Contents

Title and Copyright Information

Preface

• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documents

1 Getting Started

• About StorageTek Tape Analytics (STA)
  • Display STA Software Version Information
• Log in to STA
  • User Account Lockout
  • Best Practices for STA Login Sessions
• Update Flash Player
• Familiarize Yourself With STA
• Log Out of STA

2 Users and Preferences

• Configure Your User Preferences and Settings
  • Change Your Password
  • Set Accessibility Options
  • Set the Screen Refresh Interval
  • Set the Time Zone
  • Set the Login Session Timeout Period
  • Show or Hide Removed Drives and Media
  • Modify Confirmation Dialog Box Preferences
• Manage Other Users
  • Add, Modify, or Delete a User
  • User Roles and Privileges

3 Screen Layout and Navigation

• General Screen Layout
• Navigate Using the Left Menu
• Navigate Using Quick Links
• Navigate Using Text Links
• View Tooltips
• Adjust the Zoom
• Resize or Collapse Areas of the Screen

4 Graphs

• Types of Graphs
  • Line Graphs
  • Area Charts
  • Bar Charts
  • Pie Charts
  • Spark Charts
• Best Practices for Using Graphs
• Modify the Appearance and Arrangement of Graphs
  • Restore the Graph Area
  • Detach a Graph Pane
  • Move Graph Panes on an Overview Screen
  • Add or Remove a Graph Pane on an Overview Screen
  • Switch Between Narrow and Wide View
  • Print Graphs
• Modify the Data Displayed By Graphs
  • Change the Graphed Attribute
  • Set the Date Range of a Graph
  • Synchronize a Date Range Across All Graphs
  • Add Library Resources to Graphs
  • Switch Between Actual and Percentage Values
  • Graph Data for a Pivot Table Attribute
  • Graph Aggregated Data From a Pivot Table

5 Tables

• Modify a Table
  • Detach a Table
  • Reorder Columns
  • Resize Column Width
  • Sort by a Single Column
  • Sort by Multiple Columns
  • Hide and Reveal Columns
  • Display a Specific Table Page
  • Display Details for One or More Resources
  • Modify Table Annotations
  • Print a Table
  • Refresh the Table Display
• Modify a Pivot Table
  • What Are Pivot Tables?
  • View the Name of a Pivot Table Layer
  • Change the Size of a Column or a Row of a Pivot Table
  • Display Details for an Aggregate Count
  • Rearrange Pivot Table Layers
  • Change Pivot Table Attributes and Order
• Add Table Data to Graphs
• Export Table Data to a Spreadsheet or Document
• Select Multiple Rows in a Table or List

6 Dashboard

• View the Dashboard
  • Dashboard Layout
  • Link to Details from a Pane
  • Detach a Pane to View More Detail
  • View the Dashboard on a Mobile Device
  • Why is the dashboard taking a long time to load?
• Customize the Dashboard
  • Change the Size of Dashboard Panes
  • Add a Dashboard Pane
  • Move a Dashboard Pane
  • Remove a Dashboard Pane
  • Annotate a Dashboard Pane
  • Filter a Dashboard Pane
  • Save the Dashboard Layout
• Dashboard Pane Types
  • Graph Panes
  • Table Panes
  • Report Panes

7 Templates

• Template Types
• Apply a Template
• Set the Default Template for a Screen
• Customize a Template
  • Create a Template
  • Modify a Template
  • Rename a Template
  • Set a the Visibility of a Template to Public or Private
  • Delete a Template
• Share a Template
  • Export a Template
  • Import a Template
• Restore the Predefined Templates
• User Roles for Template Activities
• Descriptions of Pre-Defined Templates
  • Dashboard Templates
  • Complexes Overview Templates
  • Libraries – Overview Templates
  • Libraries – Messages Templates
  • Drives – Overview Templates
  • Drives – Analysis Templates
  • Drives – Messages Templates
  • Media – Overview Templates
  • Media – Analysis Templates
  • Media – Messages Templates
  • Robots Overview Templates
  • CAPs Overview Templates
  • PTPs Overview Templates
  • Elevators Overview Templates
  • Alerts Overview Templates
  • Exchanges Overview Templates
  • Drive Cleanings Overview Templates
  • Media Validation Overview Templates
  • All Messages – Overview Templates
  • All Messages – Analysis Templates

