Spectra T950 - Track Cleaning Cartridge Use

Chapter 15 — Maintaining the Drives Cleaning a Drive
November 2016 User Guide—Spectra T950 Library
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6. ChecktheDriveDetailsscreentoconfirmthatthecleaningwas
successful.
Ifthecleaningcartridgeisexpired,thedriveautomaticallyejectsthe
cartridgeanddoesnotperformthecleaning.TheDriveDetailsscreen
stillindicatesthatthedriveneedscleaning.Performthefollowingsteps
beforeretrying:
a. Exporttheexpiredcleaningcartridge.
b. Importanunexpiredcleaningcartridge.
c. RepeatStep3throughStep6tocleanthedrive.
7. Ifyouhaveadditionaldrivestoclean,repeatStep3throughStep6for
eachdrive.
8. Ifyoudonotwanttostorethecleaningcartridgeinthelibrary,export
themagazinecontainingit,asdescribedinExportingorExchanging
MagazinesandCartridgesonpage237.
9. Makesurethatyoutrackthenumberoftimesthecleaningcartridge
wasused(seeTrackCleaningCartridgeUse,below).
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arevalidforaminimumof50uses.Ifyouenabled
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9–
ConfiguringandUsingMediaLifecycleManagement,beginningon
page276fordetailedinformationaboutusingMLM‐enabledcleaning
cartridges.
IfyouarenotusingaSpectracertifiedcleaningcartridgewithMLM
enabledinyourlibrary,SpectraLogicrecommendsmarkingthecleaning
cartridgelabelaftereachusesothatyouknowwhenitisneartheendofits
lifecycle.
TopurchaseMLM‐enabledSpectraCertifiedcleaningcartridges,contact
yoursalesrepresentativeorvisittheSpectraLogicwebsiteat
www.spectralogic.com/shop.