Reports > Media
The Media Report displays a list of details for all media (including cleaning media) in a selected library or all libraries.
Run the Media Report
- On the Reports menu, click Media. The
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Select from the Destinations list one of these options:
Parameter Description Show All Destinations
Select this to view information for all media in all destinations.
Show All Libraries
Select this to view information for all media in all libraries.
Show All Storage Disks
Select this to view information for all media in all storage disks.
Show All Object Storage
Select this to view information for all media in all Object Storage destinations.
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Select from the Library list one of these options:
Parameter Description All Libraries
Select this to view information for all media in all libraries.
A selected library
Select a specific library whose media information you want to view.
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Select from the Media Class list one of these options:
Parameter Description Show All Media Classes
Display information for all media in all classes
Show Data Media Class
Display only information for media available to be used for data migration that are not considered full.
Show Migrate Media Class
Display only information for media used for data migration which are considered full.
Show Blank Media Class
Display only information for blank media.
Show Clean Media Class
Display only information for cleaning media.
Show Backup Media Class
Display only information for media used for backup purposes.
- Select the media from the Policy Class list. This filter allows you to narrow down the media assigned to a particular policy class without having to sort and page through a potentially large set of media.
- The N/A (Spans Multiple) filter only applies to Storage Disks and Lattus Media. If a storage disk or Lattus media has not been assigned an explicit policy class, the storage manager system can store data from multiple policy classes on these media. This is denoted by the "N/A" designation. If desired, enter one or more characters at the Media ID field to restrict the list of media to those whose IDs contain the character(s).
- If desired, enter one or more characters at the Media ID field to restrict the list of media to those whose IDs contain the character(s).
- Click Filter to apply the filtering options.
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To update the information displayed, you can click Refresh at any time. The Media Report provides the following information for each piece of media that meets the criteria you selected from the Library, Media Class and Media ID fields:
Parameter Description Media ID
The unique identifier for the media.
Library
The name of the library in which the media currently resides.
Media Type
The type of media.
Media Format
The format of the media.
Formatted
Displays whether the media is formatted (true if the media is formatted, or false if the media is not formatted).
Status
Displays whether the media is Available or Unavailable.
Media Class
The media class to which the media belongs.
Policy Class
The policy class to which the media belongs.
Mark Status
Displays whether the media is marked or unmarked.
Suspect
Indicates whether the media is considered suspect (possibly unreliable or defective).
Write Protected
Indicates whether the media is write protected.
File Segment Count
The number of files saved on the media.
% Used
Indicates the percentage of the media which is currently used.
Copy
Indicates the policy class copy number on the media.
Mounted in Drive
Indicates whether the media is currently mounted in a drive.
Last Accessed
Indicates the date and time when the media was last accessed.
- To view a report for a particular piece of media, select the desired media from the list. To select multiple media, press and hold Control while you click additional media. To select all media, click the check-box to the left of the Name heading. After you have selected media, click View Media Information Report. This report allows you to see all files on the selected media.
- (Optional) Save the report output as a CSV file (Microsoft Excel format) by clicking Download.
- When you are finished viewing the information report, click Done.
