1. Library Guide
  2. Tape Drives
  3. Configure Drive Cleaning
  4. Configure Host-Managed Drive Cleaning
  5. Set Up As-Needed Cleaning in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM)

Set Up As-Needed Cleaning in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM)

Use the DEFINE DRIVE or UPDATE DRIVE commands to setup drive cleaning.

  1. To configure on-demand cleaning for a drive that has not yet been added to your TSM configuration, use the DEFINE DRIVE command.
  2. To configure on-demand cleaning for a drive that has already been added to your TSM configuration, use the UPDATE DRIVE command.
  3. Using the chosen command, set the drive parameter CLEANFREQuency to ASNEEDED.