SL3000 - Manual Clean of Drive Not Incrementing Use Count

Asset ID:	1-72-1333021.1
Update Date:	2011-06-27
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Solution 1333021.1 : SL3000 - Manual Clean of Drive Not Incrementing Use Count

Applies to:

Sun StorageTek SL3000 Modular Library System - Version: Not Applicable and later [Release: N/A and later ]
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

Manual Clean not Incrementing Use Count

Cause

Unlike the SL500, the SL3000 does not have a Manual Cleaning option in the SLConsole when using AutoClean.

Solution

Manual cleans can only be accomplished by using a Diagnostic Move command from the SLConsole. When using a cleaning tape in this manual manner, the "use count" of the cleaning tape will not increment. This is known behavior and there is no current plan to modify it.

NOTE: Manual cleaning will have no effect on many drives if the transport is not in a "clean requested" state. In addition, routine manual cleans can have detrimental effects such as decreased head life. Engineering recommends that cleaning should be done only when a transports requests a clean.
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