Set Up NetBackup for Reactive Cleaning

Set up NetBackup for Reactive Cleaning using either the Adminstration Console or the commandline.

Setup Reactive Cleaning Using the Administration Console

1. From the Administration Console, select Media and Device Management.
2. Select Device Monitor, and then select Drives.
3. In the Drive Status pane, select an SL150 drive and then open the Actions menu.
4. Select the Set Cleaning Frequency parameter, and set the value to 0 (zero). This tells NetBackup to clean drives in response to Tape Alerts.
5. Repeat until you have configured all SL150 drives.

Setup Reactive Cleaning Using the Commandline

1. To add a drive to the NetBackup configuration, use the command tpconfig -add -drive -type [hcart|hcart2|hcart3] path drivepath ‐cleanfreq 0, where:

   • hcart* is the generic NetBackup media identifier.

   • drivepath is the path to the device file for the drive. Stop here.

2. If you have already added the drives to your NetBackup configuration, run the command /usr/openv/volmgr/bin/tpclean/tpclean -F drive_name 0, where:

   • drive_name is the name that was assigned to the drive when it was added to the NetBackup device configuration.

   • 0 is the value that turns off frequency-based cleaning in favor of reactive cleaning.