Hi *SM-ers!
Thank you very much for the entries below Richard!
Later I also found them (among other very useful entries) on you FAQ page.
The cleaning issue has been solved! I checked the library manager and when I
wanted to checkout the cleaning tape I noticed that it reported a 3490 type
cartridge. Then it became clear to me. I replaced it with a 3590 type
cleaning cartridge and the library immediately started to clean both drives
after the checkin.
Thank you all very much for you help!!!
Kindest regards,
Eric van Loon
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Sims [mailto:rbs AT BU DOT EDU]
Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 16:10
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: 3494 cleaning (2 nd. try)
>I haven't received an answer yet, so I'll give it another try:
We've simply been ignoring you. ;-)
>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!!!
Well, the first thing I would check is whether you have cleaning tapes in
your
library...that they have cycles left...that they have prefixes (like "CLN")
matching the spec defined in the library, etc.
# Get number of tapes:
/usr/bin/mtlib -l $LMCP -vqK -s fffd
# Get available cleaner cycles number:
/usr/bin/mtlib -l $LMCP -qL
No cleaning tapes = no cleaning. Available cycles is something we have to
watch
for, as it can deplete rather quietly. (Exhausted cleaning tapes may
auto-eject, but operators may send them offsite. ;-)
Richard Sims, BU
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