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Table 19 Information available from the Drive Properties window Overview tab (continued)
Description
Item
Configuration
Usually set by the backup application. If enabled, the
drive will perform hardware data compression. Refer
Data Compression
to the backup application to configure data compression
for backups.
Usually set by the backup application. If prevented then
the tape cannot be removed from the drive. Normally,
Media Removal
media removal is enabled after the backup is complete
but if the backup aborts it is possible that media removal
will still be prevented. Refer to HP support documentation
for resolution.
The negotiated SCSI data rate.
Negotiated SCSI Burst Rate property
5.
Click the Health tab.
The Health page appears.
Figure 8 Drive Properties window Health tab
Information provided on the Health page is explained in
Table 20 Information available from the Drive Properties window Health tab
Description
Item
Read/Write health (last loaded tape)
A measure of the amount of tape used to write high
quality data to the last loaded tape with the amount of
data written to the tape since it was last loaded.
Write Health
Even if the warning is reported, the data will still have
been written at high quality (unless the drive reported
an error) but more tape was used than recommended
by HP. A warning will normally trigger an alert. If
Using TapeAssure
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