Spectra T50e - Chapter 8-Configuring And Using Media Lifecycle Management; Media Lifecycle Management Overview; Spectra Certified MLM-Enabled Media

Chapter 8—Configuring and Using Media Lifecycle Management Media Lifecycle Management Overview
August 2017 User Guide—Spectra T50e Library
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MEDIA LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW
ThissectiondescribesthemajorfeaturesofBlueScaleMediaLifecycle
Management(MLM).Theremainderofthechapterprovidesdetailed
informationaboutconfiguringandusingMLM.
Note: MLMisonlysupportedforLTO‐4andlatergenerationdrives
andcompatiblemedia.
Overview BlueScaleMediaLifecycleManagement(MLM)helpsyou
manageyourtapemedia(cartridges)bygivingyoutoolstoproactively
detectpotentialmediaerrorswellbeforetheyhappen.Whenusedin
combinationwithSpectraCertifiedMLM‐enabledmedia,MLMletsyou
manage,track,andreportallfacetsoftapeusagefromcreationto
retirement.WhenusedwithmediathatisnotMLM‐enabled,MLMtracks
andreportsthegeneralhealthofthemedia.
Spectra Certified MLM-Enabled Media
MediaLifecycleManagementstartswithpackaged,barcodelabeled,
SpectraCertifiedMLM‐enabledmedia(LTO‐3andlatergenerationdata
cartridgesandLTOcleaning cartridges).Beforeshipment,SpectraLogic
writesbaselinedatatotheMAM(MediumAuxiliaryMemory)embedded
ineachcartridge.Throughoutitslife,thecartridgeMAMcontinually
collectsdatato
supportMLMtrackingandreporting.SeeSpectraCertified
Mediaonpage485foradditionalinformation.
ManagingtheMLMDatabase page263
BackUptheMLMandDLMDatabases page263
VerifytheDatabaseBackupFile page267
DeleteMLMRecordsFromtheDatabase page268
DownloadtheMLMDatabaseforAnalysisandArchiving page270
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Important
Before you can use Media Lifecycle Management, you must enable it as described
in
Enabling MLM and Configuring Global Settings on page 235.