RE: Redirecting Tape Drive Message

Follow the recommended cleaning schedule in the documentation for the
unit.  I don't have a 3570 so can't tell you the exact cleaning
recommendations.
I would presume the 3570 uses a cleaning cartridge, so once a day is
probably overkill for it - unless you run the thing almost continuously.

For old 1/2" reel drives, where you used cleaning fluid and swabs/cloths
cleaning daily was no problem - in fact you probably had to clean
several times a day, sometimes after each tape, but you could see the
dirt on the heads and could pretty much tell when it needed cleaning.
Not the case these days with the heads hidden away inside the drives.



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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chuck Lewis [SMTP:CLEWIS@IQUEST.NET]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 1998 10:55 AM
> To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject:      Re: Redirecting Tape Drive Message
> 
> We have a 3590 - are you saying don't clean it daily also ?
> 
> Neil Palmer wrote:
> 
> > You can create an optional message queue called QSYSMSG in library
> QSYS.
> > The system will direct important messages there, in addition to
> QSYSOPR.
> > HOWEVER - I don't know if it considers the lonely cry of 'clean me'
> from
> > the tape drive to be important enough to send to QSYSMSG.  :-)
> > (Check Chapter 8 "Working with messages" in the CL Programming book
> for
> > messages sent to QSYSMSG).
> > If the message isn't one of the ones listed to go to QSYSMSG, maybe
> you
> > could change the message queue defined on the tape drived device
> > description to name a different message queue.
> >
> > Also,  would suggest you do NOT clean the tape drive every day, just
> > when needed.
> > If you use cleaning cartridges, they are slightly abrasive (to clean
> the
> > heads) and overuse will cause premature wear of the tape heads.
> > Most tape drives have an indicator light on the front that will also
> > light to show when cleaning is necessary.
> >
> > Neil Palmer                               
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Joe Giusto [SMTP:JDG@patuxent.com]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 1998 8:10 AM
> > > To:   'midrange-l@midrange.com'
> > > Subject:      Redirecting Tape Drive Message
> > >
> > > does anyone know how to force a copy of a message to another user
> > > profile?
> > >
> > > here's the problem:
> > >
> > > when we do our nightly backup, i've noticed that the history log
> has a
> > > message (sent from QSYSARB2) CPF6792 Device T2 needs to be
> cleaned.
> > > (apparently not enough to stop the save.) A copy of the message
> gets
> > > sent to QSYSOPR. the problem is that no one really monitors
> message
> > > this
> > > MSGQ.  what i would like to do is have this message sent to
> another
> > > user
> > > profile (or two) so that this message will "hit us in the face"
> and we
> > > can clean the drive before it does stop the save.
> > >
> > > i realize that we should just have someone clean the drive every
> day
> > > anyway,  but if we could get this message, we would know that
> someone
> > > is
> > > not cleaning it (with the exception that it could be a bad tape).
> > >
> > > thanks for any help you can offer.
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