Quantum P4000 and P7000 Libraries User’s Guide
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Appendix C
C
Automatic Drive Cleaning
This appendix is a description of the tape library’s automatic drive
cleaning feature.
Drive Cleaning Modes
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Two modes of drive cleaning support are provided on the Product Name:
•
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Host-Initiated
Cleaning Mode
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In host-initiated cleaning mode the
host
is responsible for all cleaning
functions such as:
• Detecting when a drive requires cleaning
• Tracking and selecting cleaning cartridges
• Moving a cleaning cartridge to the drive
• Determining when a cleaning cartridge has used all of its available
cleaning cycles
• Moving used up cartridges to the load port