Dell PowerVault ML6000 - Manual (Page 184)

Chapter 9 Running Your Library
About Tape Drive Operations
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For step-by-step procedures, see the library’s online Help. To access the
online Help system, click the
Help
icon at the top right of the Web client or
operator panel user interface.
The paths to open the appropriate screens are as follows:
• From the Web client, select
Tools > Drive Operations > Clean a tape
drive
.
• From the operator panel, select
Tools > Drive Mgmt > Clean drive
.
About Tape Drive Operations
You can perform the following tape drive operations:
• Create a firmware upgrade (FUP) tape. A FUP tape can be created of
a tape drive firmware version already in use in your library. For more
information, see Using an Image File to Upgrade Tape Drive
Firmware on page 202.
• Erase a FUP tape. When a FUP tape is no longer needed, you can
erase it and reuse it as a data cartridge or again as a FUP tape. For
more information, see Erasing a FUP Tape on page 205.
• Upgrade tape drive firmware using a FUP tape. For more
information, see Using a FUP Tape to Upgrade Tape Drive Firmware
on page 206.
• Upgrade tape drive firmware using a firmware image file. For more
information, see Using an Image File to Upgrade Tape Drive
Firmware on page 202.
• Retrieve tape drive logs. Tape drive logs can be retrieved from any
tape drive installed in the library. For more information, see
Retrieving Tape Drive Logs on page 391.
• Retrieve tape drive sled logs. Tape drive sled logs can be retrieved
from any sled installed in the library. For more information, see
Retrieving Tape Drive Sled Logs on page 392.
• Clean tape drives. Tape drive can be cleaned manually at any time.
For more information, see About Cleaning Tape Drives on page 178.