Users Guide

Chapter 5 Configuring Your Library
Configuring Cleaning Slots
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it notifies the library. If AutoClean is enabled, the library automatically
cleans the tape drive using a cleaning cartridge loaded in a cleaning slot.
Cleaning slots are not assigned to specific partitions. Each partition can
access cleaning cartridges located in the dedicated cleaning slots.
The maximum number of cleaning slots that can be configured is four. To
disable AutoClean, configure zero cleaning slots.
Administrators can configure cleaning slots during the initial library
configuration and at any time after that, as long as unassigned slots are
available. If no slots are available in the library, you must modify or
delete a partition to free up slots. For more information see Modifying
Partitions on page 75 and Deleting Partitions on page 76.
Administrators can also clean tape drives manually. For information, see
Manually Cleaning Tape Drives on page 183.
The paths to open the appropriate screens are as follows:
• From the Web client, select Setup > Cleaning Slots.
• From the operator panel, select Setup > Partition Mgmt > Configure
Cleaning Slots
.
Note: If you configure zero I/E station slots, you will not be able to
import or export cleaning cartridges using I/E stations. See
Configuring I/E Station Slots on page 81.
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.
Note: This operation should not be performed concurrently by
multiple administrators logged in from different locations.
You can access the screen, but you cannot apply changes while
another administrator is performing the same operation.