Archive:Media Actions by State 4.0

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Media Actions

Since SEP sesam version 3.6 there is beside the option to initialize the readability check option and the explicit close tape option (block by EOL) of a medium. Hence there is a separate view to these media actions.


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Adjust a new medium

The status values of a new adjusted medium can beside of the table view show separately. Select the desired table item and click the button Properties.

Info 1

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Saveset
Type
Media Pool
Media Number
Size
Throughput
used labels
Message

Info2

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State
Current state of the media action
Task
Name of the task that was performed
Location
Client
Name of the device server that operated the adjustment process
Drive
The drive has operated the adjustment
Cycle Number
Start time
Adjustment has been started
Stop time
Adjustment has been finished
Source
Exclude List
Items that were excluded
Comment
Make additional notes

Readability check of a medium

You can view the details of individual media by double-clicking or selecting the medium and clicking the button.

Info 1

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Action
readcheck means readability check of this medium
State
shows the state of the operation
Label
Name of the medium that was checked
Client
The device server on which the readability test took place
Start time
When did the readability check start?
Stop time
When did it end?
Message
Additional information about the state of the operation

Info 2

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ID
SEP sesam unique ID of the action
Planned for
date on which the medium was checked
Run
Total number of read checks that were performed on this medium
Prio
Priority of the action
Pool
Media pool that contains the medium
Drive
the drive that added the medium
Device
On physical drives the device ID of the operating system is diplayed. On virtual drives the SEP sesam logical drive no. is shown
Throughput
The average throughput of the entire check process
Session ID
Size
Number of the read 64kByte blocks

Protocol

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The readability test protocol of a medium contains the following information:

  • When the readability check was executed
  • On which device the medium was checked
  • The SEP sesam label of the medium
  • The last time the medium was initialized
  • The read throughput every minute
  • Information of the stored savesets on the medium
  • Display all segment marks of the tape
  • State of the readability check at the end of the protocol