Tapealert; Medium Auxiliary Memory - Quantum DLT S4 User Manual

TapeAlert

Medium Auxiliary Memory

DLT-S4 Product Manual
DLT-S4 tape drives are delivered with TapeAlert features built in. The
tape drive firmware constantly monitors the device's hardware and
media, checking for errors and potential difficulties. It flags any problems
identified on the
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After a backup, the TapeAlert-compatible backup application
automatically reads the device's TapeAlert
check for any problems. If an error is flagged, your backup software
displays a warning message on your screen, and adds the TapeAlert
messages to its logs. These messages are standard across all applications
that support TapeAlert, and give an explanation of the problem and
suggested resolution. For example, if you were attempting to back up to
an expired cartridge, you would see the following message:
WARNING: The data cartridge has reached the end of its calculated
useful life.
Copy any data you need to another cartridge.
Discard the old cartridge.
Medium Auxiliary Memory (MAM) is a feature in the DLT-S4 tape drive
that produces various attributes about the cartridge and records them on
the media itself. These attributes provide the underlying information for
the DLTSage suite of intelligent data protection tools.
For more information on MAM, see the DLT-S4 Interface Reference Guide
(81-81281-xx).
You can view the MAM via xTalk Management Console (see
Management Console on page 135).
Appendix A Diagnostic Tools
TapeAlert
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