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ShareCenter Pro User Manual
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3.5.4 Background activity, settings and schedules
Each background activity has its own set of parameters. The most important
parameters are: Status and Progress. The Status displays:
 Running – Now in Progress.
 Paused – Waiting for a higher priority activity to finish or waiting
for you to click the Resume button.
To view current background activity, click AdminTool tab > Background
Activity.
The list of Background Activities displays information, including:
 Media Patrol:
 Media Patrol is a routine maintenance Procedure that
checks the magnetic media on each disk drive. Media Patrol
checks all physical drives assigned to disk arrays and spare
drives. Media Patrol does not check un-configured drives.
 Media Patrol checks are enabled by default on all disk
arrays and spare drives. You can disable Media Patrol in the
disk array and spare drive settings, however that action is
not recommended.
 Unlike Synchronization and Redundancy Check, Media
Patrol is co
ncerned with the condition of the media itself, not
the data recorded on the media. If Media Patrol encounters
a critical error, it triggers PDM if PDM is enabled on the disk
array.
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Media Patrol has three status conditions:
 Running – Normal. You can access your logical drives at