HP vs80 Cleaning, Media Compatibility

Table 4 Troubleshooting Table

Problem Solution

Cleaning

Recurring cleaning message or	■	Make sure you are using a DLT vs80 compatible cleaning
media attention light.		cartridge.
	■	Replace the existing cleaning cartridge with a new one.
	■	If the Media Attention LED is cleared using a cleaning cartridge
		and then immediately reappears after a particular data
		cartridge is reloaded, that data cartridge might be
		contaminated. If this occurs, check that the data cartridge can be
		read, back up data from the suspect cartridge to another
		cartridge, and then discard the suspect cartridge.
The Clean Drive LED is	■	Indicates that 250 tape motion hours have passed since you last
illuminated.		cleaned the tape drive.
	■	Clean the tape drive. See Cleaning the Tape Drive on page 36
		for instructions.
Cannot load the cleaning	■	Make sure you are using a DLT vs80 compatible cleaning
cartridge.		cartridge. (See page 36.)
	■	Contact your service representative.
Media Compatibility
Media format invalid for drive	■	You attempted to load incompatible media into the tape drive.
type.		Ensure your media and format is compatible with a DLT vs80
		tape drive. See page 29 for more information.
Media is labeled as write	■	Media with the DLT 4000 format was loaded into the tape drive.
protected by the host server,		The data is readable, but the media must be bulk erased before
but restore from tape		the tape drive can write to this cartridge.
successful.

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