Importing Cleaning Cartridges

Cleaning cartridges can be imported into configured cleaning slots using the import/export (I/E) station. You must have cleaning slots configured to import cleaning cartridges. Cleaning slots and cleaning cartridges are used for the library's AutoClean feature. For more information on configuring cleaning slots, see About Cleaning Slots and Configuring Cleaning Slots.

These instructions focus on using the library Web client to import cleaning cartridges. However, you must also have access to the operator panel and I/E station on the physical library to import cleaning cartridges.

NOTE: If your library has zero I/E station slots configured, you cannot import cleaning cartridges using the I/E station. See About I/E Station Slots for more information.

When the manual cartridge assignment setting is enabled (the default setting), you cannot import cleaning cartridges until you have assigned them to the system partition. After you have loaded the cleaning cartridges into the I/E station and closed the I/E station door, the Assign IE screen automatically appears on the operator panel. The screen prompts you to use the operator panel to assign the cartridges to the system partition. Assigning cleaning cartridges to the system partition makes them available to all partitions in the library.

Users with administrative privileges can disable the manual cartridge assignment setting. In this case, the Assign IE screen does not appear on the operator panel. The cartridges in the I/E station are available for use by any partition, including the system partition. For information on disabling the manual cartridge assignment setting, see the Dell™ PowerVault™ ML6000 Tape Library User's Guide.

NOTICE: Some host applications may fail import/export operations when the I/E station contains cartridges that are assigned to another partition. Move cartridges from the I/E station as soon as possible to avoid possible conflicts with the other partitions.

Users with user or administrative privileges can import cleaning cartridges.

  1. Go to the front of the library and insert one or more cleaning cartridges into the I/E station.

    The Assign IE screen appears on the local operator panel if the manual cartridge assignment setting is enabled on the operator panel. If the Assign IE screen appears, do the following:

    1. Using the operator panel, select System.

      The System button turns blue after it is selected.

    2. Using the operator panel, select Apply.
  2. Using the Web client, select Operations > Cleaning Media > Import.

    The Operations - Import Cleaning Media screen appears. This screen contains a list of the cleaning cartridges in the I/E station. If no cleaning slots are configured, a message appears stating that the library cannot import cleaning cartridges.

  3. Using the Web client, note the number of empty cleaning slots that appear in the Total Empty Cleaning Slots field.

    The number of cleaning cartridges you can import is limited to the number of empty cleaning slots.

  4. Using the Web client, select one or more cleaning cartridges to import.

    An error appears if the number of selected cleaning cartridges is more than the number of empty cleaning slots.

    NOTE: If not all cartridges appear on the screen, use the Page 1 of x arrows to view the additional cartridges.

    NOTE: Bold column headings in the table can be sorted. For example, selecting the Location column heading will sort by location coordinates.

  5. Using the Web client, click Apply.

    The Progress Window appears. The Progress Window contains information on the action, elapsed time, and status of the requested operation. Do one of the following:

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