cleaning cartridge for 3494 tape library
Hi all, We would like to checkin some cleaning cartridge to 3494 tape library. We put in four cleaning cartridges already through I/O station, do we need to run 'checkin' from TSM to check in them or check in from 3494 workstation? Or do nothing? 'mtlib -l /dev/lmcp0 -qI -v' shows no cleaning cartridge but 'mtlib -l /dev/lmcp0 -qL' shows 'avail 3590 cleaner cycles..398'. What does it mean? Thanks. Best regards, Phillip Guan Sansia System Solutions Bowers Avenue, Suite 239 Santa Clara, CA 95054 Voice: 408.844.8808 Fax: 408.844.9801
Re: cleaning cartridge for 3494 tape library
We would like to checkin some cleaning cartridge to 3494 tape library. We put in four cleaning cartridges already through I/O station, do we need to run 'checkin' from TSM to check in them or check in from 3494 workstation? Or do nothing? TSM is not involved with cleaner cartridges in libraries and drives which initiate their own cleaning, like the 3494. You need to apply barcode labels which conform to the definition you made for the Cleaner Volume Mask in the Library Manager, and also there define the cleaning interval. Refer to your 3494 Operator Guide and the redbook IBM Magstar Tape Products Family: A Practical Guide (SG24-4632). Richard Sims, BU
