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66 Enabling Auto Clean Chapter 3
Enabling Auto Clean
Note Ensure your backup software support this feature before
installing. For cleaning cartridge information specific to your
drive type, see Drives and Media on page 135.
You will need to clean the drives occasionally to prevent read and write errors.
Enabling the Auto Clean feature allows the library to initiate drive cleaning
without your intervention. (A drive is cleaned with a special cleaning
cartridge.)
To enable Auto Clean, load valid cleaning cartridges into any of the 11 cells
that are reserved for cleaning and diagnostic cartridges. For the locations of
these cells, refer to Reserved Cells on page 24.
Note To be valid:
A cleaning cartridge must have “CLN” in its VOLSER label.
9840 cleaning cartridges must also have a “U” on their media
ID labels.
HP Ultrium cartridges have unique bar code labels specific to HP
as the drive manufacturer. For more information, see Drives and
Media on page 143.