Additional Mlm Features - Spectra Logic Spectra T950V User Manual

Chapter 9 — Configuring and Using Media Lifecycle Management
Background Operations To protect you against making changes that
could negatively impact the library's operation, the BlueScale software
automatically prevents you from performing certain operations while the
library is performing background operations, including Media Auto
Discovery, PreScan, or PostScan.
 You cannot import or export cartridges while the library is running a
 You cannot perform any of the following operations while either a

Additional MLM Features

In addition to the features described in the previous sections, MLM
provides the following features (listed in alphabetical order):
Broadcast Capacity The Broadcast Capacity option changes the capacity
displayed on the General Status screen to show broadcast‐centric hours of
programming used and hours of programming remaining instead of raw
capacity (see Configure How Storage Capacity Displays on page 259).
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Media Auto Discovery or PreScan operation, nor can you use the
BlueScale user interface to move cartridges from one location to
another in the library.
If you cannot wait for the operation to complete, you can stop Media
Auto Discovery or PreScan and then manually start it at another time
(see Stop the Discovery Process on page 266).
FullScan or a QuickScan that uses Global Spare drives is running in a
partition:
 Import cartridges into or export cartridges from the library
 Use the BlueScale user interface to move a cartridge from one
location to another
 Use the Global Spare drive being used by PostScan to replace a
malfunctioning drive in the partition
 Change the library configuration settings
 Create or modify partitions
 Update BlueScale software or the drive firmware
If you need to perform any of these operations or if you need to reset
the library, you can pause the PostScan process for one hour (see Pause
the PostScan Process on page 274). The library returns any cartridges
currently being scanned to their original locations. After an hour
passes, the library checks the prerequisites for starting PostScan (see
Prerequisites for Starting a PostScan Operation on page 268) and when
met, restarts the PostScan operation on the tape that was being verified
at the time of the interruption.
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