Procedure
1.
From the Work Items navigation pane, select
Drives —> Drive Assignment
. The
Drive Assignment screen displays.
2.
Locate the intersection of the logical library column and drive row that you want,
then perform one of the following:
•
If the drive is a shared drive, select the check mark to remove it as a shared
drive. Then, select the box in the Unassigned column to add a check mark (this
removes the check mark in the logical library box).
•
If the drive is a dedicated drive, select the check mark (to delete it) in the
logical library box or select the box in the Unassigned column to add a check
mark.
3.
When you have selected (deleted) the check marks in the Unassigned column for all
of the drives that you want to remove, from the Select Action drop-down box, select
Apply, then select Go. The Drive Assignment Operation in Progress screen displays.
After a short delay, the Success screen displays to indicate that the changes are
complete.
4.
Select Close. The Drive Assignment screen redisplays. The drives that you selected
are checked in the Unassigned column and are no longer available to the logical
libraries.
Note:
To remove a drive canister from a library, go to the section about removing a
drive from a physical library.
Parent topic:
Using the drive assignment Web page
Removing a drive from a physical library
Complete this task to remove a drive from a physical library.
About this task
Note:
In the TS3500 Tape Library, a drive that has already been assigned, but has lost
communication, will not be removed from the configuration data. It is only removed if it is
unassigned.
Procedure
1.
From the Work Items navigation pane, select
Drives —> Drive Assignment
. The
Drive Assignment screen displays.
