SMC Networks M8501 manual Manually Running a Cleaning Cartridge

Maintenance Manually Running a Cleaning Cartridge

Manually Running a Cleaning Cartridge

A cleaning cartridge can be installed and run from one of three locations:

•A Data Cartridge Slot-This location requires removing a magazine to insert a cleaning cartridge in a data cartridge slot and then removing it after cleaning.

•The Cleaning Slot-This location requires reserving the last data cartridge slot for exclusive use as a cleaning cartridge slot. The advantage with this method is that the cleaning cartridge is stored in the unit and is always available for use. it needs to be handled only when it expires and needs to be replaced.

Running a Cleaning Cartridge from a Data Cartridge Slot

1.Install a cleaning cartridge into an appropriate data cartridge slot (Slot 0, for example).

2.Select the Clean One Drive menu option from the Maintenance submenu on the front panel display.

3.Select Source. If the default entry is not the slot with the cleaning cartridge, press Slot in the Element Type box to sequence through the available cartridge slots. Or, use the Decimal Keypad Backspace and Numeric Keys to enter the slot number directly.

4.Select Cleaning. If the default entry is not the tape drive to be cleaned, press Drive in the Destination Element Type box to sequence through the available tape drive choices. Or, use the Decimal Keypad Backspace and Numeric Keys to enter the tape drive number directly.

5.When the source and destination entries are correct, select Execute Clean.

M8501 and M8502 ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide — 529972-001

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