Dell PowerVault ML6000 - Manual (Page 179)

Chapter 9 Running Your Library
About Cleaning Tape Drives
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Manual Cleaning
— When a tape drive needs cleaning, it notifies the
library. If the library’s AutoClean feature is not enabled (no cleaning slots
have been configured), the library generates a RAS ticket informing the
user that the tape drive needs cleaning. Administrators can clean tape
drives manually at any time, using commands on the operator panel or
Web client. For more information, see Manually Cleaning Tape Drives on
page 183.
Enabling AutoClean 9
To enable AutoClean, an administrator must configure at least one
cleaning slot in the library. For information on configuring cleaning slots,
see Configuring Cleaning Slots on page 79. For a description of
AutoClean, see About Cleaning Tape Drives on page 178.
Viewing the Cleaning
Count 9
The cleaning count is the number of times a cleaning cartridge has been
used to clean a tape drive. Knowing this can help you decide when to
replace a cleaning cartridge. The cleaning count is now listed in two
locations:
• Library Configuration Report (from the Web client, select
Reports >
Library Configuration
)
• Export Cleaning Media screen (from the Web client, select
Operations
> Cleaning Media > Export
)
Using Valid Cleaning
Media
9
The preferred method of labeling a cleaning cartridge is to have
CLN
or
CLNU
as the prefix on the label. Any cartridge detected with a
CLN
or
CLNU
prefix will be considered a universal cleaning cartridge, regardless
of any media identification extension. Cartridges containing a media
identification of
C1
,
C2
,
C3
,
C4
,
C5
, and
CU
will be considered cleaning
cartridges and will be tracked and treated as if the media label contained
the prefix
CLN
or
CLNU
.
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.