Drive And Media Frames - Spectra Logic Spectra T950V User Manual

Chapter 2 — Architecture Overview
Expired Cleaning Cartridges When an expired cleaning cartridge is loaded
into a drive, it is immediately ejected without attempting the cleaning. The
library flags the cleaning tape as expired and generates system messages to
notify you of the expired cleaning tape and the failed drive cleaning. It
marks the cleaning cartridge as expired in its inventory and does not
attempt to use it for subsequent cleanings. These cartridges have an "x"
next to the slot number when viewed on the Inventory screen.
If the cleaning partition contains another, good cleaning cartridge, a
cleaning that failed because the cleaning cartridge is expired, is
reattempted the next time the host unloads a data cartridge from the drive.
MLM Tracking of Cleaning Cartridges When you enable the BlueScale
Media Lifecycle Management (MLM) feature and use MLM‐enabled
cleaning cartridges, the library stores usage information, including the
number of cleans remaining and the cartridge health (good, near expiration
or expired), in the MLM database. This information is retained in the MLM
database even when a cleaning cartridge is exported from the library.
When a cartridge is nearing the end of its useful life, the library notifies you
so that you can replace the cartridge. This early notification helps prevent
failed cleanings resulting from using an expired cleaning cartridge.
The library does not store any information about non‐MLM cleaning
cartridges in the MLM database. However the library does mark an
expired cleaning cartridge and does not attempt to use it again as long as it
remains in the library. If an expired non‐MLM cartridge is exported and
then reimported into the library, it is identified as expired the next time it is
loaded into a drive.
See Chapter 9 – Configuring and Using Media Lifecycle Management,
beginning on page 245 for detailed information about MLM.
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The T950V library's modular design makes it possible to increase media
capacity or the number of drives in the library to meet storage and
performance needs as they evolve. Expansion frames can be added to the
basic single‐frame library for a maximum of eight frames.
As viewed from the front of the library, the main frame must be positioned
as the left‐most frame. Up to four drive expansion frames can be located
immediately to the right of the main frame. Media frames can be located to
the right of the main frame and any drive frames.
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Note: TS11xx technology cleaning tapes are always treated as MLM‐
enabled by the BlueScale software.
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