1. Reserve the cleaning cartridge slot. For more information, see “Setting up
reserved tape cartridge slots”on page 23.
2. Install a cleaning cartridge in the reserved slot.
3. Select the Clean Drive menu option from the Maintenance submenu on the
Menu screen. The Source window defaults to the cleaning slot (cleaning slot 0).
4. Select Cleaning. If the default entry is not the tape drive to be cleaned, select
Drive in the Destination Element Typebox to sequence through the available
tape drive choices. Youcan also use the Decimal Keypad Backspace and
Numeric Keys to enter the tape drive number.
5. Select Execute Clean, when the destination entry is correct. When the cleaning
cycle completes, the library returns the cleaning cartridge to the cleaning
cartridge slot.
Replacing a cleaning cartridge in a reserved slot
When the cleaning cartridge has been exhausted, a message appears on the touch
screen indicating that the cleaning cartridge has expired. Examine the Status screen
to make sure that the cleaning cartridge has been unloaded from the tape drive. If
not, unload the cleaning cartridge using the Move Media menu option from the
Status screen.
A cleaning cartridge can be removed and replacedby removing the right magazine
or by using the mail slot.
Replacing a cleaning cartridge in the right magazine
Toreplace a cleaning cartridge in the right magazine, complete the following
procedure:
1. Select Magazine Access from the Status screen.
2. Remove the magazine from the library.
3. Remove the expired cleaning cartridge from the last slot. Mark it EXPIRED and
then properly dispose of it.
4. Place a new cleaning cartridge in the last slot of the magazine.
5. Replace the right magazine.
Replacing a cleaning cartridge in the mail slot
Toreplace a cleaning cartridge in the mail slot, complete the following procedure:
1. Select the Move Media menu option from the Status screen.
2. Select Source and then select Cleaning Slot in the Source Element Typebox.
3. Select Destination and then select Mail Slot in the Destination Element Type
box.
4. Select Execute Move to place the cleaning cartridge in the mail slot.
5. When the move completes, press the Back button to access the library default
screen.
6. Select Mail Slot Access from the Status screen.
7. Remove the expired cleaning cartridge. Mark it EXPIRED and then properly
dispose of it.
8. Place a new cleaning cartridge in the mail slot.
9. Select the Move Media option from the Status screen.
10. Select Source and then select Mail Slot in the Source Element Typebox.
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