Running Your Library
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Manual Cleaning — When a tape drive needs cleaning, it notifies the library. If the library's AutoClean feature is not enabled
(no cleaning slots have been configured), the library generates a RAS ticket informing the user that the tape drive needs
cleaning. Administrators can clean tape drives manually at any time, using commands on the operator panel or Web client.
For more information, see
Manually Cleaning Tape Drives.
Enabling AutoClean
To enable AutoClean, an administrator must configure at least one cleaning slot in the library. For information on configuring
cleaning slots, see
Configuring Cleaning Slots. For a description of AutoClean, see About Cleaning Tape Drives.
Viewing the Cleaning Count
The cleaning count is the number of times a cleaning cartridge has been used to clean a tape drive. Knowing this can help
you decide when to replace a cleaning cartridge. The cleaning count is now listed in two locations:
• Library Configuration Report (from the web client, select Reports > Library Configuration)
• Export Cleaning Media screen (from the web client, select Operations > Cleaning Media > Export)
Using Valid Cleaning Media
The preferred method of labeling a cleaning cartridge is to have CLN or CLNU as the prefix on the label. Any cartridge
detected with a CLN or CLNU prefix will be considered a universal cleaning cartridge, regardless of any media identification
extension. Cartridges containing a media identification of C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, and CU will be considered cleaning cartridges
and will be tracked and treated as if the media label contained the prefix CLN or CLNU.
Importing Cleaning Media
When AutoClean is enabled (at least one cleaning slot has been configured), you can use the Import Cleaning Media
operation to import cleaning cartridges from the I/E station to designated cleaning slots. For information on configuring
cleaning slots, see
Configuring Cleaning Slots. For a description of AutoClean, see About Cleaning Tape Drives.
When manual cartridge assignment is enabled (the default setting), you cannot import cartridges via the operator panel until
you have assigned them to a specific partition or to the system partition. Cleaning cartridges should always be assigned to
the system partition. Assigning cleaning cartridges to the system partition makes them available to all partitions in the library.
For more information about manual cartridge assignment, see
Importing Media and Disabling/Enabling Manual Cartridge
Assignment.
You must have access to the library's I/E station and the operator panel to import cleaning cartridges.
Caution: Some host applications may fail import/export operations when the I/E station contains cartridges that are
assigned to another partition. Move cartridges from the I/E station as soon as possible to avoid possible conflicts with
the other partitions.
The process for importing cleaning cartridges includes the following steps:
1 Go to the front of the library and insert the cartridges into the I/E station.
Note: Do not insert cartridges into the I/E station during the restart process.
2 Close the I/E station door.
The Assign IE screen appears on the operator panel if the Manual Cartridge Assignment setting is enabled on the
operator panel System Settings screen (Tools > System Settings).
If the Assign IE screen appears, do the following:
a On the Assign IE screen, select System.
The System button turns blue after it is selected. Selecting System assigns the cartridge to the physical library
and not to a specific partition.
b Select Apply.
3 Use the Import Cleaning Media screen on either the operator panel or the Web client to import the cleaning
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