Use Performance Metrics - Spectra T200 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.
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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 Drive Performance Statistics
View Power Consumption Statistics on page 165
View Storage Density Statistics on page 165
Note: The Drive Performance Monitoring option is disabled by default.
Enable Drive Performance Monitoring on page 107
instructions for enabling this option.
metric you viewed displays.
available options:
 Total Library—The consolidated statistics for all the drives in the
library.
 Partition n—The statistics for the drives in the specified partition.
 Drive n—The 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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