Chapter 3 Quantum PX500 Series Remote Management
Setup
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Creating a Library Partition
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To create a library partition:
1
Enter the partition information listed in
and click
New
to
create the partition.
Table 29 Creating a Partition
Note:
The library must be offline to create or edit a library partition.
Field
Description
Partition Name
Enter a unique name for the partition. Partition
names must start with a letter (a-z or A-Z), cannot
be longer than 10 characters, and cannot contain
spaces or special characters. Library, Global, and
Unassigned are reserved and cannot be used.
Cabinets
Select an available cabinet.
Magazines
Select one or more magazines from the
unassigned magazine list and move it to the
assigned magazine list. A partition MUST contain
at least one magazine.
Drives
Select a drive or drives from the unassigned
drives list and move it to the assigned drive list. A
partition MUST contain at least one drive.
SCSI Logical
Unit (LUN) or
Surrogate Drive
SCSI Logical Unit (LUN)
- Enter the SCSI logical
unit number for this partition. Each partition must
have a unique LUN designation. The default
number is 0.
Surrogate Drive
- Enter the surrogate tape drive
number (logical drive number). Each partition
must have an associated surrogate drive assigned.
Load Port
Select a load port from the load port list if
required for this partition. Load port elements can
be shared across multiple partitions.
