Exabyte 1X7 LTO User Manual

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CTOBER

 2006

Use this method if you don’t want to store a cleaning cartridge in the 

autoloader.

If you are using all 7 cells in the autoloader for data cartridges, you will 

need to remove a data cartridge to make room for the cleaning cartridge.

Before cleaning the tape drive by inserting a cleaning cartridge though the 

cartridge access port, make sure that you have turned the Autoclean option 

OFF (see 

).

When the tape drive needs cleaning:

1.

1.

1.

1.

If you have data cartridges in all 7 cells, use the Export Cartridge command 

to remove a cartridge from the autoloader, as described on 

. Before 

pressing a button to close the door, insert the cleaning cartridge. Then, press 

any button.

If you do not need to export a cartridge to make room for the 

cleaning cartridge, use the Import Cartridge command to insert the 

cleaning cartridge into the autoloader, as described on 

2.

2.

2.

2.

Use the Load Drive command to load the cleaning cartridge into the tape 

drive, as described on 

The tape drive automatically performs the cleaning in less than a minute 

and ejects the cartridge when finished. Confirm that the cleaning 

completed successfully by looking at the operator panel. The cleaning 

message should be gone. If the cleaning was not successful, a message 

explaining the failure appears on the screen. You may be prompted to insert 

a new cleaning cartridge.

3.

3.

3.

3.

Use the Unload Drive command to return the cleaning cartridge to its cell.

4.

4.

4.

4.

Use the Export Cartridge command to remove the cleaning cartridge from 

the autoloader, as described on 

. Before pressing a button to close 

the door, insert the data cartridge you removed previously (if applicable). 

Then, press any button to close the door.

5.

5.

5.

5.

Press 

 (as needed) to return to the Home screen.         

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If there are no more cleaning cycles remaining on the cleaning 

cartridge, the tape drive ejects the cartridge immediately without 

performing the cleaning. Remove the cleaning cartridge from the 

autoloader and use a new one. Do not rewind and reuse the