Viewing drive performance and utilization history – HP Command View for Tape Libraries Software User Manual

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2.

Select the sample time for the data to be retrieved from the current date and time range.

Last 24 Hours (not available for some features)

Last 7 Days and Week (not available for some features)

Last Month

Last Three Months

Last Six Months

Last Year

Custom Range: Provide a start date and end date; the start date and end date are
pre-populated with the previous month date and current date, respectively. The data will
be retrieved from 12:00 a.m. on the start date to 11:59 p.m. on the end date. The custom
range should be at least one month long.

3.

Click OK.

Viewing drive performance and utilization history

The drive performance and utilization history panel displays the drive serial number, drive type,
library serial number, and sample time. The default sample time is one month. To view the drive
performance and utilization history of a drive, use one of the following procedures:
1.

Navigate to the Drive Utilization or the Drive Performance tab.

2.

Click the linked serial number. The Drive Performance and Utilization History page opens and
contains three tabs: Drive Performance, Drive Utilization, and Utilization Analysis.

Or:
1.

Navigate to the Tape Utilization tab.

2.

Click the linked serial number. The Tape Performance and Utilization History page opens and
contains three tabs: Tape Capacity, Tape Unloads, and Tape Performance.

3.

On the Tape Capacity or the Tape Performance tab, click the drive serial number link. The
Drive Performance and Utilization History page opens and contains three tabs: Drive
Performance, Drive Utilization, and Utilization Analysis.

If the drive has not been utilized over the selected time period, no data is shown in the graphical
view.

Using TapeAssure

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