Scalar i6000 Partitions

Lists some of the highlighted partition parameters.

Lists all the configured parameters for any highlighted partition. This includes user-specified and library-configured parameters.

Shows a summary of the last 24 hours of read/write and mount performance aggregated data for the highlighted partition.

Provides options for partition configuration, policy and action.

This window allows you to add a standard (SCSI host accessible)EDLM, Active Vault) partition and define the number of drives and storage elements associated with the partition. Standard partitions allow for native product ID configuration or other product emulation.

1. From the Navigation panel, select Partitions.

2. In the Operations panel, click Add.

   

   Item	Description	Action
   Partition Name	Name that identifies the new partition	Enter partition name.
   Type	Identifies the type of partition you are adding. Options include: Standard - used for SCSI-host operations. EDLM (Extended Data Life Management) - used to test media (see EDLM). AMP (Automated Media Pool) - used to pool media, such as scratch tapes, within a library managed partition to facilitate selective tape cartridge assignments from the media pool to standard partitions without the need for operator intervention to physically load or import additional tape cartridges into standard partitions (see AMP Assignment). Active Vault - used for short and long term media archiving (see Active Vault).	Select a value from the drop-down menu. Note: Once a partition type is defined and applied, it is not modifiable.
   Library Emulation	The Library Emulation setting is only available for Standard partition types and controls the product ID string that is returned in a standard SCSI INQUIRY response. The available choices are: Quantum Scalar i6000 - library emulation of Quantum Scalar i6000 Quantum Scalar i6000 - library emulation of Quantum Scalar i6000 Quantum Scalar i500 - library emulation of Quantum Scalar i500 ADIC Scalar i500 - library emulation of ADIC Scalar i500 ADIC Scalar i2000 - library emulation of ADIC Scalar i2000.	Select a value from the drop-down menu.
   Control Interface	The Control Interface is only available for Standard partition types. Options include: None (default). Drive - selectable if at least one drive is configured. Select Drive if you want to use drives to host the partition control path (see Partition Control Path ).	Select a value from the drop-down menu.
   Media Type Checking	Select one of the three options: No Restrictions - Allow any media to be moved anywhere. Enforce Restrictions - If the media type is known, the barcode contains a media identifier that will enforce restrictions. For example, LTO-9 supports reading and writing to LTO-9 and LTO-8 media. This is the default setting. Full Restrictions - The media type identified must be known before the library can import or move a media to a drive.	Select a media type check option from the drop-down menu.
   Barcode Reporting	Quantum supplies industry standard LTO barcode labels with a length of 6 + 2 corresponding to the Standard Six and Plus Six formats listed below. For advanced uses, your Quantum library supports label lengths of up to 16 characters allowing you to create custom labels. Extended - Five to 16 characters total, including a barcode number and optional two-character media ID. All characters are reported to the host, regardless of whether the barcode label has a media ID. Standard (default) - Five to 16 characters total, including a barcode number and optional two-character media ID. If a media ID is included, the library will only report the barcode number to the host. Media ID First - Five to 14 character barcode number followed by a two-character media ID. The media ID is reported to the host first. Media ID Last - Five to 14 character barcode number followed by a two-character media ID. The media ID is reported to the host last. Depending on which setting you choose, you can control the use of the media type identifier in the volume serial number that is returned to the host.	Select a value from the drop-down menu.
   Number of Drives	The number of drives applies only to Standard and EDLM partition types and depends on the Drive Type selection. Allows you to set the number of drives for the new partition.	Enter the number of drives for your drive type selection below.
   Drive Type	Allows you to select the type of drive to be used in the partition. Options include: Any - library will select any available drive type. LTO-6 - limits the partition to only selecting LTO-6 drives. LTO-7 - limits the partition to only selecting LTO-7 drives. LTO-8 - limits the partition to only selecting LTO-8 drives. LTO-9 - limits the partition to only selecting LTO-9 drives.	Select a value from the drop-down menu.
   Number of Storage Slots	Allows you to set the number of storage slots. The number of storage slots will be rounded up to assign an entire 6 slot storage magazine to a partition.	Enter number of storage slots (divisible by 6 to fill a storage magazine).
   IE Slots	Allows you to define the number of I/E station slots you want to assign to the partition. The number of I/E slots will be rounded up to assign an entire 6 slot I/E magazine to a partition.	Enter the number of I/E slots (divisible by 6 to fill an I/E magazine).
   Extended IE Slots	Allows you to define the number of storage slots you want to use as I/E slots, extending the number of available I/E slots for host configurations that require non-I/E elements not physically provided in I/E stations. The number of extended I/E slots will be rounded up to assign an entire 6 slot I/E magazine to a partition. Note: When configuring extended I/E in a partition, ensure you have enough licensed slots to accommodate the new extended I/E slots, since extended I/E slots use the COD licensed slot count.	Enter number of extended I/E slots (divisible by 6 to fill a magazine).
   AMP Extension	Allows for the creation of standard partition AMP extensions such that a standard partition gets created with a specified number of actual and accessible storage elements as well as logical, inaccessible element extensions. The number AMP extensions will be rounded up to assign an entire 6 slot magazine to the extension.	Enter the number AMP extensions (divisible by 6 to fill a magazine).

