On Thu, 29 Jul 2004, George Sinclair wrote:

>I checked the help page (nwadmin GUI) for 'auto clean' jukebox field,
>and it says:
>
>" Auto Clean - Click Yes or No to select whether devices in the
>jukebox are automatically cleaned at their scheduled cleaning
>time. If you select No, at the next scheduled cleaning time, the
>device is not automatically cleaned. A "Device cleaning required"
>notification is sent, stating that the device needs to be
>cleaned. You can select Yes only for jukeboxes that contain tape
>devices."
>
>What the heck does "their scheduled cleaning time." mean exactly? What
>schedule? Depending on the type of drive, firmware, etc. the drive
>decides it wants to be cleaned and sends a signal/request to the library
>and then the library tells NetWorker, correct? Or does NetWorker instead
>simply ask the library periodically? Maybe it asks the drives or the
>drives ask NetWorker? Something else? I'm just trying to figure out who
>asks who and in what order. I sure as heck know there's no such thing as
>a cleaning schedule for NetWorker. I've never seen one. If NetWorker
>checks first before loading a tape, what happens if NetWorker isn't
>using the drive for a while? Guess there's no problem having a dirty
>drive if nothing is using it?

Check in the Nwadmin resource for each device. There's a field that allows
you to control the frequency of tape cleanings on a per device basis. It
is based on time.

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