Service manual

Configuration
2-4 Revision L 96022
StorageTek Protected
Configuring the Library
Two of the entries in Table 2-1 on page 2-5 are discussed in the following paragraphs.
Fast Load Feature
The Fast Load feature adjusts the timing of the hand during cartridge load operations:
• When the Fast Load feature is On, the hand mounts a cartridge into a drive and
immediately performs its next job without waiting for the drive to complete its
loading cycle. This feature allows more jobs to be done, but if the cartridge is not
properly loaded, that job will not be done and no one will realize it until later.
• When the Fast Load feature is Off (the default), the hand waits at the drive location
until the drive has completed its loading cycle before beginning its next job. This
feature allows fewer jobs to be done, but if the cartridge is not properly loaded,
someone will notice the condition immediately.
Note: Some tape management software does not support the Fast Load feature.
Consult your system administrator before enabling this feature.
Auto Clean Feature
The drives are cleaned to prevent read and write errors. The library supports two
methods for cleaning drives:
• Automatic cleaning (Auto Clean)
• Manual cleaning
The Auto Clean feature is enabled when you have:
• Configured the library for Auto Clean
• Inserted one or two cleaning cartridges into the designated cells
• Reinitialized the library
When a drive requires cleaning and Auto Clean is enabled, the hand retrieves a cleaning
cartridge from one of the two cleaning cartridge cells, mounts the cartridge into the drive,
and returns the cartridge to one of the two cells after cleaning is complete.
If Auto Clean is On and you want to clean a drive before the drive requests a cleaning, you
can manually load the correct cleaning cartridge into that drive.
If Auto Clean Off, a Clean Needed message appears on the status display of the
operator panel when a drive requires cleaning. You must load a cleaning cartridge into
that drive.