3. Click Apply to save your settings.

4. Click Close to exit the window.

This window allows you to modify a standard (SCSI host accessible) or library managed (EDLM, Active Vault) partition and define the number of drives and storage elements associated with the partition. Standard partitions allow for native product ID configuration or other product emulation.

1. From the Navigation panel, select Partition.
2. From the North Panel, select a partition.

3. From the Operation panel, select Modify.

   

   Item	Description	Action
   Partition Name	Allows you to name the partition.	Enter text.
   Type	Allows you to select the type of partition. Options include: Standard - used for SCSI-host operations EDLM - used to test media AMP - used to pool media, such as scratch tapes, within a library managed partition to facilitate selective tape cartridge assignments from the media pool to standard partitions without the need for operator intervention to physically load or import additional tape cartridges into standard partitions Active Vault - used for short and long term media archiving	This field cannot be modified. Once a partition type has been defined, it cannot be changed.
   Library Emulation	The Library Emulation setting is only available for Standard partition types and controls the product ID string that is returned in a standard SCSI INQUIRY response. The available choices are: Quantum Scalar i6000 - library emulation of Quantum Scalar i6000 Quantum Scalar i6000 - library emulation of Quantum Scalar i6000 Quantum Scalar i500 - library emulation of Quantum Scalar i500 ADIC Scalar i500 - library emulation of ADIC Scalar i500 ADIC Scalar i2000 - library emulation of ADIC Scalar i2000.	Select a value from the drop-down menu.
   Control Interface	The Control Interface is only available for Standard partition types. Options include: None (default) Drive - selectable if at least one drive is configured	This field cannot be modified. If you want to change the drive type, see Partition Resources. If the control interface is configured for Drive, the number of drives may not be reduced below the number of drives configured for the control path interface.
   Media Type Checking	Select one of the three options: No Restrictions - Allow any media to be moved anywhere. Enforce Restrictions - If the media type is known, the barcode contains a media identifier that will enforce restrictions. For example, LTO-9 supports reading and writing to LTO-9 and LTO-8 media. This is the default setting. Full Restrictions - The media type identified must be known before the library can import or move a media to a drive.	Select a media check type from the drop-down menu.
   Barcode Reporting	Barcode reporting is only available for Standard partition types to define how media labels are reported to a SCSI host application. Quantum supplies industry standard LTO barcode labels with a length of 6 + 2 corresponding to the Standard Six and Plus Six formats listed below. For advanced uses, your Quantum library supports label lengths of up to 16 characters allowing you to create custom labels. Available choices: Extended - Five to 16 characters total, including a barcode number and an optional two-character media ID. All characters are reported to the host, regardless of whether the barcode label has a media ID.. Standard (default) - Five to 16 characters total, including a barcode number and optional two-character media ID. If a media ID is included, the library will only report the barcode number to the host. Standard Six - Six-chraracter barcode number with or without a two character media ID. Only the six-character barcode number is reported to the host. Plus Six - Six-character barcode number followed by a two-character media ID. The six-character barcode and media ID are reported to the host. Media ID First - Five to 14 character barcode number followed by a two-character media ID. The media ID is reported to the host first. Media ID Last - Five to 14 character barcode number followed by a two-character media ID. The media ID is reported to the host last.	Select a value from the drop-down menu.
   Number of Drives	The number of drives applies only to Standard and EDLM partition types and depends on the Drive Type selection. Allows you to set the number of drives for the new partition. Increasing the number of drives depends on how many are listed in the Available Resources box.	This field cannot be modified. If you want to change the drive type, see Partition Resources.
   Drive Type	Allows you to select the type of drive to be used in the partition. Options include: Any - library will select any available drive type LTO-6 - limits the partition to only selecting LTO-6 drives LTO-7 - limits the partition to only selecting LTO-7 drives LTO-8 - limits the partition to only selecting LTO-8 drives LTO-9 - limits the partition to only selecting LTO-9 drives	This field cannot be modified. If you want to change the drive type, see Partition Resources.
   Number of Storage Slots	Allows you to set the number of slots for new partitions.	This field cannot be modified. If you want to change the drive type, see Partition Resources.
   Extended IE Slots	Allows you to define the number of storage slots you want to use as I/E slots, extending the number of available I/E slots for host configurations that require non-I/E elements not physically provided in I/E stations. Note: When configuring extended I/E in a partition, ensure you have enough licensed slots to accommodate the new extended I/E slots, since extended I/E slots use the COD licensed slot count.	This field cannot be modified.
   IE Slots	Allows you to define the number of I/E station slots you want to assign to the partition.	This field cannot be modified.
   AMP Extension	Allows for the creation of standard partition AMP extensions such that a standard partition gets created with a specified number of actual and accessible storage elements as well as logical, inaccessible element extensions.	Enter text.

