HP StoreEver TapeAssure Software - Manual (Page 52)

5 Using TapeAssure in the L&TT WebGUI
The TapeAssure section of the L&TT WebGUI provides a centralized view of health, performance,
and utilization data for tape drives and tape cartridges.
NOTE: The L&TT WebGUI only provides access to TapeAssure functionality for standalone tape
drives. For tape drives in libraries, you can access TapeAssure functionality from Command View
TL. See the Command View TL user guide for instructions on using TapeAssure with library drives.
To access TapeAssure and the associated information:
1.
In the ALL LTT Service Hosts screen, select a service host.
2. In the left panel, click TapeAssure.
3. In the left panel, under Drives, select Health, Performance, or Utilization. A list of the tape
drives managed by the selected service host appears.
TIP: To change the order of the columns, drag the column header and drop it in the new location.
To find a specific tape drive or set of tape drives, enter the serial number or name of a tape drive
in the Filter field and click the filter icon to the right of the text box.
For example, to search for the serial number HU172404BF, enter h to find tape drives with serial
numbers that contain h (matching serial numbers such as HU172404BF, HU171801UB, and
HU272404BB
. Continuing with the same query, when you enter u17, the list will narrow to drive
names containing hu17 (matching serial numbers such as HU172404BF and HU171801UB). When
you enter the 2 and click the filter icon (to the right of the text box), the list in this example will only
contain HU172404BF.
To clear the filter, click the Clear filter string icon.
Viewing drive health
To access health information for a specific drive:
1.
In the ALL LTT Service Hosts screen, select the service host associated with the tape drive.
2. In the left panel, click TapeAssure.
3. In the navigation panel under Drives, select Health. A list of the tape drives managed by the
selected service host appears.
The TapeAssure Health window lists:
•
Serial Number — The serial number of the drive. This is a static value and will change if a
drive has been replaced. Use the serial number when contacting HP support.
•
Drive Type — The drive type including generation and interface type.
•
Library Serial Number—The HP serial number that uniquely identifies the library. Defined at
manufacture, this is the number to quote when contacting HP support.
•
Write Quality — A measure of the amount of tape used to write high quality data to the last
loaded tape followed by the amount of data written to the tape since it was last loaded.
Even if the warning is reported, the data will still have been written at high quality (unless the
drive reported an error) though more tape was used than recommended by HP. Note that a
warning will normally trigger an alert.
If appropriate, maintenance recommendations are made, such as to clean the drive and/or
replace the tape.
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