Starting Or Resuming Media Validation - Oracle StorageTek SL3000 User Manual

Starting or Resuming Media Validation

In SLC, select Tools > Media Validation. Click the Slot Selection tab.
2.
Click Refresh to display the latest configuration.
3.
Place a maximum of 10 drives into the pool. Select the drive slots, and then click
4.
Add or Remove.
Click Apply.
5.
If using a partitioned library, assign any drive slots removed from the MV pool to
6.
a partition (see
Reconfigure host applications (see
7.
on page 6-3).
Media Validation Icons
SLC Drive Icon
Starting or Resuming Media Validation
You can only validate one cartridge at a time per each SLC session. To automate the
process, use StorageTek Tape Analytics 2.0 or above (refer to the STA documentation).
In SLC, Select Tools > Media Validation. Click the Media Validation tab.
1.
Select a drive. If there are no drives, see
2.
page 10-1.
Select a cartridge from the list or enter a VOLSER in the cartridge label field.
3.
Select a validation type (see below for a description).
4.
Click Start. Validation begins if the cartridge loads successfully.
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10-2 StorageTek SL3000 User's Guide
When adding drives to the MV pool, the library (or affected
Note:
partition) will go offline.
"Partitioning the Library"
Meaning
Empty drive slot
Slot contains either an invalid drive type or a correct drive type in an
invalid state
Correct drive type (T10000C or D) in a valid state
Partition number of the drive slot
Drive slot is in media validation pool
If you cannot select a drive, it might be the wrong type or in an
Note:
invalid state.
Select Complete Resume or Complete Plus Resume to resume
Note:
a complete validation where it left off.
on page 5-1)
"Updating Hosts After Modifying the MV Pool"
"Defining the Media Validation Pool" on