4. Click Apply to save your settings.

5. Click Close to exit the window.

This window allows you to delete selected partition(s) from the North Panel. Deleting a partition will free all partition resources and prevent any further partition operation. All media assigned to the partition will become unassigned and inaccessible.

Note: You cannot delete an Active Vault partition with tapes present in the I/E area.

1. From the Navigation panel, select Partitions.
2. In the North Panel, select the partition you want to delete.

3. In the Operations panel, click Delete.

   

4. Click Apply to save your settings. The partition is deleted from the list in the North Panel.

5. Click Close to exit the window.

The Resources window allows you to view current assigned drives, slots and other elements for a selected partition and add drives and slots to existing partitions. The library assigns colors to each resource in the partition so you can tell which slots or drives are assigned to which partitions. The window also has a legend icon you can hover over to see which colors are assigned to your partitions or other resources, such as I/E or cleaning slots.

1. From the Navigation panel, select Partitions

2. From the Operation panel, select Resources.

   

   Item	Description	Action
   Library Unassigned	Displays the number of available drives and storage slots that can be assigned to the selected partition.	Display only.
   Library Legend Icon	A small icon in the upper right of the window that describes what the colors indicate in the visual display.	Display only.
   Check boxes	You can use various check boxes to change the assignment of magazines, slots, and drives: Check box to the left or right of each magazine - assigns the entire magazine to the selected partition. Clear to unassign the magazine. Check box in a magazine - assigns all five (5) slots to the selected partition. Clear to unassign. Check box between magazines - assigns all available drives to the selected partition. Clear to unassign	See explanations in the previous column.

3. Make the desired changes to the selected partition and click Apply. The changes are displayed in the row for the selected partition in the North Panel.

4. Click Close to exit the window.

The control path tape drive is used to connect a partition to a host application. The library automatically assigns control paths when you set up partitions. You can modify the control path at any time.

Only one tape drive in a partition can be selected as the control path. If the control path connection to the host application fails, you can select a new control path for the partition.

In addition, if the control path for the partition is an IBM LTO-6 or later tape drive and you have Multi-path or Advanced Path Failover licensed on the library, you can select another IBM LTO-6 or later tape drive for control path failover. To use Advanced Path Failover, you must have the appropriate IBM driver installed on your host to manage failover. Click and then select the Drivers tab for instructions on how to download the necessary drivers.

The library will automatically restrict access to a basic path failover, advanced path failover or multi-path configured drive because a Path Failover/Native Storage Networking license is applied. To make this drive visible, you will need to add the drive to an access group. See Assigning a Drive to an Access Group for more details.

1. From the Navigation panel, select Partitions.
2. In the North Panel, select the partition you want to set control path options.

