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Errors related to the handling of a cleaner cartridge are not reported to the host;
the Library Manager logs them.
3592 Tape Drive Cleaning:
The 3592 Tape Drives use advanced technology to determine when they need to be
cleaned and to know when a 3592 cleaner cartridge has reached its maximum
number of uses. Because of this there are no entries for
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Maximum cleaner usage
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and
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Usage clean
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for the 3592 Tape Drive. The 3592 Tape Drive will request the
3494 Tape Library to clean it when it determines that it is necessary. Also, the 3592
cleaner cartridge keeps track of the number of times it has been used. The 3592
Tape Drive reads this information from the cleaner and automatically requests the
cleaner be ejected if its maximum number of mounts has been reached. A
consequence of this is that a cleaner that has reached its maximum number of uses
cannot be reused.
Clean Schedule:
The Clean Schedule window (Figure 136 on page 231 and Figure 135) allows you to
schedule cleaning of the tape drives by either time or usage.
Figure 135. Clean Schedule Window — Timed Clean
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