HP StoreEver TapeAssure Software - Manual (Page 60)

9. Click the Usage tab.
The Usage page appears.
Figure 16 Drive Properties window Usage tab
Information provided on the Usage page is explained in Table 8 (page 60) .
Table 8 Information available from the Drive Properties window Usage tab
Description Item
Usage Statistics
Total power on time of the drive since it was manufactured. Power On Time
Total tape pulled through the drive expressed in terms of the equivalent number of
full volume writes or reads. Tape Pulled
Total number of tape loads for the drive since it was new. Load/unload Cycles
A comparison of the time the tape was in the drive with the time since the time it
was loaded and the following tape load expressed as a percentage. For example, Percent Tape Loaded
if the time between the two tape loads was 4 hours and this tape was in the drive
for the first hour of that time then the tape loaded percent will be 25%. Use this for
measuring utilization of the drive from the application standpoint.
Duty cycle of the drive since the last tape load. This is a comparison of the time the
drive has been active with the time since the last tape load expressed as a Duty Cycle
percentage. For example, if the last tape load was 4 hours ago and the drive has
been active for 3 hours since then, the duty cycle will be 75%. Use this for measuring
utilization from the hardware standpoint.
Number of drive power cycles since the drive was manufactured. Power Cycles
Number of times the drive has been cleaned since it was manufactured. Cleans
The number of times the drive has been updated with firmware. Firmware Upgrades
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