3. From the Operations panel, click Control Path.

   

   Item	Description	Action
   Control Interface	Allows you to select from the following options: None (default) Drive	Select a value from the drop-down menu.
   Redundancy	Allows you to select the type of control path: None (default) Multi-Path - allows you to assign multiple IBM and/or HP LTO-5 or higher drives as possible control paths. The library must have a Path Failover/Native Storage Networking license applied to the selected drives. Basic Path Failover (BPF) - allows you to configure support for only HP LTO-5 and later path failover licensed drives for basic control path failover. When BPF is used, one drive is assigned as the primary control path and another drive as the control path failover (secondary) drive. The control path failover drive is used whenever the primary control path drive fails, becomes inoperable, or loses connectivity. The library must have a Path Failover/Native Storage Networking license applied to the selected drives. Note: Basic Path Failover requires that the drive ports be point-to-point (see Modify Drive Configuration). Advanced Path Failover (APF) - provides support for HP LTO-6 and IBM LTO-5 and later, path failover licensed drives for advanced control path failover. When ACPF is used, one drive is configured as the primary control path and one or more drives are selected as failover drives. The library must have a Path Failover/Native Storage Networking license applied to the selected drives.	Select a value from the drop-down menu.
   Control Path Drive Selection	Allows you to select which drive will be primary and which drive(s) will be secondary control paths. Note: Advanced Path Failover cannot mix FC/SAS drives for primary and secondary control paths.	For each drive in the partition, select the Primary or Secondary check box.

4. Click Apply to save your settings.

5. Click Close to exit the window.

If a standard partition has used all of its physical slots and needs more storage elements, you can assign more slots from the storage pool in the AMP to the partition’s logical element extension address range. The host will then recognize these slots as accessible and begin using them.

Similarly, if a partition no longer needs all of its storage slots, you can assign storage elements (magazines) back to the AMP so that these magazines can be assigned and used by other standard partitions.

1. From the Navigation panel, select Partitions.
2. In the North Panel, select the check box next to a partition.

3. In the Operations panel, click Assign AMP.

   

   Item	Description	Action
   Destination	Allows you to select a standard partition.	Select a value from the drop-down menu.
   Available AMP Extensions	Allows you to view the available AMP extensions from the selected standard partition. If you haven't configured AMP extensions in the selected standard partition, go to Modify a Partition.

4. Click Apply to save your settings.

5. Click Close to exit the window.

The Access Group feature allows you to add a partition to an access group. Only standard partitions are available to be added to an access group. While a host can only be in one access group, partitions can be in multiple access groups.

Caution: If path failover is configured for a partition you are planning to add to an access group, make sure you assign both the control path drive and the control path failover drive to this host access group. If you do not, then if the control path fails over, you will lose host access to the partition.

1. From the Navigation panel, select Partitions.
2. In the North Panel, select the check box next to a single partition.

3. In the Operations panel, click Access Group.

   

   Item	Description	Action
   Restrict Host Access	This allows you to restrict access of the selected partition to the assigned access group. If all the selected partition is licensed for SNW, then this feature is selected by default. Caution: Path Failover/Native Storage Networking license required.	Select the check box to enable host access restriction. Deselect check box to disable host access restriction.
   Access Groups	Displays the available access group(s) for the selected partition. By default, an access group is mapped to all ports the drive supports and allows the user to restrict to either port. If one or more access groups are checked, the drive port columns show whether the access group is mapped to port 1, port 2 or both (but not zero)	Select the check box next to the access group(s) you want to add the drive(s) to.

4. Click Apply to save your settings.

5. Click Close to exit the window.

This feature allows you determine how you want the library to handle drive cleaning.

1. From the Navigation panel, select Partitions.
2. In the North Panel, select the partition you want to set up drive cleaning.

3. From the Operations panel, click Cleaning.

   

   Item	Description	Action
   Manual Cleaning (Default)	Allows you to manually initiate cleaning. You will receive a RAS ticket notification that cleaning is needed.	Select the radio button.
   Application-Managed Cleaning	Allows you to let a third party application determine when drives need to be cleaned. Note: RAS tickets generated by the library are suppressed so there is no internal indication that drives are ready to be cleaned.	Select the radio button.
   Library-Initiated Automatic Cleaning	Allows you to set up the library to communicate with drives to determine when they need to be cleaned and automatically clean the drive. You must have cleaning slots defined to use this feature. See Library Cleaning Slots or Partition Resources to assign cleaning slots or view available slots. Note: In 779Q library firmware and above, the default setting allows up to 3 library determined cleanings within a 24 hour time period. Note: RAS tickets generated by the library are suppressed so there is no internal indication that drives are ready to be cleaned.	Select the radio button.
   Library-Initiated Automatic Cleaning - Cleaning Intervals	Allows you to set the number of drive motion scans or EDLM scans (EDLM drives only) before the library initiates automatic cleaning.	Select the number of Motion Scans or EDLM Scans (EDLM drives only) from the drop-down menu.

