Analyze Drive Failure Trends

Look at drive failure trends to addresses questions such as, "Is the drive that failed twice today the same one that caused problems two months ago?"

1. In the left navigation, expand Tape System Activity, select Exchanges Overview.
2. To view more of the table, click Collapse Pane in the middle of the screen (see Resize or Collapse Areas of the Screen).
3. Add a filter to narrow down the data to exchanges from four and five months ago involving the suspect drive.
   1. Click Filter Data .
   2. Select Match ALL entered criteria.
   3. Add the following selection criteria:
      • Exchange Start (Dates), Is After, a date three months ago
      • Exchange End (Dates), Is Before, a date two months ago
      • Drive Serial Number, Is, the serial number of the drive with errors

      If your site has exchanges that last more than a day, you may need to adjust your date settings to encompass complete exchanges involving the drive in question.

   4. Click Apply.
      
4. Visually scan the data to determine whether the drive experienced exchanges with errors during this period.