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Manual Mode of Operation

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You MUST use cleaning cartridges whose media types are compatible with the 

drive types in the library. See 

 for cartridge codes.

Use the library management software to perform a manual clean. Refer to the software 

publication for command syntax.

Cleaning cartridges have a limited life span. Refer to your tape drive’s publication for 

the recommended use and life of the drive’s cleaning cartridge. When a cleaning 

cartridge expires, use the CAP to eject the expired cleaning cartridge and replace the 

cleaning cartridge by perform an enter (see 

When a drive requires cleaning, the library management software automatically 

mounts a cleaning cartridge on the drive when required. When the cartridge 

dismounts, the robot returns the

 

cleaning cartridge to its slot location within the library. 

Advanced configuration includes setting up the auto clean option for the drives. Refer 

to your library management software publication for the command syntax.

Important: ACSLS and HSC cannot access the reserved slots in the Customer Interface 

Module. So, for any ACSLS or HSC managed cleaning, the cartridges must be placed in 

the customer usable slots and not in the reserved slots. 

Manual Mode of Operation

Manual mode of operation is used when the library (or library complex) is unavailable 

for system use or human intervention is required. An example of this situation would 

be when a library experiences an unrecoverable error, making automated 

mounts/dismounts impossible.

In the case of a failure of a non-redundant component (for example, a single HBC 

controller card for the entire library), the library is said to be “unavailable” to the 

system. In this case, the entire library must be placed offline until the repair is 

accomplished.

A library’s inability to automatically perform cartridge mounts/dismounts does not, 

however, stop cartridge tape activity—mount and dismount requests by the host 

continue to be generated. 

To perform the cartridge activities, someone might be required to physically enter the 

library and manually perform the mount/dismount activities previously done by the 

robot. The location of the cartridge to be mounted is supplied by the software and the 

slot location must be determined by the coordinates shown in 

Manual operations include: 

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