AS/400: How to determine % of tape backup capacity used
Hello, we are using 3592 and 3590 tapes for our AS400 backups and for some performance analysis, i need to know how much % of each tape is being used . Is there any command to determine or any other means to find out % capacity of how much each tape is used.
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| Jan 28 2009 10:50 AM GMT
Tape capacity, IBM TotalStorage 3592 Tape Drive, IBM TotalStorage 3590 Tape Drive
Hello, we are using 3592 and 3590 tapes for our AS400 backups and for some performance analysis, i need to know how much % of each tape is being used . Is there any command to determine or any other means to find out % capacity of how much each tape is used.
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| Jan 28 2009 10:50 AM GMTTape capacity, IBM TotalStorage 3592 Tape Drive, IBM TotalStorage 3590 Tape Drive
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