Spectra T200 - Address Requirements for Use

Chapter 9 — Configuring and Using Media Lifecycle Management Using PostScan
December 2019 User Guide—Spectra T200, T380, and T680 Libraries
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Updating the MLM Database
When the PostScan process on a cartridge is complete, the library writes
the scan date and a pass/fail test result to the cartridge MAM and updates
the MLM database with the scan date, the pass/fail test result, and when
(or if) the next scan should occur. The drive then unloads the cartridge and
the library returns it to its original slot. The library then posts a system
message showing that the cartridge was scanned. If the QuickScan used a
partition drive, the library reports that the unload move for the backup
operation that preceded the QuickScan is complete.
Global Spare Drive Cleaning
After a cartridge is unloaded from a Global Spare drive following a
PostScan verification, the library checks to see if the drive requires
cleaning. If cleaning is required and a cleaning partition is associated with
the storage partition to which the Global Spare is assigned, the drive is
cleaned before the next cartridge is processed.
Note: If a cleaning partition is not present, periodically check the Drive
Details screen for each drive to determine whether cleaning is
required. If cleaning is required, follow the instructions
provided in Manually Cleaning a Drive on page 470.
Address Requirements for Use
As you configure and use PostScan, keep the following in mind:
Consideration Description
Drive Firmware  LTO-4: requires 97F9 or later firmware.
 LTO-5: requires B170 or later firmware.
 LTO-6 and later: supported with any firmware.
 TS11xx technology: supported with any firmware.
Updating MLM
Data on MAM
Updating the cartridge MAM requires the cartridge to be write-enabled.
Important: If a cartridge is write-protected when it is inserted into a drive, the
information about the cartridge is added to the MLM database, but the library
cannot update the MLM information on the cartridge’s MAM.
Drive Support for
PostScan
 LTO-4: Only the FullScan option is available when using LTO-4 drives.
 LTO-5 or later generations: FullScan, QuickScan, and QuickScan using Global
Spare are available when using LTO-5 or later generation drives.

TS11xx technology: FullScan, QuickScan, and QuickScan using Global Spare
are available when using
TS11xx technology drives.
Note: While a drive is in use for QuickScan operations, it is unavailable to the
storage management software.