Tandberg Data Storage Library T128, User Manual

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64 Running Your Library
Manual Cleaning — When a tape drive needs cleaning, it notifies the library. If the library’s AutoClean
feature is not enabled (no cleaning slots have been configured), the library generates a RAS ticket informing
the user that the tape drive needs cleaning. Administrative users can clean tape drives manually, using
commands on the operator panel user interface. For more information, see
Manually Cleaning Tape Drives
on page 66.
Enabling AutoClean
To enable AutoClean, an administrative user must configure at least one cleaning slot in the library. For
information on configuring cleaning slots, see
Configuring Cleaning Slots on page 39. For a description of
AutoClean, see About Cleaning Tape Drives on page 63.
Importing Cleaning Media
When AutoClean is enabled (at least one cleaning slot has been configured), you can use the Import
Cleaning Media operation to import cleaning cartridges from the I/E station to designated cleaning slots. For
information on configuring cleaning slots, see
Configuring Cleaning Slots on page 39. For a description of
AutoClean, see About Cleaning Tape Drives on page 63.
You must have access to the library’s I/E Station and the operator panel to import cleaning cartridges.
The process for importing cleaning cartridges includes the following steps:
1 Go to the front of the library and insert the cartridges into the I/E station.
2 Close the I/E station door.
The Assign IE screen appears on the operator panel.
3 On the Assign IE screen, select System .
The System button turns red after it is selected. Selecting System assigns the cartridge to the physical
library and not to a specific partition.
4 Select Apply .
5 You can now use the Import Cleaning Media screen on either the operator panel or the web client to
import the cleaning cartridges into the library. Follow the on-screen prompts, or see the library’s online
Help for step-by-step procedures. To access the online Help system, click the
Help icon at the top right
of the web client or operator panel user interface.
Note
Cleaning slots are not visible to the host application. To choose host-based
cleaning, do not configure any cleaning slots, and configure your host
application to manage cleaning tape drives. Configuring cleaning slots on the
library may affect the host application. See your host application
documentation for information.
Note
If your library has zero I/E station slots, you cannot import or export cleaning
media. See
Configuring I/E Station Slots on page 40.
Note
Do not insert cartridges into the I/E station during the restart process.