Spectra T50e - Initiate Media Discovery Manually

Chapter 8—Configuring and Using Media Lifecycle Management Using Media Lifecycle Management
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Initiate Media Discovery Manually
ThemanualdiscoveryprocessisusefulifyoudidnotenableMediaAuto
DiscoverybutstillwanttotakeadvantageoftheMLMfeaturesorifyou
enabledMLMwhenthelibraryalreadycontainedcartridges.
Note: SpectraLogichighlyrecommendsthatyouperformthemanual
MediaAutoDiscoveryprocesswhenyourstoragemanagement
softwareisnotaccessingthelibraryandthelibraryisidle.
1. MakesurethatMediaLifecycleManagementisenabledbeforeyou
startthediscoveryprocess(seeEnablingMLMandConfiguringGlobal
Settingsonpage235).
2. ClickMENU,thenselectMaintenance > MLM.TheMediaLifecycle
ManagementToolsscreendisplays.
3. ClickDiscover Mediatostartthemanualdiscoveryprocess.
Note: Ifallofthemediainthelibrarywaspreviouslydiscovered,the
Discover Mediabuttonisgrayedout.Youdonotneedtoperform
amanualmediadiscovery.
4. Selectthepartitioncontainingthecartridgesyouwanttoaddtothe
MLMdatabase,thenclickNext.
Figure 150 Click Discover Media to begin configuring the
manual media discovery process.
Figure 151 Select the partition containing the cartridges you
want to add to the MLM database.