Yes, a slot is used when you check in a cleaning cartridge. Make sure you
have the correct bar code on it (CLNInn - as described in the 3583 book). I
to have set drives to ASNEEDED.

Joerg Pohlmann



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Subject:  3583-L36 drive


Hello *SM'ers...

Anyone familiar with the 3583 LTO drive?  I just installed the L36 model
(36 tapes) yesterday.  There is an extra slot at the top of each column of
18 tapes that seems to be the perfect spot for a cleaning tape.  But i
cannot find documentation to support this.  Can this drive hold a cleaning
tape internally (as the 3570 does) or must i give up one of the 36 tape
slots for a cleaning tape.

Also the options for cleaning in the docs are manual, or "host based"
meaning the software decides when to clean it.  I'm guessing i set it to
"host based" and set the drives to ASNEEDED. Is this a correct setup for
automatic cleaning?  Thanks for any info...

-Ray
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Ray DeJean                                       http://www.r-a-y.org
Systems Administrator               Southeastern Louisiana University
IBM Certified Specialist              AIX Administration, AIX Support
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