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CHAPTER 9
Configuring and Using Media
Lifecycle Management
This chapter describes how to use BlueScale Media Lifecycle Management
to proactively monitor and report on the health of the cartridges in your
library. See MLM Best Practices on page 507 for information about using
Media Lifecycle Management (MLM) effectively in your environment and
ensuring that your MLM data is protected.
Topic
BlueScale Media Lifecycle Management page 266
Spectra Certified MLM-Enabled Media page 266
Automatic Media Discovery page 267
Media Tracking and Reporting page 269
MLM PreScan and PostScan page 272
Additional MLM Features page 274
Enabling MLM and Configuring Global Settings page 276
Enable MLM and Configure Settings page 276
Configure How Storage Capacity Displays page 280
Configure PostScan Blackout Periods page 281
Using Media Lifecycle Management page 283
Add Cartridges to the MLM Database page 283
Discover Cartridges Manually page 286
Using PreScan page 288
Using PostScan page 289
Operational Overview page 290
Address Requirements for Use page 293
Enable PostScan page 295
Request a Manual PostScan page 295
Pause the PostScan Process page 297
Using MLM Reporting page 298
Generate MLM Reports page 298
Save an MLM Report page 302
Override a Poor Cartridge Health Report page 304
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