1. User's Guide
  2. Understanding STA Data
  3. Library System Analysis
  4. Determine Number of Libraries, Drives, or Media in the System

Determine Number of Libraries, Drives, or Media in the System

Use the Dashboard, Overview, or Analysis screens to determine how many libraries, drives, or media are in your tape system environment.

Hover Over Dashboard Items to View Resource Totals

  1. In the left navigation, expand Home, then select Dashboard.
  2. Use the Library Status, Library Media Slots, and Library Drive Bays to view total for various types of resources.
  3. Hover over an item to get a count for the particular resource.
    Pie graph with section highlighted by hovering over it
  4. Optionally, click a section of the chart to link to the Overview screen for that resource.

Use Record Totals within Overview Tables to Get Total Resources

  1. In the left navigation, expand Tape System Hardware, select an overview (such as Drives Overview).
  2. Click Reset Filter Reset Filter icon to removal all filtering and view totals for the entire system.
  3. In the lower-right of the table, the number of records indicates the total number of resources (such as drives).
    Displaying 362 record(s)

Use the Analysis Screen to View an Aggregated Total

  1. In the left navigation, expand Tape System Hardware, select an analysis screen (such as Drives Analysis).
  2. Click Reset Filter Reset Filter icon to removal all filtering and view totals for the entire system.
  3. The value in the bottom-right of the pivot table shows the total for the system.
    Pivot table showing grand total in bottom right.