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Ultrium cleaning cartridge
This section gives information about the appearance and usage of the IBM
TotalStorage LTO Ultrium Cleaning Cartridge.
To maintain the operating efficiency of the drive, IBM supplies a cleaning cartridge
with the first frame of each media type. Thus if the TS3500 Tape Library contains
frames with both LTO Ultrium and 3592 tape drives, IBM supplies one LTO
Ultrium cleaning cartridge and one 3592 cleaning cartridge regardless of how
many frames of each type are in the library. Each drive determines when it needs
to be cleaned and alerts the library. Depending on which cleaning method you
choose (automatic or manual), the library uses the cleaning cartridge to
automatically clean the drive or you are required to select menus to initiate
cleaning.
Note: The volume serial (VOLSER) number on the cleaning cartridge's bar code
label must begin with CLNI or CLNU , or the library treats the cleaning cartridge
as a data cartridge during an inventory.
The IBM TotalStorage LTO Ultrium Cleaning Cartridge (known as the universal
cleaning cartridge) and the LTO Ultrium Cleaning Cartridge are compatible with
all Ultrium tape drives. To enable your Ultrium 1 drive to use these cartridges,
update the drive with the latest drive firmware (for instructions, see the section for
updating drive firmware in the
IBM System Storage TS3500 Tape Library with ALMS
Operator Guide ).
Before a drive can be cleaned, ensure that a cleaning cartridge is loaded in the
library (to determine whether one or more cleaning cartridges are loaded, see the
section about removing 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 ).
The TS3500 Tape Library monitors the use of all cleaning cartridges. The IBM
cleaning cartridges are valid for 50 uses. When the cartridge expires, the library
displays the following sample message on the Activity screen (where
xx
equals
characters of the cartridge's VOLSER):
Remove CLNUxxL1
Cleaning Cartridge Expired
You can also enable automatic eject of expired cleaning cartridges through the Tape
Library Specialist web interface.
Note: The cartridge's LTO-CM chip tracks the number of times that the cartridge is
used. It is the operator's responsibility, however, to monitor the use of all cleaning
cartridges and to remove and replace expired cartridges as necessary. Refer to the
appropriate sections in the
IBM System Storage TS3500 Tape Library with ALMS
Operator Guide in order to perform any of the following tasks:
v
Determine cleaning cartridge usage
v
Enable or disable automatic cleaning
v
Learn how to use SNMP traps to receive notification about expired cartridges
v
Remove a cleaning cartridge
Chapter 4. Using Ultrium media
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