Spectra T950 - Using PostScan

Chapter 9 — Configuring and Using Media Lifecycle Management Using PostScan
November 2016 User Guide—Spectra T950 Library
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WhenthePreScanprocessiscomplete,thelibrarystoresthetapehealth
informationforthecartridgeintheMLMdatabase.Italsowrites theMLM
datatothecartridgeMAM.Whenthedriveejectsthecartridge,thelibrary
returnsittoitsoriginalslot.
Requirements for Use WhenusingPreScan,makesurethatyouconsider
thefollowingrequirements:
USING POSTSCAN
ThissectionprovidesdetailedinformationabouthowPostScanoperates,
aswellasprerequisitesforusingPostScanandperformingmanual
PostScanoperations.
Note: PostScanandSpectraSKLMencryptionkeymanagementcannot
beconfiguredforuseinthesamepartition.
Consideration Requirement
Drive Firmware  LTO‐4:requires97F9orlaterfirmware.
 LTO‐5:requiresB170orlaterfirmware.
 LTO‐6:supportedwithanyfirmware.
 LTO‐7:supportedwithanyfirmware.
 TS1140technology:supportedwithanyfirmware.
 TS1150technology:supportedwithanyfirmware.
Updating MLM
Data on MAM
UpdatingthecartridgeMAMrequiresthecartridgetobewrite‐enabled.
Important: If a cartridge is write-protected when it is inserted into a drive, the
information about the cartridge is added to the MLM database, but the library
cannot update the MLM information on the cartridge’s MAM.
Drive Availability Themediadiscoveryprocessloadsthecartridgesinthepartitionintothedriv es
assignedtothatpartition.WhileinuseforPreScan,hostmoves tothedrivesbeing
usedaredelayeduntilthePreScanoperationcompletes.SpectraLogichighly
recommendsthatyouperformthemanualmediadiscov eryprocesswhenyour
storage
managementsoftwareisnotaccessingtheli braryandthelibrary isidle.
Auto Drive Clean
Restrictions
Autodriv ecleanop er atio nsdonotstartwhilePreScanisrunningonany
partitionthatisassociatedwiththecleaningpartition.Ifadrive requirescleaning,
waituntilthePreScanoperationiscompleteandthenmanuallycleanthedrive.
Cleaning Partitions ThePreScanfeaturecannotbeenabledforacleaningpartitionanddoesnot
affecttheoperationofcleaningcartridges.
Important
PostScan is enabled and configured for each individual partition. PostScan does not
operate until the PostScan option is selected and one or more triggers are specified for
the partition (see
Enable and Configure MLM PreScan and PostScan on page 199).