Spectra T50e - Media Tracking and Reporting

Chapter 8—Configuring and Using Media Lifecycle Management Media Lifecycle Management Overview
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SpectraCertifiedMLM‐enabledLTOmediawasmadeavailablefrom
SpectraLogiconNovember15,2007.Thefollowingtablesummarizesthe
levelofinformationreportedthroughMLMforLTOmediapurchased
beforeandafterMLMbecameavailable.
Media Tracking and Reporting
Overview MLMusestheinformationfromthecartridge’sMAMto
maintainadatabaseofvitalinformationabouteachMLM‐enabled
cartridgeinthelibrary,includingthedrivesintowhichitwasloadedand
anyerrorsitencountered.Thestatisticalanddiagnosticinformationinthe
MLMdatabasehelpsyouproactivelymanageyourtapemediathroughout
itslife.Usingtheinformationinthedatabase,MLMcangenerateavariety
ofreportsthatletyoumonitorimportanthealthinformationaboutevery
MLM‐enableddatacartridgeandcleaningcartridgeinyourlibrary.If
desired,youcansavethereportstoaUSBdeviceoremailthemtoa
previouslyconfiguredmailuser.YoucanalsodownloadtheMLM
databaseasacommaseparatedvalue(CSV)file.
Notes:  TheMLMdatabasealsoincludeslimitedinformationabout
cartridgesthatarenotMLM‐enabled.
 Thecartridgeinventoryisseparate fromtheMLMdatabase
andonlyshowscartridgescurrentlystored inthelibrary.The
cartridgeinv entorydo esnotdifferentiatebetween
MLM‐enabledcartridgesandthosethatarenotMLM‐enabled.
Discovery Requirement UntilanLTOcartridgeisdiscovered,either
throughtheautomaticmediadiscoveryprocessorwhenitisloadedinto
andthenunloadedfromadriveforthefirsttime,itisnotincludedinthe
MLMdatabase.
Drive Type Spectra Certified Media Non-MLM-Enabled
Media
Born-on date is before
November 15, 2007
Born-on date is after
November
15, 2007
LTO‐1andLTO‐2 NotSupported
LTO‐3 LimitedReporting
LTO‐4 LimitedReporting FullReporting LimitedReporting
LTO‐5 NotApplicable FullReporting LimitedReporting
LTO‐6 NotApplicable FullReporting LimitedReporting
LTO‐7 NotApplicable FullReporting LimitedReporting