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Status Under review
Workspace Linear Tape-Open
Created by Guest
Created on Aug 15, 2024

RELATED IDEAS

Improve LTO9 Optimization Process

The (wizard) process to OPTIMIZE LTO 9 Media is a painful long process that does not allow the library or drives not involved in the optimization to be used. We would like to see an improvement not only in the time it takes to optimize the media (takes 2 - 2.5 hours) but also have the ability to access the drives that are not part of the optimization process to be used for other functions (i.e -saves and restores)

Idea priority High
  • Guest
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    |     Aug 21, 2024

    FYI - This is for a TS4300 , NOT a TS4500 - My apologizes for any confusion caused by that

    1 reply
  • Admin
    CARLOS SANDOVAL CASTRO
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    |     Aug 21, 2024

    Hi Rich, which software are you using for this optimization wizard?

    3 replies
  • Guest
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    |     Aug 21, 2024

    I have not used the ITDT. For the number of drives to define for optimization - that's what I do now. I have 18 LTO 9 drives, I use 15 for the optimization but because the wizard locks/takes the library offline, you can't access the MLB for other functions. Thanks

  • Guest
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    |     Aug 21, 2024

    IBM Tape Diagnostic tool (ITDT) has already an implementation for this task, not sure if you had explored it. You can find documentation here at IBM Docs -- Media optimization - IBM Documentation. Hope this is useful.

  • Guest
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    |     Aug 21, 2024

    a additional option will be to define the number of drives, that can be used for optimization

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