Spectra T50e - ENABLING MLM AND CONFIGURING GLOBAL SETTINGS

Chapter 8—Configuring and Using Media Lifecycle Management Media Lifecycle Management Overview
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ThediscoveryprocessdependsonwhetherthelibraryisusingMediaAuto
DiscoveryorPreScan.WithMediaAutoDiscoverythelibraryreadsthe
barcodelabeloneachnewcartridgeinthepartition;withPreScanthe
libraryreadsthebarcodelabeloneverycartridgeinthepartition.Ifa
barcodeisnotalreadyintheMLMdatabase,thelibraryloadsthecartridge
intoadriveandperformseitheraPreScanorthebasicMediaAuto
Discovery.
 IfthecartridgeisMLM‐enabled,thelibrarycollectstheavailableMLM
informationfromthecartridge’sMAM,includingtheborn‐ondate.If
thecartridgewasusedpreviously,thelibraryalsocollectsmediahealth
andencryptionstatusfromtheMAM.ThelibraryupdatestheMLM
databasetoincludethecollectedinformationandthenameofthe
partitionwhereitcurrentlyresides.AnyupdatedMLMinformationis
alsowrittentotheMAMinthecartridge.
 IfthecartridgeisnotMLM‐enabled,thelibrarycollectsthecartridge
barcodelabelinformation,thecartridgehealthinformation,andthe
nameofthepartitionwherethecartridgecurrentlyresides.Itthenadds
thisinformationtotheMLMdatabase.
Whenthediscoveryprocessiscomplete,thedriveunloadsthecartridge
andthelibraryreturnsthecartridgetoitsoriginallocation.Each
subsequentload/unloadupdatestheMLMdatabaseandthecartridge
MAM,providingongoingtrackingandreportingforthecartridge.
Manual Discovery If MediaAutoDiscovery isnotenabledorifyouenabled
MLMwhenthelibraryalreadycontainedcartridges,youcanstartthe
mediadiscoveryprocessmanuallytoaddthecartridgestotheMLM
database(seeInitiateMediaDiscoveryManuallyonpage243).
Limitations Automaticmediadiscovery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
formediadiscovery.
Toavoidthisfailure,eitherwaituntilthelibraryisidlebeforeimporting
mediaorstartthemanualdiscoveryprocessfortheimportedmediawhen
thelibraryisidle.See
InitiateMediaDiscoveryManuallyonpage243for
instructions.
MLM PreScan and PostScan
Overview MLMPreScanandPostScanareconfigurablebackground
processesthatuseanLTO‐4orlatergenerationdrivetoprovidetwolevels
ofverificationforLTOdatacartridges.SeeUsingPreScanonpage245and
UsingPostScanonpage247fordetailedinformationaboutconfiguring
andusingPreScanandPostScan.
Note: PostScanandSpectraSKLMencryptionkeymanagementcannot
beconfiguredforuseinthesamepartition.