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Web-based Management
media PatrOl
Media Patrol is a routine maintenance procedure that checks the magnetic media on each disk drive. Media
Patrol checks are enabled by default on all disk arrays and spare drives. Media Patrol is concerned with 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.
running MEDia PatroL
To run Media Patrol on a VTrak node:
1. Go to SAN > Background Activities menu tab
2. Choose the VTrak node you want to run Media Patrol on in the left panel.
3. Click on the Play icon (blue triangle inside blue circle) to start Media Patrol.
A progress bar will display under Current Running Background Activity showing how much of the
Media Patrol session is completed.
To stop, pause or resume a Media Patrol session that is running:
1. Go to SAN > Background Activities menu tab
2. Choose the VTrak node you want in the left panel.
3. To the right of the Media Patrol progress bar under Current Running Background Activity, click on
the Gear icon to display the Stop, Pause and Resume options.
4. Choose the action you want to take from the list. No conrmation is required.
Note
Media Patrol is enabled by default. To disable Media Patrol use the
Background Activities Settings menu.