CAUTION: Only perform the Clean Drive menu option when the library displays a message informing you that a tape drive needs cleaning. Excessive, unrequested cleaning can damage the tape drives.
CAUTION: Ultrium and SDLT tape drives require special cleaning cartridges and data cartridges formatted specifically for the drive technology. To avoid damage to your tape drive, it is critical to use appropriate cleaning cartridges and properly formatted data cartridges. Contact an HP authorized dealer or sales representative for current compatibility and availability.
NOTE: Backup application software must be compatible with the library autoclean feature to avoid robot command conflicts.
NOTE: HP does not support preventive autocleaning operation.
Because the cleaning cartridge is abrasive, you should not use it unless the message “Use Cleaner” appears on the front panel display. There are three ways to manage the cleaning of the installed tape drives:
•Automatically, by application software.
•Automatically, by enabling Auto Clean Mode.
•Manually, by selecting the Clean Drive menu option from the Maintenance submenu on the front panel display.
Automatically Running a Cleaning Cartridge
You can configure the library so that it automatically runs the cleaning cartridge mode. After a tape drive that needs cleaning completes an unload operation, it sends a cleaning needed message to the library. This activates an automatic cleaning cycle if the cleaning cartridge slot has been reserved, Auto Clean Mode has been selected from the Library Options menu, and the appropriate cartridge technology is loaded.
To configure the library to use Auto Clean Mode, do the following:
1.Reserve a cleaning cartridge slot. (See ”Setting Up a Reserved Slot” on page 41 for more information.)
2.Enable Auto Clean Mode. (See ”Library Display Screens and Options” on page 53 for more information.)
Manually Running a Cleaning Cartridge
A cleaning cartridge can be installed and run from one of three locations:
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