Tape cleaning problem - Cleaning Tape not recognized

stormtronix

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in my Tandberg changer is one Cleaningtape labled CLN... but no cleaningtape found in PBS, cleaning on the changer works though
What can I do?
Changer is listed as Vendor Tandberg, Model Storageloader
 
hi,

can you post the output of
Code:
proxmox-backup-manager versions --verbose
proxmox-tape changer status

and the error/task log output you get when you try to clean it ?
 
# proxmox-backup-manager versions --verbose
proxmox-backup 2.4-1 running kernel: 5.15.104-1-pve
proxmox-backup-server 2.4.1-1 running version: 2.4.1
pve-kernel-5.15 7.4-2
pve-kernel-5.13 7.1-9
pve-kernel-5.15.104-1-pve 5.15.104-2
pve-kernel-5.15.102-1-pve 5.15.102-1
pve-kernel-5.15.83-1-pve 5.15.83-1
pve-kernel-5.15.64-1-pve 5.15.64-1
pve-kernel-5.15.53-1-pve 5.15.53-1
pve-kernel-5.15.39-1-pve 5.15.39-1
pve-kernel-5.15.35-2-pve 5.15.35-5
pve-kernel-5.15.35-1-pve 5.15.35-3
pve-kernel-5.13.19-6-pve 5.13.19-15
pve-kernel-5.13.19-1-pve 5.13.19-3
ifupdown2 3.1.0-1+pmx3
libjs-extjs 7.0.0-1
proxmox-backup-docs 2.4.1-1
proxmox-backup-client 2.4.1-1
proxmox-mail-forward 0.1.1-1
proxmox-mini-journalreader 1.2-1
proxmox-offline-mirror-helper 0.5.1-1
proxmox-widget-toolkit 3.6.5
pve-xtermjs 4.16.0-1
smartmontools 7.2-pve3
zfsutils-linux 2.1.11-pve1


# proxmox-tape changer status
Error: unable to get (default) changer name
 
2023-05-05T10:19:02+02:00: Starting drive clean
2023-05-05T10:21:22+02:00: TASK ERROR: clean failed - unable to find cleaning cartridge
 
# proxmox-tape changer status
Error: unable to get (default) changer name
can you please give the changer name too?:

Code:
proxmox-tape changer status <some-changer>
(replace <some-changer> with the id you gave it)
 
sorry, forgot the changer Name, the output with changer Name does not display the Cleaning Tape although it is insertet in Slot 7 ,
the slot is just shown empty.
In the Web-Interface of the Changer, the Tape is visible though and can be used for cleaning
 
then it's probably a changer settting (something like 'autoclean' or something) that also hides it

if we cannot see the tape, we also cannot load it ;)