HP Command View for Tape Libraries Software - Manual (Page 125)

NOTE: The drive assessment test takes, on average, 20 minutes to complete for a drive.
Running the drive assessment test will overwrite or delete all the data on the tape.
Adding, removing, and changing tapes from the queue
From the Test Setup Details screen you can make the following changes:
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Add tapes to the queue by either selecting them in the Tapes in Partition window and clicking
Add to queue or by dragging and dropping the tapes into the Tapes/Drives Queued for
Verification window. Then click Save in the Tapes/Drives Queued for Verification window.
The tapes get queued with the default verification type specified.
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Remove tapes from the queue by selecting them in the Tapes/Drives Queued for Verification
window and clicking Remove from queue. Then click Save in the Tapes/Drives Queued for
Verification window.
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Change the verification type of tapes by selecting them and then selecting an option from the
Verification type drop down box. Then click Save in the Tapes/Drives Queued for Verification
window. This changes the type for this test but does not change the default type.
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Stop data verification for a particular tape by selecting it from the Tapes under Verification
window and clicking Abort.
Configuring the data verification policy
The data verification policy definition allows you to select the tapes you want CVTL to track for
data verification.
1.
In the Launcher window, click the Data Verification tab.
2. In the navigation panel under Policies, select Configure Tapes. A list of tapes known to the
management station appears showing the appropriate library serial number, cartridge bar
code, cartridge type, and policy applicable.
NOTE: Tapes may be listed more than once if the tape is moved from one library to another.
3. Select a tape and use the Set Policy drop-down box at the top of the screen to determine the
policy for how often data verification is performed on that tape. You can select multiple tapes
by holding the Ctrl key while selecting.
Use Actions
→Remove Policy to remove the policy and Actions→Export Report to export the Configure
Tapes table.
Selecting the tapes for verification
1. In the Launcher window, click the Data Verification tab.
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