Work with removable media lifetime statistics

Select this option from the Product Activity Log display.

This option allows you to perform the following:

Work with the removable media lifetime statistics
Display volume statistics information
Review lifetime counters for a specific volume
Delete volume statistics lifetime counters
Sort lifetime statistics by error rates or volume IDs

You can send the output of this option to a printer (if available) or to the console.

Select the Work with removable media lifetime statistics option to display a lifetime entry report. This report contains information about various volume IDs. The customer might want to exchange media that has a high number of read or write errors. To ensure accurate statistics, each media must have a unique volume ID.

Figure 1 shows an example of a lifetime entry report.

Figure 1. Example Lifetime Report

Work with Lifetime Statistics
 
Removable media . . . . . . :   Self-configured tape device and 1/4 inch cartridge tape
 
Type options, press Enter.
4=Delete entry   6=Print entry
 
Volume      ---Temporary Errors---     --------M Bytes-------
Option   ID                Read       Write           Read     Written
>>KEN           23452450       23450       23457       97689
DENNIS               2           0             14           0
NANCY                0           3            214         137
LARRY                0           0              1           0
VIDYA                0           0              1           0
BOB                  0           0              1           0
SCOTT                0           0              1           0
PTFFIX               0           0              1           1
 
 
F3=Exit              F5=Refresh           F10=Delete all
F11=Print all        F12=Cancel
 
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If the following symbols appear before the volume ID on the Work with Lifetime Statistics display, perform the suggested action:

Symbol	Explanation	Action
>>	Media replacement recommended	Copy the contents to the new media and discard the old media.
>	Media approaching replacement criteria	Replace the media if the format is: QIC-120 7208 2.3GB 6250 bpi density If the format is anything other than above, monitor the media.