Thanks Anrut Alok The cleaning job will run but would not do any cleaning of the drive. I would like to know the difference in the age of the cleaning tape and normal backup tape?? Employee Accredited Certified. I want to know the exact meaning of the Maximum number of cleanings.. VIP Certified. Post Reply. Preview Exit Preview. And if you used it in both, a linear approximation worked.
As far as I'm aware, periodic cleaning is not recommended for any model of LTO drive. The HP Ultrium drive is designed to require very minimal cleaning. The internal head cleaner provides an effective preventative cleaning against head contamination. Regular cleaning using cleaning cartridge is not necessary. Therefore, the IBM recommendation is not to manually clean the tape drive, but rather to use the automatic cleaning function provided with the library or by your application. Each drive determines when it needs to be cleaned and alerts the library or your application.
In order to prevent recontamination of drive surfaces, you are limited to using a specific cleaner cartridge a maximum of 50 times. Note: Do not manually initiate drive cleaning unless requested by support engineers.
LTO drives are self-cleaning and will require infrequent cleaning using cleaning cartridges. I found the document I was thinking of. HP LTO-1 uses Periodic cleaning is not recommended. Clean the drive only when the tape drive shows a cleaning required indication described above. Note : Some software applications may notify you that the tape drive requires cleaning. Refer to your software documentation for more information.
KB EC Tape drives require cleaning because circulating air introduces debris into the tape path. Most importantly, be sure to clean your tape drive when it indicates it needs cleaning. To clean your tape drive, use the cleaning cartridge specifically designed for your tape drive, as listed below: For this model Use this cleaning cartridge For instructions, see Translate to:. Send Feedback Questions, comments, suggestions?
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