Blue Scale Media Lifecycle Management; Spectra Certified Mlm-Enabled Media - Spectra TFinity User Manual

Chapter 9 — Configuring and Using Media Lifecycle Management
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This section describes the major features of BlueScale Media Lifecycle
Management (MLM). The remainder of the chapter provides detailed
information about configuring and using MLM.
Before you can use Media Lifecycle Management, you must enable it as described
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Overview BlueScale Media Lifecycle Management (MLM) helps you
manage your tape media (cartridges) by giving you tools to proactively
detect potential media errors well before they happen. When used in
combination with Spectra Certified MLM‐enabled media, MLM lets you
manage, track, and report all facets of tape usage from creation to
retirement. When used with media that is not MLM‐enabled, MLM tracks
and reports the general health of the media.

Spectra Certified MLM-Enabled Media

Media Lifecycle Management starts with packaged, barcode labeled,
Spectra Certified MLM‐enabled media (LTO data cartridges and cleaning
cartridges or TS11xx technology data cartridges). Before shipment, Spectra
Logic writes baseline data to the MAM (Medium Auxiliary Memory)
embedded in each cartridge. Throughout its life, the cartridge MAM
continually collects data to support MLM tracking and reporting. See
Spectra Certified Media on page 521 for additional information.
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Using MLM Reporting
Generate MLM Reports
Save an MLM Report
Override a Poor Cartridge Health Report
Managing the MLM Database
Back Up the MLM and DLM Databases
Verify the Database Backup File
Delete MLM Records From the Database
Download the MLM Database for Analysis and
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Enabling MLM and Configuring Global Settings on page
Note: MLM is supported for TS11xx technology drives and LTO‐4 and
later generation drives and compatible media.
Note: Starting with BlueScale12.7.04, TS11xx technology cleaning tapes
are always treated as MLM enabled by the BlueScale software.
Spectra Certified MLM-Enabled Media
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