Cleaning ultrium tape drives – HP StorageWorks ESL9000 Tape Library User Manual

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Cleaning Ultrium Tape Drives

Be aware of the following:

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Ultrium tape drives have been developed to have a minimal cleaning
requirement.

Note:

Only use HP-approved Ultrium cleaning cartridges.

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An HP Ultrium Universal Cleaning Cartridge can be used up to 50 times. If
you are using an older HP Ultrium cleaning cartridge, check the
documentation that came with your media.

Caution:

Only use HP Ultrium Universal Cleaning Cartridges in the Ultrium

460 tape drive.

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If the cleaning cartridge is ejected immediately, then it has expired or is not an
Ultrium cleaning cartridge. Discard it and use a new one.

To clean the tape heads:

1. Move a cleaning cartridge into the drive. The tape drive automatically loads

the cartridge and cleans the heads.

During the cleaning cycle, the orange Use Cleaning Cartridge LED is on and
the drive’s green Ready LED flashes. At the end of the cleaning cycle, the
drive ejects the cartridge. The cleaning cycle can take up to five minutes.

2. Move the cleaning cartridge back to the proper storage bin.