Fujitsu ETERNUS CS800 S5, User Manual

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Configuration VTL
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If all tape drives are currently assigned to other partitions, you must remove
one or more tape drives from an existing partition to make them available
for use in a new partition.
4. Click Apply .
5. Click Online to return the partition to an online state.
Deleting a VTL Partition
Delete a VTL partition if it is no longer needed. When you delete a partition, all data stored
on the partition is lost.
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If you delete a partition configured for Cartridge Based Replication on the source
ETERNUS CS800, the partition is
not
automatically deleted on the target ETERNUS
CS800. If you do not want to retain the partition on the target ETERNUS CS800,
you can manually delete it.
To delete a VTL partition:
1. If the partition is online, select the partition and click Offline to take the partition offline.
To delete a partition, it must be offline.
2. If there are tape cartridges in any of the tape drives in the partition, move the cartridges
to storage slots (see "Media Move" on page 218 ). To delete a partition, all drives must
be empty.
3. Select the partition and click Delete .
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You can select multiple partitions to delete at once.
4. Click Yes to confirm the deletion.
If the partition contains tape cartridges, they are exported from the partition before it is
deleted.
Changing Partition Mode
Change the mode of a VTL partition to take it online or offline. To make backups to a
partition, it must be online. To edit or delete a partition, it must be offline.
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To change the partition mode to online, select the partition and click Online .
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To change the partition mode to offline, select the partition and click Offline .
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Taking a partition offline might disrupt backup operations.