drives no cleans in a TS3310

[frmueller]

Hi,
I have in our TS3310 - library (with 3x LTO3 drives) 4 cleaning cartridges. But the library don't use this cartridges. Now I get errors, that the drives needs cleaning cartridges. What is the reason that it don't functions automatically?
When I used "clean drive <libr> <drive>" it runs...

Here the TSM-definitions:

q drive f=d

Library Name: TS3310
Drive Name: RMT0
Device Type: LTO
On-Line: Yes
Read Formats: ULTRIUM3C,ULTRIUM3,ULTRIUM2C,ULTRIUM2,ULTRIUM-C,ULTRIUM
Write Formats: ULTRIUM3C,ULTRIUM3,ULTRIUM2C,ULTRIUM2
Element: 257
Drive State: EMPTY
Volume Name: CLNU06
Allocated to:
WWN: 500308C09952E000
Serial Number: 1210133679
Last Update by (administrator): ROOT2
Last Update Date/Time: 03/27/07 12:19:50
Cleaning Frequency (Gigabytes/ASNEEDED/NONE): ASNEEDED


q libvol TS3310 CLNU06 f=d

Library Name: TS3310
Volume Name: CLNU06
Status: Cleaner
Owner:
Last Use:
Home Element: 4,114
Device Type: LTO
Cleanings Left: 50
Media Type: 387



q libr f=d

Library Name: TS3310
Library Type: SCSI
ACS Id:
Private Category:
Scratch Category:
WORM Scratch Category:
External Manager:
Shared: No
LanFree:
ObeyMountRetention:
Primary Library Manager:
WWN: 500308C09952E09C
Serial Number: 000001305980_LL1
AutoLabel: Yes
Reset Drives: No
Last Update by (administrator): ADMIN
Last Update Date/Time: 01/08/07 16:29:32



Best regards,
Frank

 

[frmueller]

please help....

Hi,

no idea?
Can anybody explain where I can configure the cleaning cycles/frequenzy for a LTO3 in a TS3310?

Best regards,
Frank

 

[max]

frank,

in the lto guide is stated that you normally do not need to clean the drive, because it has somehow the means to autoclean itself ... unless explicitly requested, as it happened to you. In a few installations i haven't even inserted cleaning tapes into the library, and it's working fine.
In your position, I would try to do a manual cleaning, and set the Cleaning Frequency parameter to NONE (not ASNEEDED, i personally don't like that).

cheers
max

 

[mter]

ts3100 / ts3200 / ts3310

yes, none value is correct but verify that autoclean is enabled on the library (not the default for all fw) and that you have the cleaning slot configured (and the cleaning tape inserted of course).

Saluti
Maurizio

 

[moon-buddy]

I agree with Max. In my old 3584 (TS3500) with 3 LTO2 drives, I never had to do any cleaning for the last 2 1/2 years.

Just do manual cleaning when asked, and don't set any auto cleaning. For me it is a bad idea.