Re: Redirecting Tape Drive Message

[Chuck Lewis <CLEWIS@xxxxxxxxxx>]

We have 35 ninety (3590) cartridge and it runs for a total of close to 3 hours 
on
various saves in a days time... I will check the documentation though (when all
else fails, eh ? It just seems like this was recommended years ago...)

Chuck

Neil Palmer wrote:

> 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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