Spectra T950 - Using Media Lifecycle Management; Add Cartridges to the MLM Database

Chapter 9 — Configuring and Using Media Lifecycle Management Using Media Lifecycle Management
November 2016 User Guide—Spectra T950 Library
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USING MEDIA LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT
Overview AfteryouenableMLMandconfiguretheglobalsettings(see
EnablingMLMandConfiguringGlobalSettingsonpage287),youare
readytobeginusingMLMtotrackandmonitorthemediainthelibrary.
Note: IfyouwanttousethePreScanandPostScanoptions,youmust
enableandconfiguretheseoptionsforeachpartition(seeEnable
andConfigureMLMPreScanandPostScanonpage199).
User Privilege Requirements SeeSpecifythePartitionUsersonpage205
forinformationaboutassigninguserstoapartition.
 Onlyauserwithsuperuseroradministratorprivilegescanmanually
startandstopmediadiscovery(usingeitherMediaAutoDiscoveryor
PreScan),manuallystartandpausePostScanoperations,andmanage
theMLMandDLMdatabases.
 Anyuserwithoperatorprivilegeswhoisassignedtothepartitionand
alluserswithsuperuseroradministratorprivilegescangenerateand
saveMLMreports.
Add Cartridges to the MLM Database
ThecartridgesusedinthelibraryarenotaddedtotheMLMdatabaseuntil
theyarediscovered.Theprocessyouusetodiscovercartridgesandadd
themtotheMLMdatabasedependsonwhenyouloadedthecartridges
intothelibrary.
Notes:  MediaAutoDiscoverycannotbeginwhilethelibraryis
activelyloadingmediaintodrives.Ifyouimportmedia
duringthistime,thelibrarypostsafailuremessagestating
thatnodrivesareavailable.Eitherwaituntilthelibraryis
idlebeforeimportingmediaorstartthediscoveryprocessfor
importedmedia
manuallywhenthelibraryisidle.
 IfyouimportcartridgesintothelibrarywithMLMdisabled,
thosecartridgesarenotautomaticallydiscoveredandadded
totheMLMdatabase.AfteryouenableMLM,youmustuse
themanualdiscoveryprocesstoaddthecartridgestothe
MLMdatabase(see
DiscoverCartridgesManuallyon
page296).
Important
If a cartridge is write-protected when it is inserted into a drive, the library cannot
update the MLM information on the cartridge’s MAM.