Sun Microsystems 280R manual How to Control the Tape Drive, How to Clean the Tape Drive

How to Control the Tape Drive

What to Do

For information about software commands needed to read and write data with your tape drive, refer to the Solaris Handbook for Sun Peripherals or the Solaris User’s Guide.

How to Clean the Tape Drive

Before You Begin

Observe these rules about when to clean a tape drive:

1.Clean the drive after the first four hours of use with a new tape.

2.After that, clean the tape drive after every 25 hours of use to maintain reliable operation.

3.Clean the drive twice as often if you use it in a dusty environment or operate it infrequently.

154 Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001