Partitions and CAPs
Once you have assigned partitions to the CAP Open button, only CAPs containing cells that are accessible to those partitions will open. Depending on how your library’s CAPs are configured, this operation may expose CAP cells that are not accessible to the selected partitions. As a safeguard, however, CAPs that contain only inaccessible cells and CAPs with cartridges in inaccessible cells do not open.
For detailed instructions, see “Enter Cartridges Into a Partitioned Library” on page 187 and “Eject Cartridges From a Partitioned Library” on page 190.
Orphaned Cartridges in Partitioned Libraries
Note – For a discussion of orphaned cartridges in
In partitioned libraries, an orphaned cartridge is a cartridge located in an unallocated cell or drive (that is, a cell or drive not allocated to any defined partition).
Caution – If a host encounters an orphaned cartridge it might treat the cartridge as scratch and overwrite the data. Therefore, it is very important to disposition orphaned cartridges properly.
A cartridge can become orphaned for a variety of reasons. Following are some possible causes:
■Partition boundaries have changed.
■A partition has been deleted.
■The cartridge has been moved to an unallocated or inaccessible cell through manual intervention.
If the SL Console identifies an orphaned cartridge, it displays a warning message. You can then use the following tools to help you resolve and disposition the orphaned cartridge:
■Generate a report of orphaned cartridges.
■Perform an audit of the library.
■Perform a recovery move on a cartridge.
For detailed instructions on checking for and resolving orphaned cartridges, see the following procedures:
■“Verify Partition Configurations” on page 164
■“Resolve Orphaned Cartridges” on page 166
■“Commit Partition Configuration Changes” on page 167
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