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Chapter 9 — 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287).
2. Ifdesired,enablePreScan(seeUsingPreScanonpage298).
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with
themostcurrentBlueScale
versioninstalled.Cartridges
arealreadyimportedintothe
library,butyoujustrecently
enabledMLM,
1. Ifyouwanttodetectanynon‐MLM‐enabledcartridgesbeing
imported,temporarilyenablethealertontheMediaLifecycle
ManagementSettingsscreen(see
EnableAlertsforNon‐Certified
Mediaonpage289).Thealertisdisabledbydefault.
2. Ifdesired,enablePreScan(seeUsingPreScanonpage298).
3. 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
Discover
CartridgesManually).
 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.
4. Whentheinitialdiscoveryprocessiscomplete,disablethealert
aboutnon‐MLM‐enabledmedia,ifdesired.
5. Toroutinelyverifythereadabilityofthecartridges,configure
PostScanforeachpartitioninthelibrary(see
UsingPostScanon 
page299).