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1-75-1464161.1 |
| Update Date: | 2017-05-19 |
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Solution Type
Troubleshooting Sure
Solution
1464161.1
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IBM LTO - Drive Cleaning Information
| Related Items |
- IBM LTO4 Tape Drive
- IBM LTO5 Tape Drive
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| Related Categories |
- PLA-Support>Sun Systems>TAPE>Tape Hardware>SN-TP: OEM Drive and Library
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In this Document
Applies to:
IBM LTO4 Tape Drive - Version Not Applicable and later
IBM LTO5 Tape Drive - Version Not Applicable and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.
Purpose
IBM LTO - Drive Cleaning Information
Troubleshooting Steps
Indications of when the drive needs to be cleaned:
- Drive will indicate it needs cleaning with a "C" on the SCD.
- Need for cleaning is reported via tape alert.
- Interval of cleaning is as required by drive. LTO4 requests cleaning when 12M data sets and/or 5M meters are met.
- UCC Universal Cleaning Cartridge from all media vendors has a "50 cleans" life span. The cartridge will be labeled with “Universal Cleaning Cartridge” on the top side.
- If you try to clean with an expired cleaning cartridge, A ‘7’ will display when an expired cleaning cartridge is used. Once the cartridge is removed, the display will still have a ‘C’.
- If the cleaning cartridge is placed in a drive that is not indicating a need for cleaning, the drive will still run a cleaning cycle.
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