cartridge has been
used to clean a tape drive. Knowing this can help you decide when to
replace a cleaning cartridge. The cleaning count is now listed in two
locations:
• Library Configuration Report (from the Web client, select Reports >
Library Configuration
)
• Export Cleaning Media screen (from the Web client, select Operations
> Cleaning Media > Export
)
Using Valid Cleaning
Media 9
The preferred method of labeling a cleaning cartridge is to have CLN or
CLNU as the prefix on the label. Any cartridge detected with a CLN or
CLNU prefix will be considered a universal cleaning cartridge, regardless
of any media identification extension. Cartridges containing a media
identification of C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, and CU will be considered cleaning
cartridges and will be tracked and treated as if the media label contained
the prefix CLN or CLNU.
Note: Cleaning slots are not visible to the host application. To choose
host-based cleaning, do not configure any cleaning slots, and
configure your host application to manage cleaning tape
drives. Configuring cleaning slots on the library may affect the
host application. See your host application documentation for
information.