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Drive Cleaning ( NB 6.0 MP 4 )

rowittek
Not applicable
STK L700 with 6 drives.
Cleaning tape - barcode = CLNU02
                        Media Type = HC_CLN
                         Robot type = TLD
                        Volume Pool = None
 
So, from the NB ( GUI ) Admin Console,
  under Media and Device Management,
click on Device Monitor,
drive 1 Cleaning Comment = NEEDS CLEANING,
right click on drive 1 line,
left-click on on Drive Cleaning >,
left click on ' Clean Now'
 
results in:
"Drive Cleaning
Request terminated because media unavailable
(down drive, misplaced, write protected, unmountable ) MM status 35." ????
 
What gives? What am I missing ?
The cart is slotted, there is no protect tab on a cleaning tape, the drive is not down.
 
Not only can I not initiate a drive cleaning, but the error message is not helpful.
 
Thanks to anyone who can help.
 
2 REPLIES 2

Bill_Liston
Level 4
Could it be that NB shows no remaining cleanings for that tape?

Carl_Elkins
Level 3
Could be, but if your L700 is SCSI (or FC) attached, then Veritas/ACSLS cannot be used to manage cleaning, it's not supported for this attachment.

Better to import the cleaning tape from the L700 operator panel (walks you through the process), make sure that "automatic cleaning" is configured on, and let the library manage drive cleaning on demand.