in the device, the backup software must manage tape drive cleaning or be configured to bypass
the slot containing the cleaning cartridge.
To clean the tape drive:
1.
Make sure a cleaning cartridge is in the mailslot or one of the magazines.
2.
From the Home Screen, press
Previous
or
Next
until the screen displays
Operations
. Press
Enter
to select.
3.
Press
Previous
or
Next
until the screen displays
Clean Drive
. Press
Enter
to select.
4.
Use
Previous
or
Next
until the screen displays
Drive 1
or
Drive 2
. The second line can
display either
Clean Required
or
Good
for both drives. Select the drive for
Clean Required
.
5.
When the screen displays the correct drive, press
Enter
. The screen displays either
Cleaning
Tape Slot 4
or
Cleaning Tape Slot XX
, where
XX
represents flashing blocks. If a slot number
is displayed, the tape in that slot has a bar code label identifying the tape as a cleaning tape.
If a slot number is displayed, continue to Step 6. If no slot number is displayed, it indicates
that the device is not able to detect that a cleaning tape with a bar code is in the device. In
this case, the operator must select the slot where a cleaning tape resides.
6.
Use
Previous
or
Next
to display the location of a cleaning tape.
7.
When the correct location for the cleaning tape is displayed, press
Enter
to select. While
the device cleans the drive, the screen displays
Cleaning Drive 1 in progress
or
Cleaning
Drive 2 in progress
.
8.
After the cleaning cycle is complete, the screen displays either
Cleaning Drive 1 Complete
,
or
Cleaning Drive 1 Failed
. If the cleaning cycle failed, press
Enter
to display the error
code and message explaining the failure.
The device returns the cleaning cartridge to the original slot. If you loaded the cartridge from the
front panel, you should now unload it either by using the mailslot, or by removing the magazine.
When the tape drive cleaning cycle is complete, the
Clean
LED turns off (if previously on).
Moving tapes in the library (Operations > Move Tape)
Use this option to move a cartridge from a tape drive, a tape slot in any magazine or the mailslot
to any other location not already holding a tape. You can also load and unload tape cartridges
to and from the installed tape drives. You must first select where you want to move the tape from
and then indicate where you want to move the tape to. Access to this command requires the
administrator password.
To move a tape:
1.
From the Home screen, press
Previous
or
Next
until the screen displays
Operations
. Press
Enter
to select.
2.
Press
Previous
or
Next
until the screen displays
Move Tape
. Press
Enter
to select.
3.
Enter the administrator password if prompted. Use
Previous
or
Next
to select from the
possible sources:
•
Mailslot
•
Right Magazine
•
Left Magazine
•
Drive 1
•
Drive 2 (if two drives are present)
4.
When the correct source is displayed, press
Enter
to select.
5.
If the source selected is a magazine, use
Previous
or
Next
to select the slot. Only slots with
tapes are listed
.
The second line displays the bar code for the tape or reads
Full
.
6.
Once the correct slot is displayed, press
Enter
to select.
You have now selected the tape you would like to move. The screen now requests the
destination for this tape.
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