Chapter 8. Best Practices for Tape Drives and Tape Media
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Cleaning SAIT Drives
Clean the SAIT drive when it indicates that it needs to be cleaned: when the Cleaning
Request LED is blinking yellow.
Caution:
Use only certified SAIT cleaning cartridges to clean your SAIT
tape drives.
To order certified cleaning cartridges, visit Spectra Logic’s Web
site or contact your sales representative.
1.
Power on the RXT350.
2.
Carefully insert the cleaning tape into the drive with the tape window facing the
top of the drive.
Note:
If the cartridge ejects immediately, it has either expired or it is not
an approved cleaning cartridge. In this case, discard the cartridge
and begin the cleaning procedure with a new cartridge.
The cleaning tape performs automatic cleaning. This takes approximately five
minutes, during which time the LED flashes.
The drive ejects the cartridge when the cleaning process is complete.
3.
Remove the cleaning cartridge from the drive.
Caution:
Do not use the cleaning cartridge for more than the number of
specified cleaning cycles indicated on the cartridge label. Mark
the cleaning cartridge each time you use it or use backup
software to track cleaning cartridge usage.
