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Cleaning tape support
HP Data Protector provides automatic cleaning for most devices using a cleaning tape. This medium will be
used automatically by Data Protector if a dirty drive event from the device is detected.
• For SCSI libraries it is possible to define which slot holds a cleaning tape.
• For devices with a bar code reader, Data Protector recognizes cleaning tape bar codes automatically if
they have the CLN prefix.
• For devices without a cleaning tape, a dirty drive detection will cause a cleaning request to be
displayed on the session monitor window. The operator must clean the device manually. You cannot
continue your backup without cleaning the drive, since the backup may fail because data may not be
correctly written and stored on the media.
Library and Tape Tools
Performance
Library and Tape Tools (L&TT) is a utility provided by HP for managing the HP tape libraries. L&TT is used
to upgrade firmware, perform diagnostics and manage media within a supported tape library. L&TT is the
preferred troubleshooting tool that can be used to generate support tickets for problem escalation. For
more information on L&TT, see the HP StorageWorks Enterprise Backup Solution Design Guide at
http://www.hp.com/go/ebs. Additionally, L&TT can be found at http://www.hp.com/go/tape under
Value Added Features.
For additional information on performance tweaking, see the Performance: Finding bottlenecks chapter in
the HP StorageWorks Enterprise Backup Solution Design Guide located at http://www.hp.com/go/ebs.
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