Re: SBS2003 Backup and Dell PowerVault 100T DAT 72 tape drive

Too much thinking !!
Don't over use your Brain or technology.... think simple !!!

How about.... Clean it once a week

Those Cleaning Tapes are designed for 50 cleans

Once a week makes sence - give the guy who run it Christmas off
so 50 will last 1 year - right ????

"Tom Walker" <twalker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> This tape drive has a LED to signify it needs to be cleaned. This
> activates after c.50 hours tape usage.
>
> If it happens in the middle of an overnight backup, the tape will not
> mount and the backup then terminates. This can happen part way through
> the backup/verify process.
>
> I've asked Dell if there is any way to interrogate the tape drive to
> find out how much time is left before cleaning is required so that we
> can take pre-emptive action but have not yet had a clear response.
>
> Has anyone else seen this kind of issue and developed a way to handle it?
>
> On my previous SBS 4.5 system, the cleaning LED would come on but the
> backup would continue, enabling the tape changer to clean the unit the
> next day. Seems a much more practical approach.
>
> Thnaks for any feedback.
>
> Tom Walker


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