StorageLibrary Installation and User Guide
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Partitions Partitions are virtual sections within a library that present the appearance of multiple, separate
libraries for purposes of file management, acce
ss by multiple
Operator
s, or dedication to one or more
host applications.
Organizing the library into partitions divides the resources into virtual sections. If one of the resources
is not available due to a failure or other cause, the other partitions and
their assigned components are
still available.
The
StorageLibrary
can be divided into a maximum of four partitions. At least one tape drive and one
magazine must be assigned to each partition. The robot, the import/export
slots
and the cleaning s
lots
are
common resources to all partitions. For more information on partitions
, see
Configuring
Partitions
.
Control Path The control path tape drive is used to connect a partition to a host applica
tion. Only one tape drive
can be selected as the control path at one time. By default, the first tape drive assigned to a partition
is designated the control path. In the event that the control path connection to the host application
fails, you can select
a new control path for the partition.
I/E station enables importing and exporting cartridges without interrupting normal library operations.
I/E station
slots
are located in
either the lower left or the upper left
magazine. The number of I/E
sl
ots
for the 40
slot
library is
user
settable to 0 (none), 3 or 8. The number of
I/E
slots
for the 24
slot
library
is
user
settable to 0 (none) or 3.
The I/E
slots
are shared among all partitions. When a
cartridge in a
n I/E
slot
is assigned to a partition,
only that partition can access that
I/E
slot
.
Access to the I/E
slot
is managed through the front panel interface only.
The
StorageLibrary
supports system monitoring via SNMP and SNMP Notifications.
In
StorageLibrar
y
, LTO storage
slots
are licensed for use. At any time, Capacity on Demand (COD)
allows you to enable the unused storage
slots
within a library via a
firmware license key. The
StorageLibrary
comes with 24
slots (two lower magazine
s)
and supports licensing of additional 16
slots (two upper magazines)
.
Details about the COD license key
:
The license key does
not expire
.
Once a license key is installed it cannot be removed
.
Contact Technical Support or open a service request to order a
COD License Key. For contact
information,
see
Getting
More
Information
or
Help
.
To see your librarys current configuration and
slot
availability, open
the
home screen
of t
he remote
management interface.
An instruction sheet that describes how to use the license key is provided in the accessory kit.
Once
you receive the license key, enter
it
via the front panel of the library. When the license key is entered,
the total number of avail
able
slots
in the library increases.