Checking, validating, and reconciling a medium in the library

This topic describes how to check, validate, and reconcile a medium in the library for IBM Storage Archive Enterprise Edition.

You can use the eeadm tape list command to show tapes that are in a need_validation state.

Use the eeadm tape validate command on tapes that are in the need_validation state. The eeadm tape validate command validates date the current condition of a tape by loading it to the tape drive, and updating the tape state. The tape must be a member of the tape pool and online.

The eeadm tape reconcile command compares the contents of the tape with the files on the GPFS file systems, and reconciles the differences between them.