Spectra T50e - Track Cleaning Cartridge Use

Chapter 15—Maintaining the Drives Cleaning a Drive
August 2017 User Guide—Spectra T50e Library
442
7. Ifyouhaveadditionaldrivestoclean,repeatStep3onpage441
throughStep6onthispageforeachdrive.
8. Ifyoudonotwanttostorethecleaningcartridgeinthelibrary,createa
movequeuetomovethecleaningcartridgetotheaccessportand,if
necessary,exchangeitforthedatacartridgeyouexportedinStep2on
page441.
9. Makesurethatyoutrackthenumberoftimesthecleaningcartridgeis
used(seeTrackCleaningCartridgeUseonpage442).
Note: IfyouusedanMLM‐enabledLTOcleaningcartridge,the
cartridgeusageistrackedintheMLMdatabase.
Track Cleaning Cartridge Use
Cleaningcartridgeshavealimitednumberofuses.SpectraLogic
recommendsmarkingthecleaningcartridgelabelaftereachusesothat
youknowwhenitreachestheendofitslifecycle.
IfyouenabledMediaLifecycleManagement(MLM)and useMLM‐enabled
cleaningcartridges,thelibrarytracksthenumberofcleaningsremaining
onthecartridgeandnotifiesyouwhenacleaningcartridgeisnearingthe
endofitsusefullife.SeeChapter8–ConfiguringandUsingMedia
LifecycleManagement,beginningonpage226fordetailedinformation
aboutusingMLM‐enabledcleaningcartridges.
TopurchaseMLM‐enabledSpectraCertifiedcleaningcartridges,contact
yoursalesrepresentativeorvisittheSpectraLogicwebsiteat
www.spectralogic.com/shop.