SL24/SL48 - How to Clean the Drive When the Cleaning LED is ON

Asset ID:	1-75-2112806.1
Update Date:	2017-06-07
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Solution 2112806.1 : SL24/SL48 - How to Clean the Drive When the Cleaning LED is ON

Applies to:

Sun StorageTek SL24 Tape Autoloader - Version All Versions to All Versions [Release All Releases]
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Purpose

How to clean the drive in SL24/48 when the cleaning LED is ON.

Troubleshooting Steps

Cleaning the tape drive:

When the Clean drive LED is on, the tape drive needs to be cleaned. Cleaning times can range from a few seconds to a few minutes during which time the Ready LED blinks. Use only the designated cleaning cartridge for your tape drive model.

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If the Clean drive LED or the Media Attention LED (on load or unload) occurs when inserting the same cartridge after you have cleaned the drive, there may be a problem with that cartridge.

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Make sure a cleaning cartridge is in the mailslot or one of the magazines before beginning the cleaning steps. You must first select the drive to be cleaned and then select the slot from which you want to load the cleaning tape.

To clean the tape drive:

1. From the Home Screen, press Previous or Next until the screen displays Operations. Press Enter to select.

2. Press Previous or Next until the screen displays Clean Drive. Press Enter to select.

3. Use Previous or Next until the screen displays Drive 1 or Drive 2. The second line can display either Clean Required or Good for both drives. Select the drive for Clean Required.

4. When the screen displays the correct drive, press Enter. The screen displays either Cleaning Tape Slot 4 or Cleaning Tape Slot XX, where XX represents flashing blocks. If a slot number is displayed, the tape in that slot has a bar code label identifying the tape as a cleaning tape. If a slot number is displayed, continue to Step 6. If no slot number is displayed, it indicates that the device is not able to detect that a cleaning tape with a bar code is in the device. In this case, the operator must select the slot where a cleaning tape resides.

5. Use Previous or Next to display the location of a cleaning tape.

6. When the correct location for the cleaning tape is displayed, press Enter to select. While the device cleans the drive, Cleaning Drive 1 in progress or Cleaning Drive 2 in progress it displays.

7. After the cleaning cycle is complete, the screen displays either Cleaning Drive 1 Complete, or Cleaning Drive 1 Failed. If the cleaning cycle failed, press Enter to display the error code and message explaining the failure.
The device returns the cleaning cartridge to the original slot. If you loaded the cartridge from the front panel, you should now unload it either by using the mailslot, or by removing the magazine. When the tape drive cleaning cycle is complete, the Clean drive LED turns off (if previously on).

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