Back when we had one of these we shoved the cleaning cart in manually when
it said it needed to be cleaned. I don't think there's a way to define a
cleaning cart to the autochanger, unless there's a bar-code reader on the
changer (ours didn't have one).

Tom Kauffman
NIBCO, Inc

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stan Vernaillen [mailto:stvernaillen AT GE.COKECCE DOT COM]
> Sent: Friday, August 10, 2001 3:39 AM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: Cleaning frequency ?
>
>
> Richard,
>
> It's not a 3494 ( I wish it were )
> It's a standalone 3590 drive with a 10 slot magazine.
> So can TSM dictate to clean the drive or does the drive need to do it
> itself?
> Any way to check ?
>
> Stan
>
>
>
>
> Richard Sims <rbs AT BU DOT EDU> on 09/08/2001 17:49:22
>
> Please respond to "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
>
> To:   ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> cc:    (bcc: Stan Vernaillen/BE/CCE)
> Subject:  Re: Cleaning frequency ?
>
>
>
> >I got a single 3590 library with a cleaning cartridge in
> there. the drive
> >      has cleaning frequency "ASNEEDED".
> >
> >now the display says that the drive needs cleaning, but TSM does
> nothing...
>
> As Balanand indicates, TSM is not involved in drive cleaning
> on libraries
> where a library manager controls the facilities.  If by "3590 library"
> you mean a 3494, it needs to be configured to recognize volsers with a
> specific mask value (usually, "CLN") and have stored cleaning
> cartridges
> with that in their barcode labels.  Refer to the 3494 Operator Guide
> manual.
> Doing 'mtlib -l /dev/lmcp0 -qL' should reveal the number of cleaner
> cycles available on your cartridges.  If null, it doesn't
> know about them.
>
>    Richard Sims, BU
>