Viewing the drive assessment results – HP Command View for Tape Libraries Software User Manual

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From the results page you can release the data verification license for a selected tape to free up
that license for use. Use Actions

→Release License.

NOTE:

Releasing a data verification license will remove the data verification history of that tape.

However, if the test failed with a Move to Drive error the license was not used and the Release
License option will only clear the database.

Viewing the drive assessment results

The drive assessment results page lists the tapes with the latest drive assessment test results.
1.

In the Launcher window, click the Data Verification tab.

2.

In the Results section of the Navigation panel, select Drive Assessment.

Click the linked result to see the result details.

The information includes:

Drive SN — 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.

Click the linked drive serial number to see historical drive assessment results for this tape. The
drive assessment results history screen shows the same information as the drive assessment
results screen excluding the Drive SN column.

Library SN — The HP serial number that uniquely identifies the library. Defined at manufacture,
this is the number to quote when contacting HP support.

Barcode — The serial number that uniquely identifies the tape as defined by the manufacturer.

Using data verification

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