1. User's Guide
  2. Understanding STA Data
  3. Drive Analysis
  4. Report Drive Firmware Levels

Report Drive Firmware Levels

Identify drive firmware levels to address the question, "Have all my drives been upgraded to the latest firmware?"

  1. In the left navigation, expand Tape System Hardware, select Drives Analysis.
  2. Filter the table to display firmware levels for a specific drive model.
    1. Click Filter Data Filter data icon.
    2. Add the criteria: Drive Model | Is | select the drive model
    3. Click Apply.
      Example of the Filter Data dialog
  3. Reorganize the pivot table to aggregate firmware levels by drive model.
    1. Above the table, click Change Attribute Change Attributes icon.
    2. Rearrange the attributes so the Selected Attributes list is as follows:
      • Drive Model
      • Drive Firmware Version
      • Library Complex Name
    3. Click OK.
      Change Attributes dialog with the Selected Attributes noted.
  4. To display a detailed listing of any of the subtotals, click the text link in a cell.
    Pivot table with a text link being clicked.

    You are taken to the Drives – Overview screen, which displays additional detail for the drives included in the selected subtotal.

    Sample Drive Overview table.