Spectra T950 - CHAPTER 9 Configuring and Using Media Lifecycle Management

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CHAPTER 9
Configuring and Using Media
Lifecycle Management
ThischapterdescribeshowtouseBlueScaleMediaLifecycleManagement
toproactivelymonitorandreportonthehealthofthecartridgesinyour
library.See
MLMBestPracticesonpage501forinformationaboutusing
MediaLifecycleManagement(MLM)effectivelyinyourenvironmentand
ensuringthatyourMLMdataisprotected.
Topic
BlueScaleMediaLifecycleManagement page277
SpectraCertifiedMLM‐EnabledMedia page277
AutomaticMediaDiscovery page278
MediaTrackingandReporting page280
MLMPreScanandPostScan page283
AdditionalMLMFeatures page285
EnablingMLMandConfiguringGlobalSettings page287
EnableMLMandConfigureSettings page287
ConfigureHowStorageCapacityDisplays page291
ConfigurePostScanBlackoutPeriods page292
UsingMediaLifecycleManagement page294
AddCartridgestotheMLMDatabase page294
DiscoverCartridgesManually page296
StoptheDiscoveryProcess page298
UsingPreScan page298
UsingPostScan page299
OperationalOverview page300
AddressRequirementsforUse page303
EnablePostScan page304
RequestaManualPostScan page305
PausethePostScanProcess page307