4. Click Apply to save your settings.

5. Click Close to exit the window.

Encryption key management systems generate, protect, store, and manage encryption keys. These keys are used by their respective tape drives to encrypt information being written to tape, and decrypt information being read from tape. EKM is a licensable feature. You must have an EKM license installed on your library to use encryption features.

On the library, encryption is enabled by partition. The default setting for encryption-capable drives permits external application-managed encryption support for all encryption-capable tape drives and media within a partition.

You cannot select individual drives for encryption; you must select an entire partition. If you encrypt a partition, all encryption-capable tape drives are enabled for encryption, and all data written to supported media is encrypted. Non encryption-capable tape drives will not be enabled for encryption, and non-supported media will not be encrypted.

Note: Media with unencrypted data on it will remain unencrypted. Media with unencrypted data will not be encrypted until they are erased or relabeled. Erasing and relabeling operations will destroy existing unencrypted data on the media.

1. From the Navigation panel, select Partitions.
2. In the North Panel, select the partition you want to set up EKM.

3. From the Operations panel, click EKM.

   Depending on the encyrption solution in your library, the following dialog boxes appear:

   Figure 1: KMIP Key Manager

   

   Figure 2: SKM Key Manager

   

   Figure 3: IBM SKLM

   Figure 4: Q-EKM

   

   Figure 5: Tivoli - TKLM/SKLM

   

   Item	Description	Action
   Enable Library-Managed Encryption (LME)	Allows the library to handle encryption operations and provides support via a connected key manager server— Scalar Key Manager (SKM) or KMIP-compliant key server—for all tape drives and encryption-capable media assigned to the partition. Note: LME cannot be enabled while encryption keys are being generated by a key manager server.	Select the check box to enable LME. Deselect the check box to disable LME.
   Enable FIPS Mode	To enable FIPS on the partition, all drives assigned to the partition must have FIPS drive firmware (see Update or Remove Drive Firmware). Note: FIPS is not available for Q-EKM	Select check box to enable FIPS Mode. Deselect the check box to disable FIPS Mode.
   Key Retrieval Method	Allows you to specify how to handle encryption keys in your library. Options include: Enable Single Key Per Media (SKPM) (default) - provides a unique key for each piece of media requesting a key in the partition. For KMIP encryption, it will also allow a key set to be selected. Enable Single Key Per Partition (SKPP) - provides a single, common key for any media requesting a key in the partition. Enable Single Key Per Library (SKPL) - provides a single, common key for any media requesting a key, in any partition, in the library. Note: Key retrieval is not available for Q-EKM.	Select the radio button next to the option you want to use. If you select SKPM, you can also select the check box to enable key reuse. For KMIP encryption, you can also select the key set check box and select a key set.

4. Click Apply to save your settings.

5. Click Close to exit the window.

EDLM functionality allows for manual and automated media tests to determine media health. Automatic scanning and other EDLM policies are enabled by partition. You can set up EDLM policies on as many Standard and Active Vault partitions as you want, as well as on EDLM library managed partitions. (However, some policies are not available on library managed partitions; namely, those that require external access to a host application.)

Note: To successfully scan WORM media in an HP LTO-6 drive, you must use J5KZ drive firmware. Do not use J5WZ drive firmware.

EDLM Policies

You can configure the following types of policies:

Media Scan Candidate Policies

Specifies when to perform automatic scans on media in the partition.

Media Scan Type Policies

Specifies which type of automatic scans to perform.There are three types of scans you can perform:

• Quick - Does not scan the tape. Evaluates data from the cartridge memory (CM) only. A quick scan takes less than one minute per tape.

• Normal - Evaluates the cartridge memory (CM) and scans selected portions of the tape, focusing on areas most likely to indicate problems. Normal scan times are dependent on the media type.

  Tape	Normal Scan Time
  LTO-2	20 minutes
  LTO-3	20 minutes
  LTO-4	20 minutes
  LTO-5	20 minutes
  LTO-6	30 minutes
  LTO-7	30 minutes
  LTO-M8	30 minutes
  LTO-8	30 minutes
  LTO-9	45 minutes

• Full - Evaluates the cartridge memory (CM) and scans the entire tape where data is written. A full scan can take several hours depending on cartridge generation and amount of data on tape.-

  Times assume the tape generation is scanned in the corresponding drive generation.

  Tape	Full Scan Time
  LTO-2	1 hour
  LTO-3	1.5 hours
  LTO-4	2 hours
  LTO-5	3 hours
  LTO-6	6 hours
  LTO-7	8 hours
  LTO-M8	12 hours
  LTO-8	15 hours
  LTO-9	20 hours

  Additional Information

  If there is only one drive for the media selected, the scan time is cumulative. Review the example below.

