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Chapter 3 O
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LEANING
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ARTRIDGE
Insert a VXAtape Cleaning Cartridge into the tape drive. The tape drive
automatically performs the cleaning cycle in less than one minute. When
finished, the tape drive ejects the cleaning cartridge and LED 2 turns off.
Note: If there are no more cleaning cycles remaining on the cleaning cartridge,
the tape drive ejects the cartridge without performing the cleaning and
LED 2 flashes green and yellow.
R
ESETTING THE
T
APE
D
RIVE
To reset the VXA-2 drive, perform one of the following steps:
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Press and hold the unload button for at least 10 seconds, then release the
button. This clears any error, ejects any cartridge that is in the tape drive
(unless a hardware error occurred), and resets the tape drive.
Note: If the tape drive contains a cartridge, the tape drive rewinds the tape
to the beginning before ejecting the cartridge. The time required to
complete the rewind depends on what size cartridge you are using
and if the tape was positioned near the end.
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Power down the tape drive. Wait 10 seconds, then turn the tape drive back
on. Depending on what function the drive was performing before the reset,
the drive may automatically start a lengthy format recovery process, which
involves reading the data to determine where the end of data is located. This
may take as long as 2 to 3 hours. Wait for the format recovery to complete.
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Send a bus device reset (0Ch) message to the tape drive. A device reset clears
all input/output (I/O) processes on that SCSI bus.
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Send a SCSI bus reset. (Make sure no other devices are using the SCSI bus.)
Caution
Do not use any cleaning method other than the VXAtape Cleaning Cartridge (or a
cleaning cartridge approved by Exabyte for use with VXA drives). Using other
cleaning methods may void the tape drive’s warranty.
Do not rewind and reuse the material in a cleaning cartridge. Reuse may
redistribute contaminants previously removed from the tape path. If all cleaning
material has been used, discard the cartridge and use a new cleaning cartridge.