Quantum Scalar i6000, User Manual

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Chapter 9: Extended Data Lifecycle Management
Running Manual EDLM Tests
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From the
Select Partition
drop-down list, select the partition that
contains the media you want to test.
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To filter the displayed list of media, in the
Filter Media
field, type
the desired Media ID (barcode label), or a portion of a Media ID, and
click
Filter
. If you choose not to filter the list, skip this step.
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From the media table, select the check box for each tape you want
to scan. To select all media listed, select the
Select All Media
check
box.
Tested Indicates whether the media has already been tested (Yes/No),
or if the media is currently part of a test session that has not yet
completed (Pending; cell is highlighted in yellow).
Last Tested The date the media was last tested.
Test Result The last test result for the media. Test results include the
following:
•
Good — The tape is good.
•
Bad
— The tape is bad.
• Suspect — The tape is possibly unreliable or defective.
•
Untested
— The tape could not be fully scanned, for various
reasons, including: incompatible or unknown media type;
tape could not be loaded; tape is encrypted but the data
encryption key could not be obtained; drive not
communicating with I/O blade, test was stopped.
Note: Untested media do not initiate RAS tickets or EDLM
media action policies (such as copying data from a bad
or suspect tape).
•
Not Completed —
The test has not completed yet.
Supported Indicates whether the media is a supported media type (Yes/No)
(meaning, it can be read by at least one of the drives in the
EDLM library managed partition). For example, an LTO-1 tape
cannot be read by an LTO-4 drive. Unsupported media cannot
be selected for testing.
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