  Number of Drives	Tape Scanned	Result
  1 LTO-7 Drive	Full scan of the following tape: 1 LTO-6 1 LTO-7	Total scan time is 14 hours cumulative. 1 LTO-6 (6 hours) 1 LTO-7 (8 hours)

  If there are multiple drives selected, the media scan times are spread among the applicable drives and the longest time for a drive is given. Review the example below.

  Number of Drives	Tape Scanned	Result
  2 LTO-8 Drives	Normal scan of the following tape: 1 LTO-8 1 LTO-7	Total scan time is 30 minutes distributed (60 minutes scan time divided by two drives). Note: If one of the drives is varied off, then the total scan time would revert to 60 minutes cumulative.

Media Scan Results Action Policies

Specifies what actions to take on suspect or failed media. These policies apply to all media in the partition.

1. From the Navigation panel, select Partitions.
2. In the North Panel, select a partition.

3. From the Operations panel, select EDLM.

   

   Item	Description
   Enable EDLM Policy	Activates EDLM Policy setting fields.
   Full Scan Interval	Allows you to specify the interval between full scans. Options include: Every month Every 3 months Every 6 months Every year Every 3 years Every 5 years Allows you to specify monthly full scan intervals from one month up to 3 years.
   Every month Every 3 months Every 6 months Every year Every 3 years	Allows you to specify the interval between normal scans. Options include: Allows you to specify normal month scan intervals from one month up to 3 years.
   Import Scan	Scans a tape cartridge as soon as it is imported into the partition. Options include: Quick Normal Full
   Tape Alert Trigger Scan	Scans a tape if the number of Tape Alerts reported for that cartridge exceeds the value specified in the Tape Alert Count drop-down. Options include: Quick Normal Full This policy is disabled by default. The default number of Tape Alerts is 1. This policy is not available on the library managed partitions.
   Tape Alert Count	Defines how many lifetime tape alerts from the following list have been reported since a cartridge was last scanned to trigger an automatic scan. Tape alerts that trigger during an EDLM scan include: 1,2,3,4,5, and 6.
   Concurrent Scan Limit	Defines how many scans can be performed at the same time. Options include: Unlimited (default) 1
   Scan Priority	User may select the priority for initiating an EDLM scan. Any scans that are in process will complete before next highest priority scan initiates. Options include: Immediate - Scan will occur next. High - Scan will occur before Medium or Low priorities. Medium - Default setting. Scan will occur before Low priority. Low - Scan will occur last. Select the desired priority from the drop-down menu. A typical use might be to assign an EDLM partition with Low priority, an Active Vault partition assigned to Medium priority and Standard partition to assigned High priority. Manual scans could be assigned as Immediate for the quickest response.
   Enable RAS Ticket Generation	Select this option if you wish to receive RAS tickets and e-mail notifications of bad or suspect media. Note: RAS ticket generation is disabled by default since the final result can always be reviewed in the EDLM Scan Test report.
   Continue on Scan Error	Allows the library to complete a scan even if errors are encountered.
   Enable Application Interface Support	Allows you to use a supported external application to configure external application support, such as StorNext, for test trigger analysis and automatic data copy operations.
   Application Interface	Allows you to select a supported external host application. Options include: StorNext WebServices Note: You must have the application interface configured before you can use this feature. See Add StorNext Application Interface Configuration.
   Suspect Count Scan	Setting this count allows you to specify when the library should trigger an automatic EDLM scan for media whose suspect count violates or exceeds the selected threshold. If enabled, a tape will be queued for EDLM testing when its suspect count threshold is reached. Note: If supported by the external application, you may want to consider resetting the suspect count threshold if the library completed EDLM scan is successful and determines the tape to be good. This policy is disabled by default. You can only select this policy if Enable Application Interface Support is also selected and the external application supports suspect count analysis.
   Copy Suspect Tapes	Allows you to configure automatic copy operations of data from a suspect tape. Suspect tapes generate ticket alerts from the library.
   Copy Failed Tapes	Allows you to configure automatic copy operations of data from a failed tape. Failed tapes generate ticket alerts from the library.

4. Click Apply to save your settings.

5. Click Close to exit the window.

Drive leveling allows the library to automatically install the latest drive firmware when it becomes available. This feature is available when any partition that has drives configured is selected from the North Panel.

1. From the Navigation panel, select Partitions.
2. In the North Panel, select the check box next to the partition you want to modify.

