Managing storage devices
You can view status and configuration information for the disk-based, tape-based, and cloud object storage devices that are defined to hub or spoke servers.
About this task
For tape libraries, you can complete the following tasks:
- View the status of library robotics, drives, and paths.
- View the number of available scratch tape volumes and private tape volumes for each server.
- View a library's overall tape capacity and tape usage over two weeks.
- For shared libraries, identify which server is the library manager and which servers are library clients.
- View the configuration and state of tape drives, including currently loaded tapes.
- Specify which drives are available for server operations by taking them offline or bringing them online.
For disks and solid-state drives, you can complete the following tasks:
- Verify that disks and solid-state drives are available for backup operations.
- For DISK device classes, view the availability state of volumes.
- For FILE device classes, view the availability state of directories.
- For FILE device classes that are shared, view the status of the library, drives, and paths.
For cloud object storage, you can complete the following tasks:
- View the availability of cloud device classes.
- View connection details about a cloud device, including the name of the connection, the type of cloud, and the cloud URL.
Procedure
To view storage device information, complete one of the
following steps:
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| View information for tape libraries, including virtual tape libraries | On the Operations Center menu bar, click |
| View information for disks and solid-state drives | On the Operations Center menu bar, click |
| View information for cloud object storage | On the Operations Center menu bar, click |