Fujitsu ETERNUS LT20 S2 - NetVault Operation Notes; NetVault Cleaning Tape Drives

Chapter 4 Setting the Backup Software
4.5 NetVault
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4.5 NetVault
This section provides notes about the settings that are performed for NetVault.
4.5.1 Notes on Operation
■ Cleaning tape drives
• NetVault has a function to automatically clean tape drives. When automatically cleaning tape drives, use
the NetVault's automatic cleaning function.
• To use the NetVault cleaning function, make settings as follows.
- For NetVault Backup 9 and earlier
To use the cleaning function for NetVault Backup 9 or earlier, perform the following settings.
Procedure
1 Specify the Generic Cleaning items of the drive as follows:
• When an LTO5 drive is used (model name: LTS2Z125E, LTS2Z135E, LTS2Z225E, LTS2Z235E,
LTS2Z125L, LTS2Z135L, LTS2Z225L, LTS2Z235L)
- Issue a load command to start cleaning cycle: on (the default setting is "on")
- Use Generic Cleaning: on (the default setting is "off")
• When an LTO6, LTO7, or LTO8 drive is used (model name: LTS2Z246E, LTS2Z247E, LTS2Z248E,
LTS2Z256E, LTS2Z257E, LTS2Z258E, LTS2Z246L, LTS2Z247L, LTS2Z248L, LTS2Z256L,
LTS2Z257L, LTS2Z258L)
- Issue a load command to start cleaning cycle: off (the default setting is "on")
- Use Generic Cleaning: on (the default setting is "off")
The following shows an example configuration in which "Issue a load command to start cleaning
cycle" is set to "off" and "Use Generic Cleaning" is set to "on".