Chapter 9 — Configuring and Using Media Lifecycle Management Using Media Lifecycle Management
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Have an existing library with
the most current BlueScale
version installed. Cartridges
have already been imported
into the library, but you have
just recently enabled MLM,
1. If you want to detect any non-MLM-enabled cartridges being
imported, temporarily enable the alert on the Media Lifecycle
Management Settings screen (see Enable Alerts for Non-Certified
Media on page 278). The alert is disabled by default.
2. If desired, enable PreScan (see Using PreScan on page 288).
3. Discover the cartridges in the library using one of the following
methods:
Import new cartridges into the partition to trigger the automatic
discovery process. If you do not have PreScan enabled, the
discovery process only checks cartridges that are not already in
the MLM database. If PreScan is enabled, all of the cartridges in
the partition are processed, regardless of whether or not they
are already in the MLM database.
Important: The automatic discovery process cannot begin while
the library is actively loading cartridges into drives. If you import
cartridges during this time, the library posts a failure message
stating that no drives are available. Either wait until the library is
idle before importing cartridges or manually start the discovery
process when the library is idle after you import the cartridges.
If you do not want to wait until you import new cartridges to
have the cartridges already in the library added to the MLM
database, manually start the discovery process (see Discover
Cartridges Manually).
Use your storage management software to load each cartridge
into an LTO-4 or later generation drive and then unload it.
Let the library update the MLM database as part of normal
operation. The information for each cartridge will be added to
the MLM database the first time the cartridge is loaded into and
then unloaded from an LTO-4 or later generation drive.
4. When the initial discovery process is complete, disable the alert
about non-MLM-enabled media, if desired.
5. To routinely verify the readability of the cartridges, configure
PostScan for each partition in the library (see Using PostScan on
page 289).
If you... Do this to add the cartridges to the MLM database...
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