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Figure 36 Configuration: System page
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• Mailslot Configuration Enabled — configures the first slot as a mailslot or storage slot. Enabling
the mailslot will reduce the total number of storage slots. The default is disabled.
CAUTION:
Since the mailslot is located where the lowest numbered storage slot would be, enabling and
disabling the mailslot will re-number all of the other storage slots. After enabling or disabling the
mailslot, update the backup software inventory. You might also need to re-configure the backup
software to adjust the number of storage slots and presence of the mailslot.
• Auto Clean Enabled — When auto clean is enabled, the device automatically loads a cleaning
cartridge when a tape drive needs to be cleaned. The device identifies a tape cartridge as a
cleaning cartridge if it has a bar code label that starts with CLN or after an unlabeled cleaning
tape has been loaded into the tape drive.
The device can use a cleaning cartridge from any slot, even if the slot is not active. The device
keeps track of the usage count for each of the cleaning cartridges. When multiple cleaning cart-
ridges are available, the device will first choose an unknown cleaning cartridge so the device can
start tracking the cartridge's usage count. If the device knows the usage count for all of the
cleaning cartridges, the device will choose the one with the highest usage count.
Auto cleaning is disabled by default. You can enable automatic cleaning even if there are no
cleaning cartridges in the device. In this case, the device will display a warning message.
CAUTION:
Only enable automatic cleaning in either the backup application or the device, not both.
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