Spectra T950 - Downloading the DLM Database

Chapter 10 — Using Drive Lifecycle Management Downloading the DLM Database
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5. TosavetheinformationontheDriveLifecycleManagementscreen,use
theSaveMLMDatabaseutilityasdescribedinBackUptheMLMand
DLMDatabasesonpage316.
6. Ifyoucorrectaconditionthatchangedthedrive’shealthtoyellowor
red,clickReset HealthtoresetthedrivehealthtoGood(Green).Click
Continuetocompletetheresethealthprocess.
Notes:  Iftheconditionwasnottrulycorrected,thenexttapeload
setsthedrivehealthbacktothepreviousindication.
 Resettingthedrivehealthdeletesthedrive’sSummaryof
TapesandHistoryofTapesdata.
DOWNLOADING THE DLM DATABASE
Ifdesired,youcanopenandsavetheDLMdatabaseasanXMLfile.This
filecontainsthesameinformationthatappearsontheDriveLifecycle
Managementscreen(see
Step4onpage327).
Note: TheDLM Reportbuttonisonlyavailablewhenyouaccessthe
libraryusingtheBlueScalewebinterface(RLC).Itisnot
availablefromtheoperatorpanel.
History of tapes Detailedinformationaboutthelast50cartridgesloadedintothedriveaswellas
anyTapeAlertsandSCDorMCDcodespostedbythedrivewhilethetapewas
loadedinthedrive.
Notes:
 Dependingontheusagehistoryforthedrive,thispanemaynothaveentries.
 FordetailedinformationaboutTapeAlerts,logontotheportal(see
AccessingtheTechnicalSupportPortalonpage493),opentheKnowledge
Base,andsearchforKBA‐01769,WhatdothetapealertflagsintheDLMpages
mean?.Refertothetapedrivedocumentationforadditionalinformation
This pane... Shows...
Figure 201 The History of tapes pane.
Important
The DLM database information in the XML file cannot be used to restore the DLM
database. The information required to restore the DLM database is backed up with
the MLM database. See
Back Up the MLM and DLM Databases on page 316 for
information about backing up the MLM database.