Dell PowerVault 132T LTO Dell PowerVault DLT, VS, and SDLT Media Handbook V - Page 10

www.dell.com | support.dell.com Table 1-4. Cleaning Media Types Cleaning Media Figure 1-12. SDLT Cleaning Tape Physical Description Characteristics Part No Light gray in color Specifically designed for 340-3349 and designated as SDLT220 and SDLT320 "SDLT Cleaning drives. Tape." If expired cleaning media is reused, the cartridge will get ejected and cleaning light will stay on. NOTE: Do not use VS160 cleaning media to clean SDLT drives. Life Span Tracking 20 times. Tape can track usage. On last use, the cleaning light will go off and the drive will not eject cartridge. User must manually eject cartridge and discard it from future use. Table 1-5. Cleaning Media Compatibility Cleaning Tape DLT4000 DLT7000 DLT8000 DLT1 Cleaning Tape III Yes Yes Yes No DLT1/VS Cleaning No No No Yes Tape VS160 Cleaning Tape No No No No SDLT Cleaning Tape No No No No VS80 No Yes No No VS160 SDLT220 No No YES (not No recommended) Yes No No Yes SDLT320 No No No Yes Exhausted Cleaning Media If a cleaning tape is inserted into a DLT/SDLT drive and the light remains on after tape eject, the cleaning tape may be exhausted. See the following to determine that you are using the proper cleaning tape for your drive type. If so, try another cleaning tape. Depending on the drive model, if the light does not go off, there may be a hardware fault in the drive or expired media is being used. 8 Dell PowerVault DLT, VS, and SDLT Media Handbook Version 2.0