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<h1 class="topictitle1">Ensure tapes are in good condition</h1>
<div><p>This topic describes how to ensure that the tape cartridges are
in good condition using the Work with Lifetime Statistics display.</p>
<div class="section">To ensure that your tapes are in good condition, keep track of the
tape volume statistics on your iSeries™ server.</div>
<ol><li><span>Type <samp class="codeph">STRSST</samp> (the Start System Service Tools command).</span></li>
<li><span>Select option 1 (Start a service tool) on the <em>System Service
Tools</em> menu.</span></li>
<li><span>Select option 1 (Product Activity Log) on the <em>Start a Service
Tool</em> menu.</span></li>
<li><span>Select option 4 (Work with removable media lifetime statistics)
on the <em>Product Activity Log</em> menu.</span></li>
<li><span>Select the type of removable media for which you want data on the <em>Select
Media Option</em> display.</span></li>
<li><span>If you see the &gt;&gt; or &gt; symbols preceding the volume ID
on the Work with Lifetime Statistics display, take the appropriate action
as is described in the table following the image of the Work with Lifetime
Statistics display.</span></li>
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<div class="section"><br /><img src="rzam4008.gif" alt="Figure of the Work with Lifetime Statistics display" /><br /></div>
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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="rzam4tapebkgrnd.htm" title="This section contains topics that provide information about how to keep your tape resources in good condition.">Maintain tape resources</a></div>
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<div class="reltasks"><strong>Related tasks</strong><br />
<div><a href="rzam4format.htm" title="Use iSeries navigator to format at tape cartridge. When you format a tape cartridge, a standard volume label is recorded at the beginning of the magnetic tape medium.">Format tape cartridges</a></div>
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</div><div class="nested1" xml:lang="en-us" id="symbolstatdisplay"><a name="symbolstatdisplay"><!-- --></a><h2 class="topictitle2">Symbols in the Work with Lifetime Statistics display</h2>
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<div class="tablenoborder"><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" frame="border" border="1" rules="all"><thead align="left"><tr><th valign="top" id="d0e84">Symbol</th>
<th valign="top" id="d0e86">Explanation</th>
<th valign="top" id="d0e88">Action to take</th>
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</thead>
<tbody><tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e84 ">&gt;&gt;</td>
<td valign="top" headers="d0e86 ">Media replacement recommended</td>
<td valign="top" headers="d0e88 ">Copy the contents of the media to a new tape and discard the old tape.</td>
</tr>
<tr><td valign="top" headers="d0e84 ">&gt;</td>
<td valign="top" headers="d0e86 ">Media approaching replacement criteria</td>
<td valign="top" headers="d0e88 "> <ul><li>Replace the tape if the tape format is: <ul><li>QIC-120</li>
<li>7208 2.3 GB</li>
<li>6250 bpi density</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>If the tape format does not fulfill the previous conditions, continue
to keep track of this tape to ensure that media replacement is not necessary.</li>
</ul>
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<div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:</span> To ensure accurate statistics, each tape cartridge or reel must
have a unique volume ID.</div>
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<div class="nested1" xml:lang="en-us" id="removevolumereplace"><a name="removevolumereplace"><!-- --></a><h2 class="topictitle2">Remove a media lifetime statistics entry after a volume is replaced</h2>
<div><div class="section"><p>After media has been replaced, remove the lifetime statistics
entry by using option 4(delete entry). Also, you can use the Print Error Log
(PRTERRLOG) command to print and delete the entry by typing the following:</p>
<pre>PRTERRLOG TYPE(*VOLSTAT) VOLTYPE(<var class="varname">xxxx</var>) VOL(<var class="varname">xxxxxx</var>) VOLSTAT(*DLT)</pre>
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