Manually Collect Library Data
Initiate a manual data collection to begin monitoring the library with STA. You must also manually collect data for each monitored library whenever you add or change connection settings for the library or the STA client.
Note:
You can run up to five data collections simultaneously, but you must initiate them one at a time. Repeat this procedure as many times as necessary, selecting a different library each time
When to Manually Collect Data
For STA to receive library data, and for STA to be notified of changes in the library environment manually collect data at these times.
Data collection is REQUIRED when:
- You configure a new library connection.
- You modify the connection settings in STA or on the library.
- A redundant electronics switch has occurred (for SL3000/SL8500 libraries).
Data collection is RECOMMENDED when:
- A large number of media are entered or ejected from a library, such as through an SL3000/SL4000 Access Module (AEM).
- A drive is added, removed, or swapped. For an added or swapped drive, wait 15 minutes after the drive has initialized. For a removed drive, wait about one minute after the removal.
- A robot is added, removed, or swapped.
- Library active storage regions or partitions are modified. Wait 15 minutes after the library controller database has been updated before manually collecting data.
- Anytime you suspect library configuration data is out of sync on STA.
- Anytime you suspect a data collection failed because of a reason external to STA.