RE: 3573 LTO7 cleaning cartridge not recognized -- MIDRANGE-L

Changing the cleaning cartridge to a different cartridge resolved the issue.
Not sure what the issue was with the original cartridge.

Paul

-----Original Message-----
From: Steinmetz, Paul
Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2019 8:21 AM
To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
Subject: RE: 3573 LTO7 cleaning cartridge not recognized

Slot 45 is the reserved slot for the cleaning cartridge.
Slot number varies by model.

Paul

-----Original Message-----
From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rob Berendt
Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2019 8:19 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: RE: 3573 LTO7 cleaning cartridge not recognized

I believe there's also a particular slot in your magazine you're supposed to put your cleaning cartridge into. If you use the web management port on your media library you should be able to find it.

-----Original Message-----
From: MIDRANGE-L <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Steinmetz, Paul via MIDRANGE-L
Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2019 7:57 AM
To: 'Jim Oberholtzer' <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion' <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Steinmetz, Paul <PSteinmetz@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: 3573 LTO7 cleaning cartridge not recognized

Checked the label, it compared correct to label from previous tape.
Lettering must be up/down, above the bar code, CLNU05, example.
There was an issue years back when we ordered these, they came through with the wrong label, we had to order new labels for all the tapes.
I'm trying another new cleaning cartridge, waiting for results.

I use the auto clean feature, so next request for auto clean will tell the story.

Paul

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Oberholtzer [mailto:midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2019 7:47 AM
To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
Cc: Steinmetz, Paul
Subject: RE: 3573 LTO7 cleaning cartridge not recognized

Is the barcode label correct? Tape in the correct position?
If both true, then most likely bad cleaning tape.

To show it's not a bad cleaning tape, manually mount it and see if it gives you the same error. If it does not cause a problem replace the barcode label (just for grins if no other reason)

After that, a call to IBM (assuming maintenance on the tape library)

--
Jim Oberholtzer
Agile Technology Architects

-----Original Message-----
From: MIDRANGE-L <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Steinmetz, Paul via MIDRANGE-L
Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2019 8:20 PM
To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion' <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Steinmetz, Paul <PSteinmetz@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: 3573 LTO7 cleaning cartridge not recognized

My cleaning cartridge on my 3573 LT07 recently expired, 50 media loads completed.
I replaced with a new cleaning cartridge.
The new cartridge is not being recognized and throwing errors.

From QHST

Message ID . . . . . . : CPP630C

Date sent . . . . . . : 05/27/19 Time sent . . . . . . : 02:54:01

Message . . . . : *Attention* Media error detected by device TAPMLB01.

From 3573 library logs.

19.05.27 01:57:00.39 TRC/CST <84 02 02 37 > Drive Warn or Crit Tape Alert flag
19.05.27 01:57:00.38 TRC/CST <84 02 02 27 > Drive Warn or Crit Tape Alert flag
19.05.27 01:57:00.37 TRC/CST <84 02 02 04 > Drive Warn or Crit Tape Alert flag
19.05.20 06:30:44.87 TRC/CST <86 > No tape for autoclean

Any thoughts from the group.

Thank You
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Paul Steinmetz
IBM i Systems Administrator

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