Specifications

Cleaning Drives 6-13
01 Aug 2000
Since the Scalar 1000 will go NOTREADY for the duration
of the cleaning operation, the Delayed option should be
initiated during routine or normal downtime.
• If the Immediate option is selected, every dismount
causes the firmware to check for a cleaning request
from the drive and, if requested, cleans the drive
immediately.
If the firmware receives a clean drive request, the dismount
response is held until the cleaning process has finished. It is
recommended that the host extend the timeout period
normally associated with waiting for a dismount response.
Operator Initiated Drive Cleaning
This section outlines the method used to clean drives under
operator control. For information about the menus, refer to
Chapter 5.
Despite the settings for Scalar 1000 or host controlled cleaning,
an operator may initiate drive cleaning at any time.
• Under the Utils Menu selection, Drives Submenu, use the
Clean Drives Dialog to initiate a drive cleaning operation.
Refer to
Clean Drives Dialog
on page 5-123.