Chapter 5 Getting Information
Using Advanced Reporting
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Using Advanced Reporting
Advanced Reporting provides the following reports that you can
configure for viewing and analysis:
•
Drive Resource Utilization Report
—Provides tape drive usage
information, showing you which tape drives are working at optimum
capacity and which are under-utilized. This can help you allocate
your tape drive resources properly.
•
Media Integrity Analysis Report
—Provides TapeAlert count for
various combinations of tape drives, tape cartridges, and TapeAlert
flags. This can help you determine if a problem is due to a specific
tape drive or tape cartridge.
Details about using Advanced Reporting include:
• The data for these reports is collected in log files. When the log files
reach their maximum size, the oldest information is deleted as new
information is added. This may affect how much historical data you
can access.
• The on-screen report contains a chart and a data table. When the log
files are large, it would take an excessively long time to load all the
historical data into the data table. For this reason, the table only
contains the last seven days of data, even if you select a range longer
than seven days. (The graph displays information for the entire
range.) To view all of the data, you need to save or e-mail the data
file. See
Saving and E-mailing Advanced Reporting Data
on page 160.
• The reports are built according to data in the log files, not your
current library configuration. For this reason, your library may
contain tape drives or cartridges that do not show up in the report.
Similarly, the report may contain tape drives and cartridges that no
longer reside in the library.
Note:
To use Advanced Reporting:
• You must have Advanced Reporting licensed on your
library. For details, see
Adding or Upgrading Licensable
Features
on page 80.
• Your library firmware must be at version 520G or higher.
