Tandberg Data
Tape Drive Operation
Tandberg LTO HH Installation and User Manual
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4.2.3 Ejecting a Data Cartridge From a Tandberg LTO HH
The cartridge can be ejected either by pressing the eject button located on the drive’s front panel, or
by an Unload SCSI command. The drive automatically rewinds and ejects the cartridge (Soft Unload).
When removing the cartridge, wait until the soft-eject function has terminated its operation. Then pull
the cartridge straight out.
Figure 4.4 Location of the eject button
4.3 Cleaning the Tape Drive
Prior to use, the LTO cleaning cartridge should be adapted to the operating environment for a time at
least equal to the period it has been out of the operating environment and outside or above 10ºC –
35ºC (up to a maximum of 24 hours). Recommended operating temperature is 25ºC/77ºF or below
(see tape drive specifications).
4.3.1 Recommended Cleaning Interval
The Clean LED steady ON indicates that a head cleaning operation is recommended (the drive is still
fully operational with this LED steady ON) the LED is triggered after 100 hours of tape running time
has elapsed, if the Media Management Algorithm has detected severely degraded write performance,
or if a hard read/write error has occurred. The LED is not turned off by a power cycle. The LED is
reset when cleaning has completed successfully.
Note:
For the Tandberg LTO HH, cleaning is required when the cleaning LED (third from left) lights
steady amber.
Always clean the head if large numbers of rewrite- or reread operations are performed. The head
should also be immediately cleaned if hard Read or Write errors occur.
4.3.2 Cleaning Procedure
1.
Load the cleaning cartridge into the LTO HH tape drive.
2.
The cleaning process will begin automatically. This is indicated by the front LEDs on the product
as follows:
Figure 4.5 Activity and Cleaning LEDs
CLEANING LED (no 3 from
left) is steady AMBER
ACTIVITY LED (no 2
from left) is flashing
GREEN
Eject button
