The Physical and Logical View Pages

LibMON provides two pages for monitoring library information: the Physical View Page and the Logical View Page. These pages provide the same information, but in different formats.



Both of these pages provide detailed information about the library, the robot (medium changer), the storage bins, the import/export bin(s), and the tape drives.

There are several ways to access the Physical or Logical View Pages for a library:



Using the Physical View Page

The Physical View Page displays an image representing the internal configuration of the library.

The left side of the page shows an internal physical view of the library. Icons represent the media (tape cartridges) present in the storage bins, the import/export elements, the tape drives, and the robot. No icon is shown if the bin, drive, or robot is empty. The icons also indicate whether the media has a bar code label, and whether it is a cleaning tape.


Note - The library image displays only the tape drives that are available to LibMON. If you remove a tape drive from the library, it does not appear on the Physical View Page.

Note - If the load port is open, LibMON displays the word `OPEN' over the import/export area.

To view information about a library component:



Using the Logical View Page

The Logical View Page displays a hierarchical representation of the library components.

The left side of the page displays a hierarchical tree structure that represents the internal components of the library. The right side of the page displays detailed library component information.

To use the Logical View Page: