Hi ,
Our tape drive Dell TL124 stops now an then with a message "required cleaning" on the display. It halts all the backup jobs and our backup schedule is thus ruined :(
So I thought I found a solution ... I configured the cleaning tape in our library with an automatic cleaning schedule. The cleaning ran once , a very long time , and finally failed (failed job).
Ever since no more backup jobs to tape will work. They will just keep running , there will be no tape going into the drive.
I just ejected the cleaning tape and inserted it back but directly into the reader >> it started a cleaning job and finished OK. So I sent it back to it's usual location (cleaning slot).
I am trying to run all my weekend backup jobs manually now ... I'll post the result but do you guys have any ideas ?
I use the Dell PowerVault 124TL and Backup Exec 2012
Thanks...