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Configuring the Library
Caution
Make sure the
library
has
empty
slots available
in the cleaning slot magazine
before you
add more cleaning slots.
These are located in the three innermost
slots (innermost column) of the lower right magazine.
When
the numb
er of cleaning slots is
increased, the added slots are taken from the partition owning
the lower right magazine. The number of available slots in the affected partition is decreased
by
the
same number
.
When the number of cleaning slots is decreased, the re
leased slots are added to the partition owning
the lower right magazine. Make sure to remove the cleaning cartridges from the library before you
reduce the number of cleaning slots.
The
cleaning slots are configured
with the Setup
Wizard.
After the initial
setup of your library you can
later
access the cleaning slot configuration screens directly:
From the
RMI
, select
Setup >
Slots
From the
FPI
, select
Setup >
Slot
s
Configuring Partitions Partitions are virtual sections within a library that present the app
earance of multiple, separate
libraries for purposes of file management, access by multiple
users
, or dedication to one or more host
applications. By default, the library has
one partition, which includes
all of the librarys resources.
Administrator can c
reate and delete all partitions.
The partitions are generated manually one at a
time. You can create partitions on either the front panel or the remote management interface.
Operator has access to all partitions but cannot create or delete partitions.
At m
inimum, a partition consists of one tape drive and one magazine. The tape drive or slot cannot be
shared with another partition (an exception to the sharing restrictions are cleaning tapes
and the
I/E
s
tation slots
, which
are
shared among all partitions).
You can later change your partition setup either from the front panel interface or the remote
management interface.
Creating Partitions
Use the front panel or remote management interface to create partitions. The maximum number of
partitions that can be c
reated depends on how many drives are installed (up to 4). The
Administrator
must define at least one partition.
To define P
artition 1, the user will
be
asked to select the drive(s)
that shall be
associated with the
partition.
The user will also be asked t
o
select which available magazines to include
in the partition
. Depending
on the selections for
I/E
and cleaning slots, the number of slots for some magazines may be affected.
The wizard displays the number of slots associated with each magazine based on
the input for
I/E
and cleaning so that
it is visible to the operator.
For each partition
, the
user
is
asked
to verify, or change, the SCSI ID and Control Path,
to specify
whether he wants Autoclean enabled or disabled
,
and
to specify
the Barcode Reporting
mode (6
character
s
or 13 character
s
).
If there is at least one unassigned drive and one unassigned magazine, the wizard ask
s
if the
user
wants to configure another partition. If yes, then repeat the steps for partition setup. If no
, the user
gets a warnin
g that there are unass
igned resources in the library.
The
partitions are configured
with the Setup
Wizard.
If you later want to change your partition
configuration, you can either re
-
run the Setup Wizard or
access the partition configuration screens
direct
ly:
From the
RMI
, select
Setup > Partition
/Drive