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Before a drive can be cleaned, you must ensure that an IBM TotalStorage 3592
Enterprise Cleaning Cartridge is loaded in the library (to determine whether one or
more cleaning cartridges are loaded, see the section about removing or loading a
cleaning cartridge in the
IBM System Storage TS3500 Tape Library with ALMS
Operator Guide ). You can load multiple cleaning cartridges and store them in any
cartridge storage slot except the slot that is reserved for the diagnostic cartridge
(see the section about inaccessible storage slots in the
IBM System Storage TS3500
Tape Library with ALMS Operator Guide ).
3592 diagnostic cartridge
This section gives information about the appearance and usage of the 3592
diagnostic cartridge.
The 3592 diagnostic cartridge is a cartridge with verified media that is reserved for
diagnostic purposes only. In the TS3500 Tape Library, one storage slot is reserved
in the first Model L22 or Model D22 frame for the 3592 diagnostic cartridge. The
slot is located at Column 1, Row 1. During a service call, your IBM service
representative uses the cartridge to ensure that the tape drives run correctly and to
specification. The volume serial (VOLSER) number for the diagnostic cartridge is
CE xxxJJ
(for J1A, TS1120, and TS1130 tape drives) or CE xxxJK (for TS1140 tape
drives), where a space occurs after CE and xxx equals three numerals. The
diagnostic cartridge that is stored in the reserved slot should be the cartridge type
that is used for the majority of drives in the library. In the event that the other type
of 3592 diagnostic cartridge is required, the library requests it.
A new diagnostic cartridge is shipped with the TS1140 tape drive field install
feature (feature code 1675) if it is the first drive of that type in the frame.
3592 bar code label
This section describes the appearance and specifications of the 3592 bar code label.
Each 3592 data, cleaning, and diagnostic cartridge that is processed by the TS3500
Tape Library must bear a bar code label. The label contains:
v
A volume serial (VOLSER) number that you can read
v A bar code that the library can read
When read by the library's bar code reader, the bar code identifies the cartridge's
VOLSER to the tape library. The bar code also tells the cartridge type: data (
JA
),
extended data (
JB
), advanced data (
JC
), economy (
JJ
), advanced economy (
JK
),
economy WORM (
JR
), WORM (
JW
), extended WORM (
JX
), advanced WORM (
JY
),
cleaning, or diagnostic cartridge. Figure 54 on page 185 shows a sample bar code
label for the IBM TotalStorage 3592 Enterprise Tape Cartridge.
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Figure 53. Door of the 3592 cleaning cartridge
Chapter 5. Using 3592 tape drive media
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