Media Integrity Analysis Report
The 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.
You can only access this report if you have Advanced Reporting licensed on the library (see Applying a License Key). For more information on how the Advanced Reporting feature works, see About Advanced Reporting.
Generating the Report
- From the Reports menu, select Advanced Reporting > Media Integrity Analysis.
The Media Integrity Analysis Report configuration page opens. This might take several minutes.
- Configure the settings to create the report you want.
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- Range — Specifies the range of time covered by the report. Choose Last 7 days; Last 4 weeks (default); Last 3 months; or All History (as far back as there is data in the log file).
- Attributes — Specifies which values are included in the report, and how they are combined. Select in any combination, including all (default) and none. If you select no attributes, the chart displays the TapeAlert count for the selected Grouping.
- Cartridge Barcode — All relevant tape cartridges.
- Drive Physical SN — All relevant tape drives.
- Tape Alert — The TapeAlert flags that were issued. See Tape Alert Descriptions for a list of all TapeAlert flags and their descriptions.
- Grouping — Specifies which drive(s) or tape cartridge(s) on which to base the report. Choose one of the following:
- All (default) — All tape drives and tape cartridges for which a TapeAlert was issued during the specified range.
- Selected Drive by Physical SN — An individual tape drive. Only tape drives which issued a TapeAlert during the specified range appear in the report.
- Selected Cartridge by Barcode — An individual tape cartridge. Only tape cartridges that were associated with a TapeAlert during the specified range appear in the report.
- Sorting — Specifies how the data will be sorted. Choose Alphabetical, Count, or Last Occurrence (default).
- Chart — How the data is displayed in the chart. Choose Area, Bar (default), Line, or Pie.
- Type — The chart type. Select one of the following:
- Rollup (default) — Displays the number of tape alerts for the combination of Grouping and Attributes you selected (default).
- Trend — Shows the occurrence of tape alerts over time.
- Click Next.
The report is generated and appears onscreen. The chart contains all of the data for the range you selected. (Values of zero do not appear in pie charts.)
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NOTE: Due to long load times, the table under the chart only contains data for the past seven days. If you need to see the entire data set, you need to save the data file (see Saving and E-mailing Advanced Reporting Data)
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NOTE: It is possible to have tape drives listed in the report that no longer reside in the library. Also, an action or item may not appear in the report if the cartridge has not been unmounted from the tape drive. See About Advanced Reporting for more information.
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To see the exact x- and y-axis values of each item in the chart, move your mouse so that it "hovers" over the item you wish to see. An information bubble appears with the values listed in it. If you click on a bar, point, or slice, the information bubble locks in place and the hovering feature turns off until you reload the chart.
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NOTE: The hovering feature does not work when the value equals zero.
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Other Functions
You can do other things with this report. Click the links below for instructions.
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