It's not elegant, but looking in the current log file for type 111 errors on the device will show errors that are generally the result of media problems...
Jack Connor
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From: Johnson, Tracy [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
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Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] clean tape drive
I know of none.
DDS tapes would send a console message. Have not seen it happen with
DLT. Pretty much gotta look.
(Maybe you could put a webcam on your DLT drive?)
Tracy Johnson
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Michael Caplin
> Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 8:58 AM
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> Subject: [HP3000-L] clean tape drive
>
> Does anyone know of a command that will detect whether a tape
> drive (DLT)
> needs cleaning, Something in place of walking into the data
> center and
> looking at the lights on the drive.
>
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