StorageTek SL8500, User Manual

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Validating Media 9-1
9
Validating Media
To validate the integrity of T10000 cartridges using the media validation (MV) feature,
you must define a pool of T10000C or D drives. The pool is not considered a partition,
does not contain cartridges, and hosts cannot access the drives in the pool.
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Media Validation Requirements
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Defining the Media Validation Pool
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Starting or Resuming Media Validation
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Stopping a Validation
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Updating Host Information after Modifying the MV Pool
Media Validation Requirements
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Minimum SL8500 firmware FRS_8.31 and SLC FRS_6.25
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A designated pool of T10000C or T10000D drives at TTI level 5.40 or above
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High-memory HBT card
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Minimum STA 2.0 to automate media validation (optional)
Defining the Media Validation Pool
1.
For a library complex, you can log in to any library within the complex to modify
the MV pool. Verify all libraries in the complex are online.
2.
Verify that hosts are not using the drives you want to add to the pool.
3.
In SLC, select Tools > Media Validation . Click the Slot Selection tab.
4.
Click Refresh to display the latest configuration.
5.
Place a maximum of 10 drives into the pool. Highlight the drive slots, and then
click
Add or Remove .
Note: The library automatically cleans MV drives regardless of the
auto clean status for the library. An Oracle service representative
should ensure there are cleaning cartridges in the library.
Note: Hosts cannot access drives in the media validation pool.