Loading the Magazines
Loading Media and Running Self Checks 3-5
Setting Up CommVault
1. In the ComCell interface, right-click on the SL150 library, and select Properties
from the context menu.
2. When the Library Properties sheet appears, select the Drives tab.
3. In the Enable Auto-Cleaning section of the tab, check the On sense code check
box.
4. Press the OK button to save the change.
5. Go to "Obtain the Required Number of Cleaning Cartridges" on page 3-7.
Planning to Use Manual Cleaning
If Drive Auto Clean and host-managed cleaning are both unacceptable, you can
manage cleaning by monitoring the library's user interface for cleaning messages and
responding accordingly. When a drive requires cleaning, the Library Health indicator
at the top of the interface is set to Degraded, the Health Table displays the drives that
need to be cleaned, and the Health property of the affected drive requests cleaning.
You then make a note of the affected drive(s) and carry out the cleaning as described in
"Use the Library User Interface to Clean the Degraded Drive" on page 8-10. Since
cleaning is not automatic under this option, you must monitor drives regularly and
respond quickly when needed.
Note, however, that routine cleaning in the absence of an alert is emphatically not
recommended! Cleaning cartridges are abrasive. Overuse can damage LTO drives. You
should not schedule regular cleanings using a host application. Nor should you
perform cleanings after some specified number of mounts. Clean only when the drive
tells you that cleaning is necessary.
If you plan to rely on manual cleaning, you should obtain the required number of
cleaning cartridges now.
Loading the Magazines
The StorageTek SL150 stores tape cartridges in detachable magazines that slide in and
out of the front of the library, much like drawers. Each library module holds two
magazines, one on the left side of the enclosure and one on the right (left and right
magazines are not interchangeable). To load the magazines, carry out the following
tasks:
■ Determine the Required Number of Reserved System Slots
■ Prepare a Work Space
■ Prepare a Diagnostic Cartridge
■ Obtain the Required Number of Cleaning Cartridges
■ Prepare Cleaning Tapes
■ Prepare the Data Tape Cartridges.
■ Unlock Magazines
■ Load the Magazines in the Base Module
■ Load the Magazines in the Expansion Modules.
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