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User Privilege Requirements All users can view system messages, view
performance metrics, and use the BlueScale Vision camera. The user
privileges required to use the other monitoring tools depend on the tool.
Check and Respond to Messages
Check the library’s system messages regularly. These messages provide
important information about the library, its operation, and any library
problems. Reviewing the messages is the first step in troubleshooting.
Note: When you configure mail users, you can specify which types of
system messages the library automatically emails to each mail user.
See Configure Mail Users on page 115 for detailed information.
Use the BlueScale User Interface
Use the following steps to view BlueScale system messages through either
the operator panel or a web browser.
1. Log into the library.
2. Select the System Status icon on the status bar (see Figure 35 on
page 82). The System Messages screen displays.
Media Lifecycle
Management
(MLM)
The usage and health of MLM-
enabled media in the library.
Note: MLM also provides
limited health information
about media that is not MLM-
enabled.
Chapter 9 – Configuring and Using Media
Lifecycle Management, beginning on
page 265
Drive Lifecycle
Management (DLM)
The usage and health of the
LTO drives in the library.
Chapter 10 – Using Drive Lifecycle
Management, beginning on page 312
Hardware Health
Monitoring
The health of key library
components.
Using BlueScale Hardware Health Monitoring
on page 349
Check... To monitor... For details, see...
Figure 87 The System Messages screen.
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