Quantum Scalar i6000, User Manual

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Chapter 9: Extended Data Lifecycle Management
About EDLM
328 Quantum Scalar i6000 User’s Guide
• Step 4: Viewing EDLM Partition Policies on page 342
• Running Manual EDLM Tests on page 342
• Viewing EDLM Test Sessions and Report Details on page 348
• Diagnosing a Suspect EDLM Drive on page 356
About EDLM
• The EDLM feature requires an Extended Data Lifecycle Management
license (see Enabling Licenses on page 125). One license covers the
entire library.
• EDLM expands upon and replaces the Media Data Integrity Analysis
(MeDIA) feature previously used on the library. The MeDIA feature
only included manual media scans. If you previously installed a
Media Data Integrity License on the library, you will notice that the
name of the license changes to Extended Data Lifecycle
Management when you upgrade to version 612Q or later code, and
the additional features of EDLM are added. The
Scalar i6000 User’s
Guide
section “Running MeDIA Test Reports” will be replaced by
Running Manual EDLM Tests on page 342 and Viewing EDLM Test
Sessions and Report Details on page 348.
• One library managed partition is required for the media scans. This
library managed partition is accessible only by a library
administrator. It is not presented to any other applications. The
library managed partition is assigned its own dedicated resources
and EDLM scanning is executed in the background with no impact
to normal tape operations. Cartridges are moved into the EDLM
library managed partition and scanned using EDLM-scanning drives
residing in the EDLM library managed partition. After being
scanned, cartridges are returned to their original locations. See Step
1: Creating the EDLM Library Managed Partition on page 330.
• Automatic media scanning policies are configured by partition. Each
partition can have its own unique set of media scanning and action
policies. See Step 3: Configuring EDLM Policies on Partitions on
page 332.