User`s guide

Chapter 6 Maintaining Your Library
Running MeDIA Test Reports
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Running MeDIA Test Reports
You may need evaluate your media as part of long term data retention, or
you may want to evaluate media prior to rotating it back into usage. To
perform this task, you can run a MeDIA test to assess tape media and the
usability of data stored on it.
MeDIA Tests can be run only on a library
managed partition. Use the
Media Test dialog box to scan media on the library managed partition of
your library.
1 Log on
as an administrator.
2 Fr
om the main menu, select Tools > MeDIA > Test Selection.
The Me
dia Test dialog box appears.
3 To filter media to be displayed, in the Filter Media field, type the
desired Media ID and click Filter. If you choose not to filter media,
skip this step.