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Chapter 9 — Configuring and Using Media Lifecycle Management Using PostScan
November 2016 User Guide—Spectra T950 Library
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QuickScan OneoftheLTO‐5orlatergenerationorTS11x0technologydrivesinthe
partition.QuickScanverifiesallofthedataonasinglewrap,fromthe
beginningofthetape(BOT)totheendofthewraportheendofrecordeddata
(EOD),whichevercomesfirst.
Notes:
 IfaGlobalSparedriveisnotassignedtothepartition,aQuickScanusingone
ofthepartition’sdrivesistheonlyoptionavailable.
 Ifpossible,thelibraryavoidsusingthedriveinwhichthecartridgewasmost
recentlyunloadedtoperformtheQuickScan.
 AQuickScanusingapartition’sdriveislimitedtothreeminutes.Ifthe
QuickScanexceedsthistimelimit,theoperationisabortedandthecartridge
isreturnedtoitsslot.ThelibrarypostsamessagestatingthattheQuickScan
failed.UseFullScantoverifythecartridge.
 WhileQuickScanisrunning,allmovesinthepartitionaredelayeduntilthe
scaniscomplete.
QuickScan using a
Global Spare
AnLTO‐5orlatergenerationorTS11x0technologyGlobalSparedrive.
QuickScanverifiesallofthedataonasinglewrap,fromthebegi nningofthe
tape(BOT)totheendofthewraportheendofrecordeddata(EOD),whichever
comesfirst.
Notes:
 AGlobalSparedrivemustbeassignedtothepartition.
 ThecartridgedoesnotappearontheBlueScaleinventoryscreenswhileitis
beingscanned.Ifthecartridgeisrequestedbythestoragemanagement
softwareitisimmediatelyejectedfromthedrivethatisperformingthe
verificationandmove dtothelocationrequestedbythestoragemanagement
software.Asystemmessage
ispostedtoindicatethattheQuickScan
operationwasinterrupted.Thecartridgeisreturnedtothetopofthe
PostScanqueueandisthefirstoneprocessedafteritisreturnedtoitsslot.
 TheGlobalSparedrivecannotbeactiva tedwhileaQuickScan usingGlobal
Sparesisrunning.YoumustfirstpausethePostScanprocess(see
Pausethe
PostScanProcessonpage307).ThelibraryimmediatelyabortstheQuickScan
currentlyinprogressandreturnsthecartridgetoitsoriginallocation.You
canthenactivatetheGlobalSparedrive(see
UsingaGlobalSpareDriveon
page396).TheabortedQuickScanprocessresumeswhentheGlobalSpare
driveisagainavailable.
 AQuickScanusingaGlobalSparedriveislimitedto10minutes.Ifthe
QuickScanexceedsthistimelimit,theoperationisabortedandthecartridge
isreturnedtoitsslot.ThelibrarypostsamessagestatingthattheQuickScan
failed.UseFullScantoverifythecartridge.
This PostScan
option...
Uses...