RE: FW: Redirecting Tape Drive Message (Off topic) -- MIDRANGE-L

As an aside,
we've recently got in a 3570 and I thought a couple of things in the
operator's manual were slick.
First, the cleaning cartridge gets loaded and stays in the machine
waiting to be used rather than sitting around needing to be loaded.
Second, you can put the drive into an auto-clean mode so that
when it detects that it needs to be cleaned, it will do it.
Don't know how reliable the second is, but love it in theory.

So far we haven't used it that much, still waiting for enough tapes
to show up so we can start a rotation going.

 - Steve Cotes

> ----------
> From:         Chuck Lewis[SMTP:CLEWIS@IQUEST.NET]
> Sent:         Thursday, April 16, 1998 12:02 PM
> To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject:      Re: FW: Redirecting Tape Drive Message
> 
> Thanks - the cleaning cartridge will last longer. Plus I won't have to
> spend so
> much time cleaning up each day (you know, hosing the thing out and
> then mopping
> up the mess and all... <G>)...
> 
> Neil Palmer wrote:
> 
> > OOops - misread 3590 as 3570, still advice would be the same.
> >
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> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Neil Palmer
> > > Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 1998 6:31 PM
> > > To:   'MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com'
> > > Subject:      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.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Neil Palmer
> > > NxTrend Technology - Canada
> > >
> > > -----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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