HP StoreEver ESL G3 Tape Libraries - Manual (Page 112)

2. To mail, save, or print status information, use the Send button (see “E-mailing, saving, and
printing status information” (page 130) ).
3. Click Close to close the dialog box.
Monitoring drive status
The Drive Status dialog box displays status information for tape drives in the currently-selected
partition. If you are working in the physical library, status information for all drives appears. You
can perform this procedure while viewing either the physical library or a partition.
To monitor drive status:
1. Make sure that you are viewing the physical library or the appropriate partition. From the
View menu or in the Managed Views region of the LMC, click the name of the physical library
or partition.
2. Click Monitor
→Drives.
The Drive Status dialog box appears.
Table 20 (page 112) describes the elements on the Drive Status dialog box.
Table 20 Drive status dialog box
Description Element
The type of drive (for example, LTO-5 — FC). Type
For a Fibre drive only, the World Wide Name of the
drive. WWN
For a Fibre drive only, the World Wide Name of drive
port 1. WWN Port 1
For a Fibre drive only, the World Wide Name of drive
port 2. WWN Port 2
The status of port 1 on the drive (for example, Good or
Failed). Link Status P1
The status of port 2 on the drive (for example, Good or
Failed). Link Status P2
Drive health (for example, Good or Failed). Health
The firmware level of the drive. Firmware level
The barcode of the cartridge in the drive. Barcode
The location of the drive by means of a coordinate
system. For information about location coordinates, see
“Understanding location coordinates” (page 88) .
Location
The serial number of the particular drive. Physical SN
The name of the drive vendor. Vendor
Reports if a drive is a Control Path (Primary). The values
are Primary or None. It also reports which drive is
currently the active drive, for example, Primary (Active). Control Path
Reports whether data path failover for the drive is
enabled or disabled. Data Path Failover
The Encryption type currently used by the drive. The
values are Application Managed, Library Managed, or
Unsupported if the drive does not support encryption. Encryption
The name of the partition to which the drive is assigned. Partition Name
Indicates the drive is for use in regular partitions
(Standard). Usage Type
112 Monitoring the library