Sun Microsystems SL8500 Manual Mode of Operation, “Placing the Library Offline”, Manual Cleaning

Manual Mode of Operation

Note – You MUST use cleaning cartridges whose media types are compatible with the drive types in the library. See TABLE 5-6 on page 87 for cartridge codes.

Manual Cleaning:

Use the library management software to perform a manual clean. Refer to the software publication for command syntax.

Cleaning cartridges have a limited life span. Refer to your tape drive’s publication for the recommended use and life of the drive’s cleaning cartridge. When a cleaning cartridge expires, use the CAP to eject the expired cleaning cartridge and replace the cleaning cartridge by perform an enter (see “Importing Cartridges” on page 49 and “Exporting Cartridges” on page 52).

Automatic Cleaning:

When a drive requires cleaning, the library management software automatically mounts a cleaning cartridge on the drive when required. When the cartridge dismounts, the robot returns the cleaning cartridge to its slot location within the library.

Advanced configuration includes setting up the auto clean option for the drives. Refer to your library management software publication for the command syntax.

Important: ACSLS and HSC cannot access the reserved slots in the Customer Interface Module. So, for any ACSLS or HSC managed cleaning, the cartridges must be placed in the customer usable slots and not in the reserved slots.

Manual Mode of Operation

Manual mode of operation is used when the library (or library complex) is unavailable for system use or human intervention is required. An example of this situation would be when a library experiences an unrecoverable error, making automated mounts/dismounts impossible.

In the case of a failure of a non-redundant component (for example, a single HBC controller card for the entire library), the library is said to be “unavailable” to the system. In this case, the entire library must be placed offline until the repair is accomplished.

A library’s inability to automatically perform cartridge mounts/dismounts does not, however, stop cartridge tape activity—mount and dismount requests by the host continue to be generated.

To perform the cartridge activities, someone might be required to physically enter the library and manually perform the mount/dismount activities previously done by the robot. The location of the cartridge to be mounted is supplied by the software and the slot location must be determined by the coordinates shown in Appendix A, “Cartridge Slot Locations”.

Manual operations include:

■“Placing the Library Offline”

■“Determining the Library is Not in Automatic Mode”

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