>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