1. Installation and Configuration Guide
  2. Requirements for STA
  3. Media Validation Requirements

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 (for SL8500 and SL3000)
  • STA 2.4.0 or above (for SL150)
  • Connect to libraries using SNMP v3 protocol for SL150, SL3000, and SL8500.
  • 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

  • Compatible library firmware. See Library Requirements.
  • Dedicated pool of media validation drives defined using the library interface.
  • Valid cleaning cartridges for the media validation drives. The cartridges must be within the system cells.
  • High-memory HBT card (for SL3000 and SL8500).

Drive Requirements

  • T10000C or D drives using compatible firmware (for SL3000 or SL8500). See StorageTek Drive Requirements.
  • IBM LTO 6+ drives (SL150), IBM LTO 6+ drives in ADI mode (for SL8500)
  • Drives used to validate encrypted media must be enabled for encryption and connected to Oracle Key Manager (OKM).

Media Requirements

  • A compatible drive must be within the media validation pool.
  • Media validation is not supported for media formatted with StorageTek Automatically Linked Partitioning (ALP) done with Oracle's StorageTek Virtual Storage Manager (VSM).