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Chapter 4 Using the Library
Using Tape Cartridges
Quantum|ATL PowerStor L200 Series Library User’s Guide 47
To use a cleaning cartridge on a non-SDLT type tape drive:
1
Open the library door (see Opening the Library Door on
page 41).
2
Remove the 6-cartridge magazine.
3
Insert the cleaning cartridge into slot 7 (see figure 11 ).
4
Replace the 6-cartridge magazine.
5
Close the library door (see Closing the Library Door ).
6
Load the cleaning cartridge into the drive:
a
Press Select until the message LOAD? is displayed.
b
Press Enter to display the message From Slot # ?.
c
Select 7 and press Enter to display the message To Drive.
d
Press Enter to automatically begin the cleaning routine.
7
When the cleaning routine is complete, unload the cleaning
cartridge into its original slot (see
Unloading a Cartridge ).
The cleaning cartridge can be used 20 times. When the drive
detects that a cleaning cartridge has expired, the drive rewinds and
unloads the cartridge. If the cleaning routine is run on a cleaning
cartridge that has not expired, Cln is cleared from the OCP after
the tape rewinds and unloads. The Cln message is cleared when
the tape drive successfully completes a cartridge calibration
routine after a retry.
Handling and
Storing Cleaning
Cartridges
4
To limit use of a cleaning cartridge:
• Avoid touching leaders and media with bare fingers. Oils and
grease from the skin are especially damaging and may cause
drive failures that require drive replacement.
• Maintain a clean work area to ensure drive reliability.
• Select a site away from line printers, cardboard boxes, or other
sources of dust and debris.
• Follow handling and storage guidelines.