8 Filters

• View the Filter Applied to the Current Screen
  • Do Filters Apply to Multiple Screens?
• Apply a Filter
  • Filter Using the Dialog Box
  • Filter by Applying a Template
  • Filter Using Dashboard Graphics
  • Filter Using Pivot Links
• Clear the Current Filter

9 Alerts

• How Alerts Work
• Best Practices for Alert Policies
• Define Alert Policies
  • Create, Copy, or Modify an Alert Policy
  • Modify Email Recipients for an Alert Policy
  • Enable or Disable an Alert Policy
• View Alerts and Policies
  • View the List of Alert Policies
  • View a List of Generated Alerts
  • Display Details For an Alert
  • Show or Hide Dismissed Alerts
• Change the State of an Alert
  • Alerts Workflow
• User Roles for Alerts Management
• Alert Entities
• Alert Severities
• Alert Policy Examples
  • "Warning" Policy for Drives Example
  • "Informative" Policy for Drives Example
  • "Severe" Policy for Media Example
  • "Severe" Policy for CAPs Example
  • Policy for Exchanges Using "Media Health Indicator" Example
  • "Warning" Policy for Media Using "Media Health Indicator" Example
• Sample Alert Emails

10 Executive Reports

• Best Practices for Executive Reports
• View, Download, or Delete Executive Report Files
  • View a List of Executive Reports
  • Download an Executive Report File
  • Delete an Executive Report File
• Run an Executive Report On Demand
• Manage Executive Report Policies
  • View a List of Executive Report Policies
  • Define an Executive Report Policy
  • Delete an Executive Report Policy
• User Roles for Executive Reports and Policies
• Sample Executive Report

11 Logical Groups

• Types of Logical Groups
• Best Practices for Logical Groups
  • Why Use Logical Groups?
• Configure Logical Groups
  • Create a Manual Logical Group
  • Add Drives and Media to a Manual Logical Group
  • Remove Drives and Media From a Manual Logical Group
  • Create and Define a Dynamic Logical Group
  • Change the Selection Criteria for a Dynamic Logical Group
  • Force a Dynamic Logical Group Update
  • View Logical Group Assignments for Selected Drives or Media
  • List All Drives and Media Assigned to a Logical Group
  • Rename a Logical Group
  • Delete a Logical Group
• Filter by Logical Group
  • How Changes to Logical Group Definitions Affect Filters
  • Where Can I Use Logical Group Filtering?

12 Media Validation

• Features and Benefits of Media Validation
  • Media Validation Feature Comparison for STA and the Library Interface
• Configure STA Media Validation
• Configure the Media Validation Drive Pool
  • Identify Drives for the Media Validation Pool
  • Add Drives to the Media Validation Pool
  • Verify there are Valid Validation Drives
• Automate Media Validation Using Policies
  • Create, Copy, or Modify a Media Validation Policy
  • Enable or Disable a Media Validation Policy
  • Identify Media Eligible for Automated Validation
• Configure Drive Calibration and Qualification (optional)
  • Create the Calibration Media Logical Group
  • Enable Drive Calibration and Qualification
  • Disable Drive Calibration and Qualification
  • Benefits of Calibration and Qualification
  • How Calibration and Qualification Work
• Enable or Disable STA Media Validation
• Submit Manual Media Validation Requests
• Resume Validations on T10000T2 Media
• Manage the Media Validation Requests Queue
  • Display the Media Validation Request Queue
  • Reprioritize Pending Media Validation Requests
  • Cancel In-Progress or Pending Media Validation Requests
• User Roles for Media Validation Activities
• Types of Media Validation Tests
• How STA Tracks and Reports Media Validation

13 Email Recipients

• Define the SMTP Email Server
• Add, Modify, or Delete an Email Recipient
• Test the Email Server and Recipient Definitions

