Dell PowerVault ML6000 - Manual (Page 180)

Chapter 9 Running Your Library
About Cleaning Tape Drives
Dell PowerVault ML6000 User’s Guide 180
Importing Cleaning Media 9
When AutoClean is enabled (at least one cleaning slot has been
configured), you can use the Import Cleaning Media operation to import
cleaning cartridges from the I/E station to designated cleaning slots. For
information on configuring cleaning slots, see Configuring Cleaning Slots
on page 79. For a description of AutoClean, see About Cleaning Tape
Drives on page 178.
When manual cartridge assignment is enabled (the default setting), you
cannot import cartridges via the operator panel until you have assigned
them to a specific partition or to the system partition. Cleaning cartridges
should always be assigned to the system partition. Assigning cleaning
cartridges to the system partition makes them available to all partitions in
the library. For more information about manual cartridge assignment, see
Importing Media on page 165 and Disabling/Enabling Manual Cartridge
Assignment on page 79.
You must have access to the library’s I/E station and the operator panel
to import cleaning cartridges.
The process for importing cleaning cartridges includes the following
steps:
1
Go to the front of the library and insert the cartridges into the I/E
station.
2 Close the I/E station door.
The
Assign I/E
screen appears on the operator panel if the
Manual
Cartridge Assignment
setting is enabled on the operator panel
System
Settings
screen (
Tools > System Settings
).
Caution:
Some host applications may fail import/export operations
when the I/E station contains cartridges that are assigned
to another partition. Move cartridges from the I/E station
as soon as possible to avoid possible conflicts with the
other partitions.
Note: Once the import operation has started, do not interfere with
the operation by opening and closing the I/E station door.
Note:
Do not insert cartridges into the I/E station during the restart
process.