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).