Dell PowerVault 132T LTO/SDLT (Tape Library) - Manual (Page 36)

Step 7 Press and to enable/disable
AutoClean.
Available options are:
l on: The library will automatically clean
the drives when cleaning is required.
Overall slots available for data cartridges
will be reduced. Host software cleaning
features MUST be turned off.
l off: AutoClean is disabled
NOTE: You can use the I/E slot for
cleaning without configuring a cleaning
slot. When you are prompted, insert the
cleaning cartridge into the I/E slot.
Step 8 Press and then to accept
the changes and move to the next option.
Step 9 If you enabled AutoClean, press
and to select the mode for AutoClean.
If you did not enable AutoClean, skip to
Step 13.
Available options are:
l Both: Cleans both partitions
l Part 1: Only cleans Partition 1
l Part 2: Only cleans Partition 2
Step 10 Press and then to accept
the changes and move to the next option.
Step 11 If you enabled AutoClean, press
and to select the number of
cleaning slots you would like to configure.
If you did not enable AutoClean, skip to
Step 19.
You can allocate up to four slots to be used for
cleaning.
Slots 20 - 23 can be used as cleaning slots for
LTO; slots 17 - 20 for SDLT-320. For more
information, see
Configure Cleaning Slots .
Step 12 Press and then to accept
the changes and move to the next option.
Step 13 If you enabled partitioning, press
and to select the number of slots for
Partition 1 and Partition 2. If you did not
enable partitioning, skip to Step 19.
The slots in the magazine on the left are
always Partition 1 and the slots in the
magazine on the right are always Partition 2.
LTO
l You can designate a minimum of 8 slots
for each Partition (7 magazine slots and
1 rear slot).
l You can designate a maximum of 15
slots for Partition 1 or 2 (7 magazine
slots, 8 rear slots.)
l When in partition mode, the I/E slot
cannot be configured as a storage slot.
It must be a shared slot.
l If you configure cleaning slots, the total
number of slots available for Partition 2
will be reduced. See
Configure Cleaning
Slots for more information.
SDLT-320
l You can designate a minimum of 7 slots
for each Partition (6 magazine slots and
1 rear slot).
l You can designate a maximum of 13
slots for Partition 1 or 2 (6 magazine
slots and 7 rear slots).
l When in partition mode, the I/E slot is
cannot be configured as a storage slot.
It must be a shared slot.
l If you configure cleaning slots, the total
number of slots available for Partition 2
will be reduced. See
Configure Cleaning
Slots for more information.
Step 14 Press and then to accept
the changes and move to the next option.
Step 15 Press and to select the
mode for Partition 1.
LTO
l Random: Allows your backup software to
access any tape cartridge randomly. This
is the mode that most host software will
use.
l Sequential: Requires the backup
software to write the data to each of the
tape cartridges sequentially, starting
with the first one. This mode is used if
your host only recognizes tape drives
and not libraries.
l LUN: Allows the host backup software to
access the library on a different logical
unit than the drives.