Chapter 3 - Understanding Spectra Advanced Bucket Management Concepts
Tape and Disk Partitions
T
APE AND
D
ISK
P
ARTITIONS
Tape and disk partitions are external data storage targets cabled to the BlackPearl system
through SAS or Fibre Channel connections. Once created, partitions are assigned to storage
domains.
Tape Partitions
Tape partitions refer to data partitions configured on Spectra Logic or other supported tape
libraries. When you create a partition on a tape library attached to a BlackPearl system, the
system automatically detects the tape library partition and adds it to the list of available
partitions in the BlackPearl user interface. The system also automatically creates two
commonly used storage domains: tape first copy, and tape second copy. For more
information on storage domains, see
.
Notes:
• Cleaning partitions are not added to the BlackPearl user interface.
• Tape drive cleaning is typically handled by the Spectra tape library. For more
information on cleaning the library tape drives using the tape library, see your
• Tape drive cleaning is handled automatically by the IBM
TS4500 tape library.
• Tape drive cleaning for Spectra Logic libraries can be initiated through the
Spectra S3 API. See the
Spectra BlackPearl Spectra S3 API Reference
for more
information.
• Tape drive cleaning cannot be initiated through the BlackPearl user interface.
• If the BlackPearl system is configured to transfer data to tape, make sure the
partitions configured for use by the BlackPearl system do not contain WORM
(Write Once-Read Many) media. The BlackPearl system is not compatible with
WORM media.
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