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  2. Veritas NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume II
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  4. About TapeAlert
  5. About TapeAlert requirements
Veritas NetBackup™ Administrator's Guide, Volume II

About TapeAlert requirements

To use TapeAlert, all of the following conditions must be true:

  • The host platform, robot type, and drive support drive cleaning.

  • The drive must support the TapeAlert capability, and the TapeAlert are enabled on the drive.

    To determine if a drive supports TapeAlert, see the Veritas Support website.

  • A cleaning tape is configured and available in NetBackup for the robotic library. The cleaning cartridge is compatible with the drive that needs to be cleaned.

  • The cleaning tape has not reached its end of life.

  • Pass through device files are configured on UNIX media servers.

    See the NetBackup Device Configuration Guide, available at the following URL:

    http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC5332

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