Chapter 8 Extended Data Lifecycle Management
Incomplete EDLM Scans
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6 Recommended: It is a good idea to create a “known good tape
cartridge” to have on hand in case you need to test an EDLM
scanning drive. A “known good tape cartridge” means one that is
fairly new, formatted, fully written, and that has a good cartridge
memory (CM). This tape will provide data that is easily verifiable to
help isolate media and drive issues.To purchase a “known good
tape” contact Quantum Technical Support. See Testing Suspect
EDLM Drives on page 239 for more information.
Step 2: Installing the EDLM Plug-in for SNAPI
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This step is optional. If StorNext Storage Manager is managing your
partitions, you can use it in conjunction with EDLM to automatically
copy data from bad or suspect tapes or to trigger media scans. If you are
not using StorNext in conjunction with EDLM, skip this step.
In order to use StorNext for these purposes, you must first install the
StorNext application programming interface (SNAPI) client plug-in on
the library, and then configure the library to communicate with StorNext
Storage Manager. The EDLM plug-in for SNAPI is available from
Quantum.
To install the EDLM plug-in for SNAPI:
1 Confirm that the StorNext Storage Manager application managing
your partition is supported by the Scalar i500 firmware. For a list of
supported external applications and their corresponding plug-ins,
see the Scalar i500 Release Notes.
2 Download the correct EDLM plug-in for SNAPI bundle as follows:
a Go to the following Web site.
http://www.quantum.com/ServiceandSupport/SoftwareandD
ocumentationDownloads/SI500/Index.aspx
b Click the Drivers tab to view the available plug-ins.
c Click the Download button for the plug-in you want to install.
Download the file to an accessible location on your computer.
Note: The default StorNext Storage Manager port number is
61776. If you changed the port on your server, be sure to
type the new port number into this field.
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