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Appendix A  Diagnostic Tools

DLTSage

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DLTSage 

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DLTSage is a suite of intelligent data protection tools that enables users to 

more effectively manage and protect tape storage environments. Its 

diagnostic and monitoring tools enhances manageability by allowing you 

to manage and prevent problems that can occur during a routine backup.
DLTSage is a standard feature of the DLT-S4 tape drive, integrated as 

part of the firmware. Some of the features of DLTSage are automatically 

available to you when you use your backup software application. Others 

(such as xTalk Management Console and DLTSage Dashboard) you must 

download to use. 
Several DLTSage applications are described in this manual:
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The features of DLTSage are described in 

. To learn more about 

DLTSage and all its capabilities, see 

Table 1   DLTSage Features

Manage

The software ensures that you use tape drives and media as efficiently as possible.
• It provides management protocols for acquiring information on DLT tape drives 

and media anywhere on an enterprise network

• It helps you to understand and control how tape drives are used throughout 

your system

• It allows you to develop a complete inventory of tape drives and media and the 

usage statistics for each

• You can ascertain which cartridges and which tape drives are nearing the end of 

their useful lives.