Chapter 3 Configuring Your Library
Working With Partitions
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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 69.
Deleting Partitions Before
Removing or Replacing
Modules
3
You should delete partitions before:
• Removing the control module and replacing it with a new control
module
• Removing an expansion module and replacing it with a new
expansion module
• Permanently removing an expansion module from the library
Because partitions extend across the library’s physical modules and share
resources, the library will report errors if you permanently remove or
replace a module in your library without first deleting partitions and
modifying shared resources such as cleaning slots and I/E slots.
See
Installing, Removing, and Replacing
on page 170 for detailed
instructions on preparing your library for the permanent removal or
replacement of a control module or 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 module. See
Viewing the Library Configuration
on page 149.
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.
