Re: 3494 tape cleaning

Hi,

That's a good one. I had the same question because either the number of
mounts is too high and you get errors if cleaning required, either the
number of mounts is too low and you are cleaning too much and using too many
cleaning tapes.

I am impatient to read more info about the exact procedure because I can't
believe a 3494 library can't clean the drive if and only if required.

Many thanks in advance for any answers,

                        Ruddy Stouder
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-----Original Message-----
From: Loon, E.J. van - SPLXM [mailto:Eric-van.Loon AT KLM DOT COM]
Sent: jeudi 6 mars 2003 14:22
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: 3494 tape cleaning


Hi *SM-ers!
In the IBM Redbook "IBM Magstar Tape Products Family: A Practical Guide" I
read the following line:

For 3590 Magstar drives, use a value of 999 mounts to perform cleaning based
on drive request rather than library initiated.

So I changed the value to 999, but nothing happens. Both drives are still
displaying *CLEAN. The library doesn't seem to pick up the drives cleaning
request. How can I make the library clean the drives? Thanks in advance for
any reply!!! Kindest regards, Eric van Loon KLM Royal Dutch Airlines



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