User's Guide

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Appendix C
Automatic Drive Cleaning
C
This appendix is a description of the tape library’s automatic drive
cleaning feature.
Drive Cleaning Modes
3
Two modes of drive cleaning support are provided on the P2000:
•
Host-initiated cleaning mode
•
Automatic drive cleaning mode
Host-Initiated
Cleaning Mode
3
In host-initiated cleaning mode the
host
is responsible for all
cleaning functions such as:
•
Detecting when a drive requires cleaning
•
Tracking and selecting cleaning cartridges
•
Moving a cleaning cartridge to the drive
•
Determining when a cleaning cartridge has used all 20 of its
available cleaning cycles
•
Moving used up cartridges to the load port
Automatic Drive
Cleaning Mode
3
Automatic drive cleaning is disabled by default. In automatic drive
cleaning mode the
library
is responsible for all cleaning functions
such as:
•
Detecting when a drive requires cleaning