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CHAPTER 8
Configuring and Using Media
Lifecycle Management
ThischapterdescribeshowtouseBlueScaleMediaLifecycleManagement
tomonitorandreportonthehealthofthecartridgesinyourlibrary.See
MLMBestPracticesonpage473forinformationaboutusingMedia
LifecycleManagement(MLM)effectivelyinyourenvironmentand
ensuringthatyourMLMdataisprotected.
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MediaLifecycleManagementOverview page227
SpectraCertifiedMLM‐EnabledMedia page227
MediaTrackingandReporting page228
MediaDiscovery page231
MLMPreScanandPostScan page233
AdditionalMLMFeatures page235
EnablingMLMandConfiguringGlobalSettings page235
EnableMLMandConfigureSettings page236
ConfigurePostScanBlackoutPeriods page239
UsingMediaLifecycleManagement page240
AddCartridgestotheMLMDatabase page240
InitiateMediaDiscoveryManually page243
StoptheDiscoveryProcess page245
UsingPreScan page245
UsingPostScan page247
MeetRequirementsforConfiguringandUsingPostScan page250
EnablePostScan page251
ScheduleaManualPostScan page 251
PausethePostScanProcess page254
UsingMLMReporting page255
GenerateMLMReports page255
SaveanMLMReport page260
OverrideaPoorCartridgeHealthReport page262