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Chapter 8—Configuring and Using Media Lifecycle Management Using Media Lifecycle Management
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Thefollowingtableprovidesinformationaboutdifferentpossible
scenariosforaddingcartridgestotheMLMdatabase.
If you... Do this to add the cartridges to the MLM database...
Recentlypurchasedyour
libraryandareimporting
cartridgesintothelibraryfor
thefirsttime,
1. MakesurethatMLMisenabled(seeEnablingMLMand
ConfiguringGlobalSettingsonpage235).
2. Ifdesired,enablePreScan(seeUsingPreScanonpage245).
3. Importmediaintothepartitionstotriggertheautomatic
discoveryprocess.
Important: Discovery cannot begin while the hosts are actively
loading cartridges into and unloading cartridges from drives. If you
import cartridges during this time, the library posts a failure
message stating that no drives are available. Either wait until the
library is idle before importing cartridges or manually start the
discovery process when the library is idle.
Haveanexistinglibrarythat
doesnothavethemostcurrent
versionofBlueScaleinstalled
and:
 YoubeganusingMLM‐
enabledSpectraCertified
LTOmediawhenitbecame
availablebutbefore
BlueScale10.4introduced
theMLMfunctionalityin
thefallof2008,
—OR—
 Youbeganusingamixture
ofMLM‐enabledandnon‐
MLM‐enabledSpectra
CertifiedLTOmediabefore
theMLMfunctionalitywas
introducedinBlueScale10.4,
1. UpdatethelibrarytothemostcurrentBlueScaleversion.See
UpdatingtheBlueScaleSoftwareandLibraryFirmwareon
page414for instructions.
2. EnableMLMforthelibrary(seeEnablingMLMandConfiguring
GlobalSettingsonpage235).
3. Ifdesired,enablePreScan(seeUsingPreScanonpage245).
4. Discoverthecartridgesinthelibraryusingoneofthefollowing
methods:
 Importnewcartridgesintothepartitiontotriggertheautomatic
discoveryprocess.IfyoudonothavePreScanenabled,the
discoveryprocessonlycheckscartridgesthatarenotalreadyin
theMLMdatabase.IfPreScanisenabled,allofthecartridgesin
thepartitionareprocessed,regardlessofwhetherornot
they
arealreadyintheMLMdatabase.
Important: Discovery cannot begin while the hosts are actively
loading cartridges into and unloading cartridges from drives. If you
import cartridges during this time, the library posts a failure
message stating that no drives are available. Either wait until the
library is idle before importing cartridges or manually start the
discovery process when the library is idle.
 Ifyoudonotwanttowaituntilyouimportnewcartridgesto
havethecartridgesalreadyinthelibraryaddedtotheMLM
database,manuallystartthediscoveryprocess(see
Initiate
MediaDiscoveryManuallyonpage243).
 Useyourstoragemanagementsoftwaretoloadeachcartridge
intoanLTO‐4orlatergenerationdriveandthenunloadit.
 LetthelibraryupdatetheMLMdatabaseaspartofnormal
operation.Theinformationforeachcartridgeisaddedtothe
MLMdatabasethefirsttimethecartridgeisloadedintoand
thenunloadedfromanLTO‐4orlatergenerationdrive.
5. Whentheinitialdiscoveryprocessiscomplete,disablethealert
aboutnon‐MLM‐enabledmedia,ifdesired.