Cleaning of built-in tape drives on aix small machines

Check how long the drive has not been cleaned due to the built-in drive cleaning problem of the aix small machine: 1. Run the script #/usr/lpp/diagnostics/bin/utape in the options below Select "rmt0 U787F.001.DPM5ANM-P1-T10-L0-L0" scsi tape service aid 802331 Select the device. move cursor to the selection, then press Enter. rmt0 U787F.001.DPM5ANM-P1-T10-L0-L0LVD SCSI 4mm Tape Drive
Select "Display Time Since Drive Was Last Cleaned" scsi tape service aid 802332FOR rmt0 in location U787F.001.DPM5ANM-P1-T10-L0-L0Move cursor to the selection, then press Enter. display Time Since Drive Was Last CleanedCopy Trace TableDisplay or Copy Log Sense Information Last Time the tape Was cleaned until now: www.2cto.com display time since the drive was last cleaned 802336FOR rmt0 in location U787F.001.DPM5ANM-P1-T10-L0-L0Usage time since the drive was last cleaned: 38.75 hours. device rmt0 does NOT need cleaning at this time. to continue, press Enter. how to clean the tape: The cleaning problem of the tape drive is usually used for about two months. It will prompt that the light of the tape to be cleaned will flash, at this time, I usually put the disk for cleaning the tape in. It will take about five minutes.