14 Service Log Bundles

• About Log Bundles
  • Log Bundle Types
  • Log Bundle Naming
  • Log Bundle Retention
  • Log Bundle Directories
• Create and Submit a Log Bundle to Oracle Support
  • Create a Library Component Log Bundle
  • Create a Database Bundle
  • Create an RDA Log Bundle from the STA Application
  • Create an RDA Log Bundle from the System Command Line
  • Download a Log Bundle
  • Manually Forward a Log Bundle to My Oracle Support
• Delete a Log Bundle
• View a List of Log Bundles
• Display Log Run Information

15 Automatic Log Bundles and SDP

• How Automatic Bundle Creation Works
  • How StorageTek Service Delivery Platform (SDP) Handles a Bundle
  • How Automatic Bundle Alerts Work
• Enable or Disable Automatic Bundle Creation
  • Best Practices When Enabling Automatic Bundle Creation
• Define the SDP Host to STA
• Test STA to SDP Communication
• Define Email Recipients for Automatic Log Bundle Alerts
• Display Automatic Bundle Creation Policies
• Display Automatic Bundle Alerts
• Display Library Components With Automatic Bundles

16 SNMP

• Configure SNMP
• About Library SNMP Data Collection
• Manually Collect Library SNMP Data
  • When to Manually Collect Data
• About the Monitored Libraries Table
  • About the Library Engine ID

17 Understanding STA Data

• Understand How STA Handles Changes to the Tape Environment
  • Understand Data Retention and the Tracking Timestamp
  • How Incomplete Exchanges Affect STA
  • Why Some Values May Be Dimmed
  • What Happens to Data When Drives and Media Are Removed
  • What Happens to Data When Libraries Are Removed
  • What Happens to Data When an SL8500 Library is Moved to a New Complex
  • How STA Handles "Missing" Media
  • How STA Handles Duplicate Volume Serial Numbers
  • How to Map Host and STA Drive Identifiers
• Use STA to Answer Common Tape Environment Questions
  • Best Practices for Investigating Tape Environment Issues
• General Error Trend Analysis
  • View Error Messages From a Specific Time
  • View Trends in Critical Drive and Media Errors
  • View Trends in Exchange Errors
• Library System Analysis
  • Identify Media and Drives Involved with Job Errors
  • Display Correlations Between the Drives and Media with the Most Errors
  • Determine Number of Libraries, Drives, or Media in the System
  • Report Library Activity Levels
• Drive Analysis
  • Identify Drives With the Most Errors
  • Analyze Drive Failure Trends
  • Identify Drives that had a Health State Change
  • Analyze Drive Efficiency
  • Analyze Drive Utilization
  • Report Drive Firmware Levels
• Media Analysis
  • Identify Media With the Most Errors
  • Identify Shortages or Surpluses of Media
  • Analyze Media Utilization
  • Identify Media for a Migration
  • Identify Older Media
  • Identify Media that is Approaching Capacity

A Quick Start Guide

• Log in to STA
• Apply a Dashboard Template
• Explore the Dashboard
• Navigate Using the Left Menu
• Navigate Using Text Links
• Understand the General Screen Layout
• Display Media Exchanges for a Library
• Reset a Screen Filter
• Display Full Details for Selected Exchanges
• Display Aggregated Drive Data
• Export Data to a Spreadsheet
• Access the Online Help
• Log Out
• Next Steps After Finishing the Quick Start

B Data Reference

• Attribute Definitions
  • Symbols
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • H
  • I
  • L
  • M
  • MV
  • N
  • P
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • W
• Complexes Overview Detail View
• Libraries Overview Detail View
• Drives Overview Detail Views
• Media Overview Detail Views
• Robots Overview Detail View
• CAPs Overview Detail View
• PTPs Overview Detail View
• Elevators Overview Detail View
• Alerts Overview Detail View
• Exchanges Overview Detail Views
• Drive Cleanings Overview Detail View
• Media Validation Overview List View
• All Messages Overview Detail View
• Attribute Cross-Reference

Index