Spectra Logic T-Series Spectra T200 User Manual page 121

December 2008
Enable load count alerts. Load count alerts, used in combination
with the media health icon, let you monitor the health of individual
tapes. Tapes with low load counts, but with a yellow or red health
icon are vulnerable to high errors rates or retries.
For higher levels of notification, configure MLM with a maximum
load count threshold for your data tapes (see
Lifecycle Management on page
drive, MLM will generate a system message listing the barcode of
the tape if it has exceeded the threshold you set.
You can also enable an alert to notify you when the load count
recorded on the cartridge memory chip differs from the load count
stored in the MLM database but none of the other data has changed.
This type of discrepancy can indicate that the tape has been loaded
into a non-Spectra Logic library. Use this alert as a security feature
to let you know when a tape was removed and loaded elsewhere.
Enable the non-certified media alerts. Use this option to alert you
to when non-MLM capable media is loaded into a tape drive.
Track exported cartridges. When a cartridge is exported from the
library, an asterisk (*) next to the bar code indicates that it is
currently out of the library. However, all of the MLM data for the
cartridge is still available. Define the frequency with which you will
export the complete MLM report and make a note of all exported
tapes.
Only use your MLM-capable media and cleaning cartridges in MLM-
compatible libraries and tape drives. For the most accurate tracking,
do not load your MLM-capable media into non-Spectra Logic libraries
or drive generations lower than LTO-4. The memory chip in the
cartridge will not be updated with information about usage in those
locations and the information will not be recorded in the MLM
database when the cartridge is returned to your library.
Choose relevant information for saved reports. When you save an
MLM report (see Generating Media Lifecycle Management Reports on
page 125), you can choose between saving all MLM data or just the data
from the most recently viewed report. The data is saved as comma
delimited format for export into any spreadsheet software.
Use only Spectra certified MLM-media and cleaning cartridges in a
partition. The library uses information in the MLM database to
determine remaining capacity. If the partition contains non-MLM, the
usable capacity shown will only represent that available on the MLM-
media. In addition, you cannot track non-MLM media in the MLM
database, determine if the media is past its useful threshold, or
determine if a particular piece of non-MLM media is experiencing high
errors rates or retries.
Media Lifecycle Management Best Practices
Configuring Media
118.) When a tape is loaded into a
T200, T380, and T680 Libraries
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