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: