Spectra T950 - Bluescale Software

Chapter 1 — Library Overview Library Features
November 2016 User Guide—Spectra T950 Library
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BlueScale Software
Thelibrary’sBlueScalesoftwareletsyousetconfigurationoptions,view
libraryanddriveinformationandmetrics,managecartridges,andmonitor
libraryoperations.YoucanaccesstheBlueScaleinterfaceusingeitherof
thefollowingmethods:
 TheBlueScaleoperatorpanelinterface—viathetouchscreenonthe
library’soperatorpanel.
 TheBlueScalewebinterface—viatheRemoteLibraryController(RLC)
usingastandardwebbrowser.
SeeChapter3–IntroducingtheBlueScaleUserInterface,beginningon
page81,fordetailedinformationaboutthefeaturesandcontrolsprovided
bytheBlueScaleuserinterface.
TheBlueScalesoftwareincludesthefollowingfeatures(listedin
alphabeticalorder).
Auto Configuration Save
TheAutoConfigurationSavefeatureautomaticallygeneratesaweekly
backupfileandreplacesthepreviousbackupfileonthememorycardin
theLCM.ThebackupfilecontainsthelibraryconfigurationandtheMLM
andDLMdatabases,aswellastheencryptionconfigurationandany
BlueScaleencryptionkeys.Abackupfile
isalsoautomaticallygenerated
andsavedwheneverapartitioniscreatedormodified.SeeUseAutomatic
BackupoftheLibraryConfigurationonpage146formoreinformation.
Ifdesired,thelibrarycanemailtheautomaticallygeneratedbackupfile
eachtimeitiscreated.Havinganexternalcopyofthebackupfileensures
thatyoucanrecoverthelibraryconfiguration,aswellastheMLMand
DLMdatabases,intheeventofadisasterandishighlyrecommended.
Auto Drive Clean
AutoDriveCleanprovideslibrary‐basedcleaningofdriveswithoutuser
intervention.Automateddrivecleaningresultsinfewerfailedtaperead/
writeoperationsandistherecommendedmethodforcleaningdrives.
TheAutoDriveClean featureuses adedicatedcleaningpartitionforstoring
cleaningcartridges.Thecleaningpartitioncanbesharedbymultiplestorage
partitionsandisusedbythelibrarytoautomaticallycleandriveswhenever
necessary.SeeCleaningPartitionsandAutoDriveCleanonpage60.
Important
Many of the features described in this user guide require your library to be running the
most current version of the BlueScale software. Spectra Logic recommends that you
keep your library’s BlueScale software and component firmware up-to-date at all times.
If you are using a previously released BlueScale package, upgrading to the current
release is strongly recommended. See
Updating the BlueScale Software and Library
Firmware on page 436 for detailed information.