Use Performance Metrics - Spectra Logic Spectra T950V User Manual

Chapter 5 — Operating the Library

Use Performance Metrics

The library includes the following metrics for monitoring the performance
of your library and its drives.
 View Drive Performance Statistics on this page
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View Drive Performance Statistics
The Drive Performance metrics let you monitor the performance of your
drives. This innovative feature helps you optimize drive performance
through load‐balancing, tuning your SAN, and identifying performance
bottlenecks.
Use the following steps to view the performance data.
1. Select General > Metrics from the toolbar menu. The screen for the last
2. Select how you want to view the performance information from the
3. Select either Drive Write Performance or Drive Read Performance from the
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View Power Consumption Statistics on page 152
View Storage Density Statistics on page 152
Note: The Drive Performance Monitoring option is disabled by default.
Enable Drive Performance Monitoring on page 102 provides
instructions for enabling this option.
metric you viewed displays.
available options:
 Total Library — T he consolidated statistics for all the drives in the
library.
 Partition n — T he statistics for the drives in the specified partition.
 Drive n — T he statistics for a specific drive.
Metric drop‐down menu.
Note: If you enabled or disabled the Drive Performance Monitor
option when a drive contained a cartridge, the drive is reported
as empty on the Drive Performance screens.
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