6 Maintenance
This chapter includes procedures for:
•Using the Library Maintenance Menu, page 91
•Maintaining Tape Cartridges, page 92
•Running a Cleaning Cartridge, page 93
•Replacing a Cleaning Cartridge in a Reserved Slot, page 96
•Updating Firmware, page 97
Using the Library Maintenance Menu
You can use the library Maintenance menu to perform system maintenance. Access this menu from the GUI touch screen by selecting Menu > Utilities > Maintenance. Table 9 lists the available options.
Table 9 Maintenance Menu |
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Option | Description |
Clean Drive | Cleans a drive by selecting the drive to |
| be cleaned, and the slot or mailslot |
| where the cleaning cartridge is |
| located. |
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Replace Drive | Deactivates a drive prior to its removal. |
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Drive Format | Formats a tape once the density and |
| compression settings have been |
| selected. |
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Park Drives | Parks all drives prior to transporting the |
| library. |
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Set User Defaults | Restores the library to its firmware |
| default settings. |
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Force Reconfiguration | Forces library to reconfigure based on |
| current or new SCSI elements. |
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