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  2. Veritas NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume II
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  4. About tape drive cleaning
Veritas NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume II

About tape drive cleaning

The following types of drive cleaning are available by using NetBackup:

Reactive cleaning

See About TapeAlert cleaning (reactive cleaning).

Veritas recommends that you use reactive cleaning.

Library-based cleaning

See About library-based cleaning.

Frequency-based cleaning

See About frequency-based cleaning.

Operator-initiated cleaning

See About operator-initiated cleaning.

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About using a cleaning tape

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