Tandberg Data DAT 72, User Manual

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1. Insert a cleaning cartridge into the drive. The tape drive automatically
loads the cartridge and cleans the heads.
At the end of the cleaning cycle, the drive ejects the cartridge. The
cleaning cycle takes approximately 30-60 seconds.
If the cleaning cartridge is not ejected, it has probably expired. In this
case, press the Eject button, discard the cleaning cartridge and repeat
the operation with a new one.
2. Remove the cleaning cartridge from the drive.
The drive's TapeAlert feature will send a message to your backup
application when the tape heads need cleaning or a cleaning cartridge
has expired.
Handling cartridges
• Do not touch the tape media.
• Do not attempt to clean the tape path or tape guides inside the cartridge.
• Do not leave cartridges in excessively dry or humid conditions.
• Do not leave cartridges in direct sunlight or in places where magnetic
fields are present (for example, under telephones, next to monitors or
near transformers).
• Do not drop cartridges or handle them roughly.
• Do not stick more than one label onto the cartridge label area; extra labels
can cause the cartridges to jam in the drive. Stick labels onto the label
area only.
• See the insert included with the tape cartridge for storage conditions.
Getting the most out of cartridges and drives
• Use mostly the matching media type (DAT 160 media for DAT 160, DAT
72 media for DAT 72).
• Use media for the recommended number of times (DAT 160, DAT 72
=100 full backups). Overuse of the tape will cause it to degrade and
possibly shed tape debris in the drive. Too many new tapes can also
cause wear of the drive as they are rougher than used ones.
• Do not verify (DDS does read-after-write checking automatically).
• Do not overload the server during backups. Maximize the transfer rate
(run overnight with no other processes) and use incremental backups if
convenient.
• Do not overuse your tape drive—it is designed for approximately three
hours of tape pulling per day, not constant usage—and clean the drive
regularly. See “
Cleaning cartridges ” on page 33.
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Chapter 6–Use the correct media