MSL5000 and 6000 Series Tape Libraries User Guide

Maintenance
129HP StorageWorks MSL5000 and MSL6000 Series Tape Libraries User Guide
4. Select Cleaning. If the default entry is not the tape drive to be cleaned, press
Drive in the Destination Element Type box to sequence through the
available tape drive choices. You can also use the Decimal Keypad to enter
the tape drive number directly.
5. When the source and destination entries are correct, select Execute Clean.
6. When the cleaning cycle completes, the library returns the cleaning cartridge
back to a Mail Slot. To remove the cleaning cartridge, select Mail Slot Access
from the library Status screen.
Running a Cleaning Cartridge from a Tape Cartridge Slot
1. Insert a cleaning cartridge into an appropriate tape cartridge slot (Slot 0, for
example). See Using Mail Slots (Left-hand Magazines Only) on page 102.
2. Select the Clean Drive menu option from the Maintenance submenu on the
front panel display.
3. Select Source. If the default entry is not the slot with the cleaning cartridge,
press Slot in the Source Element Type box to sequence through the available
cartridge slots. You can also use the Decimal Keypad to enter the slot number
directly.
4. Select Cleaning. If the default entry is not the tape drive to be cleaned, press
Drive in the Destination Element Type box to sequence through the
available tape drive choices. You can also use the Decimal Keypad to enter
the tape drive number directly.
5. When the source and destination entries are correct, select Execute Clean.
6. When the cleaning cycle completes, the library returns the cleaning cartridge
back to the tape cartridge slot. To remove the cleaning cartridge, select
Magazine Access from the library Status screen.
Running a Cleaning Cartridge from a Cleaning Slot
1. Reserve a cleaning tape cartridge slot. (See “Setting Up a Reserved Slot” on
page 58 for more information.)
2. Install a cleaning cartridge in a reserved slot.
3. Select the Clean Drive menu option from the Maintenance submenu on the
front panel display. Note that the Source window defaults to the cleaning slot
(Cln’g Slot 0).