Users Guide

- Remaining uses for cleaning cartridges. When a cleaning cartridge is added to the library (I/O

station or cleaning slot) the remaining uses are displayed as 50. The actual remaining uses are

updated when the cleaning cartridge is loaded into the tape drive. See “Cleaning cartridge” on page

95.

• Destination

– Drive or Location coordinates (Column, Tier) in the library ([Cn, Tn])

– Column n, Tier n Information

- Element address

- Slot type (Storage, I/O station, or Cleaning / Inactive)

Note: Each column has a spring loaded mechanism that pushes the cartridges into Tier 1. Moving a

second cartridge into a column moves the rst cartridge into Tier 2. Cartridges cannot be moved directly

from Tier 1 in one column to Tier 2 in another column in a single move operation (intermediate move

operations are required).

Note: Cartridges cannot be moved to the accessor with this command. However, cartridges can be moved

from the accessor with this command if the library was powered OFF with a cartridge still held in the

accessor.

Unloading the drive

Figure 79. Unload Drive screen

Select Manage Library > Unload Drive. Review the Drive state (Cartridge label or Empty) and click

Unload to unload the tape cartridge from the tape drive head.

Unload when library is in Random mode: The cartridge in the drive is unloaded from the tape head

mechanism, but is still retained inside the tape drive housing. The Move Cartridges command moves the

cartridge from the drive to another location (see “Moving cartridges” on page 68). Moving a tape cartridge

from a drive to another location both unloads and moves the cartridge in a single action.

Unload when library is in Sequential mode: The cartridge in the drive is unloaded from the tape head

mechanism, and returned to the cartridge home position

Cleaning the drive manually

Figure 80. Clean Drive screen

Select Manage Library > Clean Drive to clean a drive manually.

1. Ensure that the drive is empty. (See “Moving cartridges” on page 68 to move a cartridge from the

drive.)

2. Select a cleaning cartridge to use (from the magazine or from the I/O station)

3. Click Clean.

The cleaning cartridge is returned to its home position when the drive cleaning is nished.

Chapter 4. Operations