Validate a Tape (Perform a Media Validation)

Use media validation to evaluate the integrity of a T10000 or LTO5+ tape.

1. Use the Drives table to verify there are compatible media validation drives within the Media Validation partition. If not, add drives to the media validation partition.
2. Click Cells/Tapes in the left navigation area of the GUI, and then click the Tapes tab.
3. Right-click a tape, and then select Media Validation Start.

   Note:

   You can only validate tapes in storage cells, not system cells. If you want to run media validation on a tape in a system cell, you must first move that tape into a storage cell.
4. Select the type of validation.
5. Select a drive. The drop-down shows the valid drives currently available in the Media Validation partition.
6. Click Ok.
7. To view the progress of the validation, go to Activity in the left navigation. Click the Events tab.