Manually running a cleaning cartridge
You can manually run a cleaning cartridge from three locations:
vThe mail slot - Running a cleaning cartridge from this location does not require a magazine to be removed, a data cartridge slot to be used, or a cleaning cartridge slot to be reserved.
vA data cartridge slot - Running a cleaning cartridge from this location requires a magazine to be removed so that a cleaning cartridge can be inserted in a data cartridge slot.
vThe cleaning slot - Running a cleaning cartridge from this location requires the last data cartridge slot be reserved for exclusive use as a cleaning cartridge slot. The advantage of this method is that the cleaning cartridge is stored in the library and is always available for use. It only needs to be handled when it needs to be replaced.
Running a cleaning cartridge from the mail slot
To run a cleaning cartridge from the mail slot, complete the following procedure:
1.Install a cleaning cartridge into the mail slot.
2.Select the Clean Drive menu option from the Maintenance submenu on the Menu screen.
3.Select Source and then Mail Slot in the Element Type box.
4.Select Cleaning. If the default entry is not the tape drive to be cleaned, select Drive in the Destination Element Type box to sequence through the available tape drive choices. You can also use the keypad to enter the tape drive number.
5.Select Execute Clean when the source and destination entries are correct. When the cleaning cycle completes, the library returns the cleaning cartridge to the mail slot.
6.Select Mail Slot Access from the Status screen to remove the cleaning cartridge.
Running a cleaning cartridge from a data cartridge slot
To run a cleaning cartridge from a data cartridge slot, complete the following procedure:
1.Install a cleaning cartridge into the appropriate data cartridge slot.
2.Select the Clean Drive menu option from the Maintenance submenu on the Menu screen.
3.Select Source. If the default entry is not the slot with the cleaning cartridge, select Slot in the Element Type box to sequence through the available cartridge slots. You can also use the Decimal Keypad Backspace and Numeric Keys to enter the slot number.
4.Select Cleaning. If the default entry is not the tape drive to be cleaned, select Drive in the Destination Element Type box to sequence through the available tape drive choices. You can also use the Decimal Keypad Backspace and Numeric Keys to enter the tape drive number.
5.Select Execute Clean when the source and destination entries are correct. When the cleaning cycle completes, the library returns the cleaning cartridge to the data cartridge slot.
6.Select Magazine Access from the Status screen to remove the cleaning cartridge.
Running a cleaning cartridge from the cleaning slot
To run a cleaning cartridge from the cleaning slot, complete the following procedure:
444560SLX Tape Library: User’s Guide
