1. Administrator's Guide
  2. Library Management
  3. Media Validation

Media Validation

Media validation allows customers to verify all T10000 tape cartridge types using SLConsole or StorageTek Tape Analytics (STA). A dedicated “media validation pool" of T10000C and T10000D drives is used. The drives in the media validation pool are not available to ACSLS. If the drives were previously configured to ACSLS, the library reports them as “drive not installed" if ACSLS tries to access them.

Adding Drives to the Media Validation Pool

When the drive is removed from ACSLS control and added to the media validation drive pool, the LSM (SL8500 rail or SL3000 library) that contains the drive first goes Not Ready and then Ready to the ACSLS. ACSLS also receives a Configuration Changed message from the library.

An ACSLS host automatically updates the drive to an offline state. If the drive will remain in the media validation pool, use the config drives <panel_id> utility to remove the drive from the ACSLS configuration.

Note:

config drives can be run while the library is online and mounts and dismounts to other drives are occurring.

Removing Drives from the Media Validation Pool

After removing a drive from the media validation pool:

  • For a nonpartitioned library, the drive slot is immediately available to ACSLS.

  • For a partitioned library, a drive slot removed from the validation pool is not allocated to a partition. Use SL Console to assign the drive slot to a partition.

When the drive is removed from the media validation drive pool and available to the host, the library sends a Configuration Changed message to ACSLS.

If the drive is in the ACSLS configuration, vary the drive online. If the drive is not in the ACSLS configuration, add it with the config drives <panel_id> utility.

Note:

config drives can be run while the library is online and mounts and dismounts to other drives are occurring.