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Chapter 9 — Configuring and Using Media Lifecycle Management Using MLM Reporting
November 2016 User Guide—Spectra T950 Library
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6. Ifyouwanttoviewdetailedinformationaboutaspecificcartridge,use
oneofthefollowingmethodstolocatethecartridge.
49–0 ThemediahealthisPoor.
 Datacartridge:WhentheHealthgraphontheDetailsscreenforthecartridge
fallsbelowahealthscoreof50,themediahealthiconchangestored.The
combinationofmediaerrors,tapeage,andusageindicatesthatthemedia
reachedtheendofitsusefullifeforreliabledatabackups
andrestoresand
shouldberetired.
Ifyouareexperiencinganunexpectednumberofcartridgeswithpoormedia
health,youmaywanttoinvestigatefurther:
 Reviewthemediahealthdataforeachcartridgetoseeifithasahigherror
rate.Ahigherrorratecanindicateeitherthatthemediahealthispoorand
thecartridgeshouldberetiredorthatthecartridgewaswrittentobya
drivethatishavingtrouble.
 Ifmultiplecartridgeswithhigherrorrateswerewrittentobythesame
drive,thedrivemaybethesourceoftheerrors.Cleanthedriveor,if
necessary,replaceit.
Notes:
 Ifthesourceofthehigherrorrateisadrive,themediahealthiconforthe
affectedcartridgesshouldreturntoeithergreenoryellowafter
approximatelythreeload/readorwrite/unloadcyclesinaknowngood
drive.
 Ifyourcartridgehasahigherrorratethatcannotbeattributedtoafaulty
drive,environmentalfactors,ortheendofthecartridge’snormalworking
life,contactSpectraLogicTechnicalSupportfortroubleshootingassistance
(see
ContactingSpectraLogiconpage7).
 Cleaningcartridge:Thecleaningcartridgeisexpired.Nomorecleaning
cyclesremain.Replacethecleaningcartridge.
ThemediahealthisUnknown.Thestatusofthemediacannotbedetermined.
To find a cartridge
using the...
Follow these steps...
Cartridge list ScrollthroughthelistofcartridgesontheMediaLifecycleManagementReport
screentolocatethedesiredcartridge.
Barcode label
information
1. Enterthebarcodelabelinformationforthecartridgeyouwanttolocateinthe
Find by Barcodefield.
2. ClickFind.Thelistofcartridgesrefreshestoshowtherequestedcartridge
highlightedatthetopofthelist.
Important: Only the slots below the top one displayed in the list are searched.
Scroll to the top of the source list before clicking Find. The search starts at the
second visible slot.
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