3. In the Operations panel, click Drive Leveling.

   

   Item	Description	Action
   Enable Drive Firmware Leveling	Allows you to enable or disable drive leveling for the drive(s) assigned to the selected partition.	Select the check box to enable drive leveling. Deselect the checkbox to disable drive leveling.
   Automatic Drive Firmware Leveling	Enables the library to automatically update drive firmware with the latest version uploaded to the library. See Update Drive Firmware for more information.	Select the radio button.
   Selective Drive Firmware Leveling	Allows you to select which version of the uploaded drive firmware to use when updating drive firmware.	Select the radio button. In the Firmware Version column of the table, select a firmware version from the drop-down menu.

4. Click Apply to save your settings.

5. Click Close to exit the window.

Active Vault functionality provides a media vault where media can be moved manually or automatically for short or long-term media storage. Active Vault policies are configured on standard partitions. These policies intercept host commands that export tape cartridges to library managed Active Vault partitions instead of I/E elements. An active vault policy can only be configured if an Active Vault license is applied and an active vault partition(s) exists.

There are two ways to configure your active vault policy:

1. From the Navigation panel, select Partitions.
2. In the North Panel, select the check box next to an active vault partition.

3. In the Operations panel, click Active Vault.

   

   Item	Description	Action
   Activate Vault Policy	Enables the configured Active Vault settings for the selected partition(s).	Select the check box to enable Vault Policy. Deselect the check box to disable the Vault Policy.
   Export-Redirect to Library-Defined Vault Partition	Allows you to always use a defined active vault partition for any SCSI host export move operations. Note: WebGUI-initiated export operations will still move tape cartridges to an I/E element.	Select the radio button to use this feature.
   Active Vault	Lists the available active vault partitions.	Select the desired partition from the drop-down menu.
   Barcode Filter	Allows you to specify which media to move by entering a value. For example, entering a value of *123L4 will cause all media with barcodes ending with 123L4 to be vaulted. Entering a value of 123* will cause all media with barcodes starting with 123 to be vaulted.	Enter text.
   Export-Redirect to Host-Specified Vault Partition	Allows you to select an external application interface configuration from the Application Interface drop-down list.	Select the radio button to use this feature.
   Application Interface	Lists the available application interface configurations.	Select the desired application from the drop-down menu.

4. Click Apply to save your settings.

5. Click Close to exit the window.

AMP distribution allows you to enable and automatically import media from an AMP partition to a defined standard partition.

1. From the Navigation panel, select Partitions.
2. In the North Panel, select the check box next to a standard partition.

3. In the Operations panel, click AMP Distribution.

   

   Item	Description	Action
   Enable Automatic Import Functionality	Allows you to activate auto-importing of media from an AMP partition to a defined standard partition.	Select the check box to enable the feature. Deselect the check box to disable the feature.
   Media Barcode Mask/Range	Allows you to enter a range of barcode numbers. Multiple filters can be listed but must be separated by a semi-colon. Additional Information Import filters will be applied to the barcode label only. The filters will not consider any media ID (e.g. L6, L7, etc) on the barcode. If a media barcode mask/range is not given or is an empty string, the Automatic Import feature will be turned off for this partition. The media barcode mask/range is constrained to the following regular expressions (regex): ([a-zA-Z0-9]{5,15}-[a-zA-Z0-9]{5,15};?\\s*)*	Enter range of barcode numbers. Example: Valid Ranges 000100-000200 00500-00550; 00000700-00000900 100400900-100500000 Example: Invalid Ranges 000200-000100 000100-000400; 000200-000300
   Automatic Import upon AMP I/E Placement	Allows eligible media to be automatically imported to a defined standard partition when place in an I/E slot.	Select the check box to enable the feature. Deselect the check box to disable the feature.
   Automatic Import Interval	Allows eligible media to be automatically imported to a defined standard partition at a specified time interval.	Select the check box to enable the feature. Deselect the check box to disable the feature.
   Import from AMP Storage	Allows eligible media from AMP partition storage slots to be automatically imported to a defined standard partition at a specified time interval.	Select the radio button to enable the feature. Note: Automatic Import Interval must be selected.
   Import from AMP Storage and I/E	Allows eligible media from both AMP partition storage slots and I/E slots to be automatically imported to a defined standard partition at a specified time interval.	Select the radio button to enable the feature. Note: Automatic Import Interval must be selected.
   Interval, Day, Time	Select the specified time interval to automatically import eligible media to a defined standard partition.	The from the following drop-down menus: Interval - select Daily, Weekly, or Monthly. Day - select the day of the week. If a monthly time interval is specified, the day selected will be the first specified day that occurs in the month. Time - select the time in 24 hour format.

