Media Validation Requirements

The library, drives, media, and STA must meet minimum requirements to use media validation.

STA Requirements

  • STA 2.3.0 or above.

  • Connect to libraries using SNMP v3 protocol.

  • Use only one instance of STA to perform media validation activities. The use of multiple instances on the same library is not supported.

Library Requirements

  • SL8500 or SL3000 library with compatible firmware (see Library Requirements).

  • High-memory drive controller (HBT) card.

  • SLC FRS_6.25 (minimum for SL8500), FRS_6.50 (minimum for SL3000).

  • Dedicated pool of media validation drives defined with SLC.

Drive Requirements

  • StorageTek T10000C or T10000D drives using compatible firmware (see StorageTek Drive Requirements). STA does not initiate media validations on drives that do not have the minimum firmware levels.

  • Drives used to validate encrypted media must be enabled for encryption and connected to an Oracle Key Manager (OKM) 2.5 (minimum).

Media Requirements

  • T10000T1 or T10000T2 media.

  • Media validation is not supported for media formatted with StorageTek Automatically Linked Partitioning (ALP) done with Oracle's StorageTek Virtual Storage Manager (VSM).