CLEAN DRIVE (Clean a drive)

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Use this command when you want IBM Storage Protect to immediately load a cleaner cartridge into a drive regardless of the cleaning frequency.

There are special considerations if you plan to use this command with a SCSI library that provides automatic drive cleaning through its device hardware.

Restriction: You cannot run the CLEAN DRIVE command for a drive whose only path source is a NAS file server.

Privilege class

To issue this command, you must have system privilege or unrestricted storage privilege.

Syntax

Read syntax diagramSkip visual syntax diagramCLEAN DRIVE library_namedrive_name

Parameters

library_name (Required)
Specifies the name of the library to which the drive is assigned.
drive_name (Required)
Specifies the name of the drive.

Example: Clean a specific tape drive

You have already defined a library named AUTOLIB by using the DEFINE LIBRARY command, and you have already checked a cleaner cartridge into the library using the CHECKIN LIBVOL command. Inform the server that TAPEDRIVE3 in this library requires cleaning.
clean drive autolib tapedrive3

Related commands

Table 1. Commands related to CLEAN DRIVE
Command Description
CHECKIN LIBVOLUME Checks a storage volume into an automated library.
CHECKOUT LIBVOLUME Checks a storage volume out of an automated library.
DEFINE DRIVE Assigns a drive to a library.
DEFINE LIBRARY Defines an automated or manual library.
DELETE DRIVE Deletes a drive from a library.
QUERY DRIVE Displays information about drives.
UPDATE DRIVE Changes the attributes of a drive.