4. Click Apply to save your settings.

5. Click Close to exit the window.

There are two partition modes: Online and Offline. Online allows the SCSI host control of the partition. In this mode, all host application SCSI commands are processed. Offline prevents the SCSI host control of the partition. In this mode, library operations can be performed via the touch screen or WebGUI.

Partition Offline

1. From the Navigation panel, select Partitions.
2. In the North Panel, select the partition you want to take offline.
3. From the Operations panel, click Offline. In the North Panel, the Mode column shows the partition offline.

Partition Online

1. From the Navigation panel, select Partitions.
2. In the North Panel, select the partition you want to bring online.
3. From the Operations panel, click Online. In the North Panel, the Mode column shows the partition online.

There are three types of inventory that can be done: a magazine specific inventory, a partition specific inventory, and an entire library inventory. If a partition is selected in the North Panel, the inventory is done for that specific partition only. If no partition is selected, the inventory is done for the entire library.

The time to complete an inventory depends on the type of inventory and the size of your library.

1. From the Navigation panel, select Partitions.
2. If you want to do a partition- specific inventory, select a partition in the North Panel.

3. From the Operations panel, click Inventory. A dialog box displays reminding you which type of inventory you are about to perform and that the inventory could take time, depending on the size of the library or partition.

   

4. Click Apply. The full-library or partition-specific inventory begins. A notification will display indicating if the inventory was successful.
5. Click Close to exit the Inventory window.

The Import and Export buttons allow you to use I/E slots to import or export media to and from the library. The library’s scanner automatically reads the barcode on new cartridges inserted into the library. To use these buttons, I/E slots must be assigned. See for details on assigning I/E slots.

Export Media from a Partition

1. From the Navigation panel, select Partitions.
2. In the North Panel, select the partition you want to export media from.

3. From the Operations panel, click Export.

   

   Item	Description	Action
   Barcode	Displays the barcode of the tapes in the selected partition.	Select the checkbox next to the media you want to export from the partition to I/E slots. To perform this action, you must have I/E slots configured. See Scalar i6000 Library for details on configuring I/E slots.
   Location	Displays the location of the media in the selected partition.	Display only.
   Status	Displays the status of the export action on the selected media and the new location of the media.	Display only.

4. Click Apply to save your settings.

5. Click Close to exit the window.

Import Media to a Partition

1. From the Navigation panel, select Partitions.
2. In the North Panel, select the partition you want to import media to.

3. From the Operations panel, click Import.

   

   Item	Description	Action
   Barcode	Displays the barcode of the tapes in the selected partition.	Select the checkbox next to the media you want to import from the I/E slots to the partition.
   Location	Displays the location of the media in the selected partition.	Display only.
   Status	Displays the status of the import action on the selected media and the new location of the media.	Display only.

4. Click Apply to save your settings.

5. Click Close to exit the window.

This feature allows you to remove a piece of media from a drive.

When you remove media from a drive using this command, the media is returned to its home slot, if applicable, or to an available slot. In addition, any host application will no longer have access to data on the media and could interrupt any I/O operations.

1. Click Apply to save your settings.

2. Click Close to exit the window.

The LTO-9 media calibration feature allows you to use offline, empty, operational LTO-9 drive resources in a standard partition to perform calibration operations on selected LTO-9 media within the same partition.

When initiated in a partition, a background media calibration operation will be performed by assigned LTO-9 drives for all partition-assigned LTO-9 media with a questionable access status. The Questionable status indicates that the media is accessible LTO-9 media for which LTO-9 calibration status is unknown.

1. From the Navigation panel, select Partition from the menu.

2. From the North Panel, select a standard partition for LTO-9 media calibration operations.

3. In the Operations panel, click Calibration.

   You must have LTO-9 drives taken offline to calibrate LTO-9 media in the partition. If you do not see any available drives, take one or more LTO-9 drives offline (see Take Drive Online or Offline).

   In addition to being offline, eligible LTO-9 drives must be empty, have a good operational status, and be varied on.

4. Select one or more LTO-9 drives from the Drive Selection list.

5. Select the Initiate Calibration radio button.

6. Click Apply to start the calibration operation for all eligible LTO-9 media in the partition not known to be calibrated.