Monitoring drive status – Dell PowerVault 160T LTO2 (Tape Library) User Manual
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available]
Recovered Scans [Robot number, if
available]
[Number of recovered scans within the history of the
library]
MCB Status
[Serial number]
Good, Degraded, Failed
RCU Status
[Serial number]
Good, Degraded, Failed
Vertical Motion
N/A
[Number of meters traveled within the history of the
library]
Horizontal
Motion
N/A
[Number of meters traveled within the history of the
library]
Recording the information in the display
1. Select Send at the bottom of the System Status dialog box.
The Email, Save, or Print Table dialog box is displayed.
2. Do one of the following:
Enter the e-mail address for a recipient into the text box after e-mail, then select OK.
NOTE:
If you have not previously configured e-mail settings, go to
. Then
return to this section.
Enter a filename into the text box after the Save option. Use the file browser to save to the location you want.
Select Print.
NOTE:
You can e-mail, save, and print from a remote client. You can only e-mail from the local client.
3. Select OK to send.
Monitoring Drive Status
Use the Monitor—> Drives command to display detailed information about the tape drives in the currently selected partition.
If you are working in the physical library, status information for all drives is displayed.
1. If you have created a partition, use the View menu to select the appropriate library or partition. To find out how to do
so, refer to
Selecting a Library or Partition
2. Select Monitor—> Drives.
The Drive Status dialog box is displayed.
For each drive you can view: the drive type, WWN, firmware level, loaded or not loaded, location, serial number,
and vendor.
defines the parameters used in the dialog box.
Table 2. Monitor—> Drives Dialog Box Output
Description
Definition
Type
Drive type
WWN
For a Fibre drive, the WWN
Firmware level Drive firmware
Loaded
Current state of drive: loaded, loading, unloaded, or empty
Location
Refer to
Understanding Location Coordinates
Serial number
Drive serial number
Vendor
Drive vendor