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• Media Barcode Format — defaults to Extended. See Manually Creating Partitions on page 35 for
descriptions of available options.
• Number of Slots — the number of tape cartridge slots allocated to the partition.
• Drives — the tape drive or drives assigned to the partition.
You cannot modify partitions manually from the operator panel. The path to open the appropriate screen is:
• From the web client, select Setup > Partitions .
Deleting Partitions
A partition can be deleted when it is no longer needed or when I/E station slots need to be reconfigured.
Unload all tape drives and export all cartridges assigned to the partition that is to be deleted. After exporting
the cartridges, remove them from the I/E station. For more information, see
Unloading Tape Drives on page
62 and Exporting Media on page 60.
Details about deleting partitions include the following:
• After a partition is deleted, its resources (for example, tape drives and slots) become available and
can be reassigned to new or existing partitions.
• Deleting a partition does not delete users assigned to that partition. However, if these users are not
assigned to other partitions, they will not be able to perform library operations. See
Changing
Partition Access on page 38.
Deleting Partitions Before Permanently Removing Expansion Modules
Because partitions extend across the library’s physical modules and share resources, the library will report
errors if you permanently remove an expansion module from your library without first deleting partitions and
modifying shared resources such as cleaning slots and I/E slots.
See Removing 9U Expansion Modules From an Existing Library on page 107 for detailed instructions on
preparing your library for the permanent removal of an expansion module. The following is a high-level
summary of the preparation process:
• You may find it helpful to review your library’s current configuration before removing the expansion
module. See
Viewing the Library Configuration on page 69.
Note
Bold column headings in the table can be sorted. For example, selecting the
Location column heading will sort by location coordinates.
Note
Before modifying partitions, verify that all tape drives are unloaded and that all
cartridges are in their appropriate storage slot location. For information on
unloading tape drives, see
Unloading Tape Drives on page 62
Note
You may need to modify settings in your host application as a result of deleting
a partition. See your host application documentation.
Note
This operation cannot be performed concurrently by multiple administrative
users logged in from different locations. You can access the screen, but you
cannot apply changes while another administrative user is performing the same
operation.