SMC Networks M8501 - Manual (Page 53)

M8501 and M8502 ACL Tape Drive Installation and User’s Guide — 529972-001
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Maintenance
This section includes:
Introduction
This section describes the Clean One Drive menu option contained in the Maintenance
submenu of the Utilities area on the front panel display. You can use the Clean One
Drive menu option to clean the LTO Gen 3 tape drive that is installed in the ACL.
Running a Cleaning Cartridge
Because the cleaning cartridge is abrasive, you should not use it unless the message
“Use Cleaner” appears on the front panel display. There are two ways to manage the
cleaning of the installed tape drives:
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Automatically, by enabling Auto Clean Mode.
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Manually, by selecting the Clean One Drive menu option from the Maintenance
submenu on the front panel display.
Automatically Running a Cleaning Cartridge
You can configure the ACL tape drive so that it automatically runs the cleaning
cartridge mode. After a tape drive that needs cleaning completes an unload operation,
it sends a cleaning needed message to the unit. This activates an automatic cleaning
cycle if the cleaning cartridge slot has been reserved and Auto Clean Mode has been
selected from the ACL tape drive’s Options menu.
To automatically run a cleaning cartridge using Auto Clean Mode:
1. Reserve a cleaning cartridge slot.
2. Enable Auto Clean Mode.
Introduction 5-1
Running a Cleaning Cartridge 5-1
Replacing a Cleaning Cartridge in a Reserved Slot 5-3
Note. Only perform the Clean One Drive menu option when the ACL displays a message
informing you that the tape drive needs cleaning.