Chapter 3 Configuring Your Library
Working With Partitions
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Details on partitions include:
• Administrative users can create, modify, delete, and control access to
all partitions. Users can be given access to only certain partitions and
denied access to others.
• Partition names are limited to 12 lower-case alphanumeric characters
and underscores (_).
• The maximum number of partitions that can be created is equal to the
number of tape drives in the library.
• At minimum, a partition consists of one tape drive and one slot. The
tape drive or slot cannot be shared with another partition.
• I/E station slots are shared between all partitions. Partitions take
temporary ownership of I/E station slots when importing or
exporting tape cartridges.
Automatically Creating
Partitions
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At any time after the initial configuration of the library, administrative
users can add to the number of existing partitions by using the automatic
partitioning process. Automatic partitioning assigns available library
resources proportionately among the partitions, grouping tape drives
according to their interface type (SCSI, FC, or SAS) and tape drive
vendor.
The library must contain at least one unassigned tape drive and one
unassigned slot to automatically create a partition. If no unassigned tape
drives or slots exist, you must modify or delete one or more partitions to
free up resources. For more information, see
Modifying Partitions
on
page 66 and
Deleting Partitions
on page 67.
The maximum number of partitions that you can create is equal to the
number of unassigned tape drives in the library. On the
Automatically
Create Partitions
screen, you can select the number of partitions to create,
from a minimum of one to a maximum that equals the number of
unassigned tape drives in your library.
Caution:
Before permanently removing an expansion module from
your library, you need to perform a set of configuration
operations that includes deleting all partitions. See
Deleting Partitions
on page 67 and
Removing the
Expansion Module
on page 236.
