Spectra T950 - MONITORING YOUR LIBRARY

Chapter 5 — Operating the Library Monitoring Your Library
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MONITORING YOUR LIBRARY
Overview TheBlueScaleuserinterfaceprovidesanumberoftoolsfor
monitoringthehealthandperformanceofthelibrary,itscomponents,and
itsmedia.Thequickestwaytoobtainimportantinformationistocheckthe
iconsandbargraphsontheGeneralStatusscreen(seeStatusBaron
page89).Theyprovideat‐a‐glanceinformationaboutthestatusofmajor
systemcomponentsandresourceusage,respectively.Theiconsonthe
statusbarprovideadditionalsystem‐levelstatusinformation.
Thefollowingtablelistswheretofind additionalinformationaboutthe
healthandperformanceofthelibrary,itscomponents,anditsmedia.
User Privilege Requirements Alluserscanviewsystemmessages,view
performancemetrics,andusetheBlueScaleVisioncamera.Theuser
privilegesrequiredtousetheothermonitoringtoolsdependonthetool.
Check... To monitor... For details, see...
System Messages Eventsthatresultedinsystemmes sages
aboutthelibraryanditsoperation.
CheckandRespondtoMessages
below
Performance
Metrics
Theperformanceofyourlibraryandits
drives.
 ViewDrivePerformanceStatistics
onpage166
 ViewPowerConsumption
Statisticsonpage168
 ViewStorageDensityStatisticson
page168
Robot Utilization
Information
Thepercentageoftimetheroboticsare
beingusedwhilethelibraryispowered
on.
ViewRobotUtilizationInformation
onpage169
Drive Status Theoperationalstatus,firmwarelevel,
andcleaningstatusofthedrives.
 ViewDriveStatusInformationon
page170
 UsingaGlobalSpareDriveon
page396
BlueScale Vision
Camera
Theinteriorofthelibraryusingthe
BlueScalevisioncameras.
UsetheBlueScaleVisionCameraon
page174
Media Lifecycle
Management
(MLM)
TheusageandhealthofMLM‐enabled
mediainthelibrary.
Note: MLMalsoprovideslimited
healthinformationaboutmediathatis
notMLM‐enabled.
Chapter9–ConfiguringandUsing
MediaLifecycleManagement,
beginningonpage276
Drive Lifecycle
Management (DLM)
TheusageandhealthoftheLTOdrives
inthelibrary.
Chapter10–UsingDriveLifecycle
Management,beginningonpage322
Hardware Health
Monitoring
Thehealthofkeylibrarycomponents. UsingBlueScaleHardwareHealth
Monitoringonpage358