Drive Operations - How To
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Clean Drives
View the Drive Throughput
Mark a Drive as Cleaned
Mark a Drive as Fixed
Mark a Drive as Replaced
Reset a Drive from the CommCell Console
Unload a Drive
Validate Drives
Change the Drive Name
Clean a Drive
Before you Begin
To
clean a drive
To clean multiple drives in the library:
- From the CommCell Browser, right-click the library in which you wish to
clean the drives, and then click
Clean Drive.
- From the
Clean Drive window, click the drives that you wish to clean. (Use CTRL + click to select multiple drives.)
- Click OK.
You can track the progress of the operation in the Event Viewer.
To clean a specific drive in the library:
- From the CommCell Browser, right-click the drive you wish to
clean, and then click
Clean Drive.
- From the
Clean Drive window, click OK.
You can track the progress of the operation in the Event Viewer.
NOTES
After the successful completion of the cleaning operation, the
counters linked to drive cleaning are reset. You can view these counters from the
Drive
Properties (Odometers) tab.
View the Drive Throughput
To
calculate the drive throughput for a specified time
- In the CommCell Browser, right-click the drive for which you wish to
calculate the throughput, and
then click Show Throughput.
- From the
Show Drive Throughput
dialog box, enter the number of hours for which you wish to view the
information.
- Click Show.
The read and write throughput is displayed in the appropriate boxes.
-
Click Close to exit the dialog box.
To
view the drive throughput for the past hour
- In the CommCell Browser, right-click the drive for which you wish to
view the throughput, and
then click Properties.
- Click the
Hardware Info tab.
- The drive throughput for the past one hour is displayed.
Mark a Drive as Cleaned
Required Capability:
Capabilities and Permitted Actions
To mark a drive as cleaned:
- From the CommCell Browser, right-click the drive that you have cleaned, and then click
Mark Drive Cleaned.
- If you are sure that you want to reset the cleaning counters for the drive, click Yes
in the Confirm prompt that appears.
The system resets the counters that are linked to the cleaning operation.
You can view these counters from the
Drive Properties (Odometers)
tab.
Mark a Drive as Fixed
Required Capability:
Capabilities and Permitted Actions
To mark a drive as
fixed:
- From the CommCell Browser, right-click the drive that you wish to mark
as fixed, and then click Mark
Drive Fixed.
- Click Yes
in the Confirm prompt that appears. This will switch the status of the
drive as Online and reset counters for Software and Hardware
Errors (Since Cleanup) for the drive.
You can view the drive counters from the
Odometers
tab of Drive Properties.
Mark a Drive as Replaced
Required Capability:
Capabilities and Permitted Actions
To mark a drive as replaced:
- From the CommCell Browser, right-click the drive that you have replaced, and then click
Mark
Drive Replaced.
- Click Yes
in the Confirm prompt that appears.
This will reset the counters for the drive,
Reset a Drive From the CommCell Console
Required Capability:
Capabilities and Permitted Actions
To reset a
drive:
- Be certain that the drive that you want to reset is not in use. Use the Job
Controller to find and stop/kill any jobs that use the drive.
- From the CommCell Browser, right-click the drive that you want to reset, and then
click Reset Drive.
- A Confirm Reset prompt appears, informing you that this procedure will unmount any
media that are mounted, an operation which may take some time. If you are sure that you want to
reset the drive, click Yes.
If the drive is active, an error message will be
displayed.
Unload a Drive
Required Capability:
Capabilities and Permitted Actions
To unload a drive:
- Make sure that no jobs are running to the drive that you want to unload, and that the
drive contains media.
- From the CommCell Browser, right-click the drive that you want to unload, and then click
Unload Drive.
- If you are sure that you want to unload the drive, click Yes in the
Confirm prompt that appears.
If the drive is active, an error message will be
displayed.
Validate Drives
To
validate a drive
- From the CommCell Browser, right-click the drive that you wish to
validate, and then click
Validate Drive.
- From the
Validate Drive dialog box, select the necessary options.
- Click OK.
You can track the progress of the operation in the Event Viewer.
Change the Drive Name
To
change the library name:
-
Display
the Library and Drive Configuration window.
- Right-click the drive for which you wish to change the name, and then click Properties.
- In the Alias box, type the new name for the drive.
-
Click OK to save the changes.