Clean an Automated Library

Applies To: Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista

To complete this procedure, you need the appropriate administrative credentials for the affected Removable Storage item. To maintain system security, rather than logging on as an administrator, log on as a user without administrative credentials and then run Removable Storage with administrative credentials.

To run Removable Storage with administrative credentials

  1. Open a command prompt with administrative credentials. To do this, click Start, click All Programs, click Accessories, right-click Command Prompt, and then point to Run as administrator.

  2. Provide administrative credentials for an account in the Administrators group, and then click Submit. A command prompt with administrative credentials opens.

  3. At the command prompt, type mmc.exe.

Clean an automated library

To clean an automated library

  1. In Removable Storage, right-click the library you want to clean, and then click Cleaner Management.

  2. Follow the instructions in the Cleaner Management Wizard.

Note

To complete this procedure, you must insert a cleaning cartridge into the library when prompted. Do not insert a cleaning cartridge using the same method used for inserting regular tapes (such as through the insert/eject port). Follow the instructions in the Cleaner Management Wizard.