1. User's Guide
  2. Media Validation
  3. Configure the Media Validation Drive Pool
  4. Verify there are Valid Validation Drives

Verify there are Valid Validation Drives

The library's interface does not check that drives meet STA requirements. Therefore, some drives in the pool may not be compatible with STA policy-driven validation. Use STA to display validation drives that meet the minimum STA requirements.

  1. In the left navigation, expand Tape System Hardware, then select Drives Overview.
  2. In the table toolbar, click Filter Data Filter Data icon.
  3. Select MV Drive Capable and True, and then click Apply.
    Filter Data dialog with Match ANY and MV Drive Capable, True
  4. The table displays only drives that have been assigned to the validation pools and that meet minimum requirements for STA media validation.
    Drives Overview screen with filter: MV Drive Capable True
  5. Make sure there are valid drives in each library that will be performing media validation.