Quantum Scalar i500 User Manual page 56

When creating partitions manually, you need to provide the following information:
Emulation Type — the type of library that the partition is emulating
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• Scalar i500 (default)
• Scalar 24
• Scalar 100
• Scalar i2000
• Partition Name — limited to a maximum of 12 lower-case alphanumeric characters and
underscores ( _ )
• Media Barcode Format — defaults to Standard. The available options are as follows:
• Standard Six — Six character barcode number with or without a one or two-character media ID,
for example, "XXXXXXL4" or "XXXXXX". Only the six character barcode is reported to the host.
• Plus Six — Six character barcode number followed by a media ID, for example, "XXXXXXL3".
Six character barcode and media ID are reported to the host.
• Extended — Five to 16 characters total, including a barcode number and optional media ID. All
characters are reported to the host, regardless of having a media ID or not. If a media ID is
included, the label must have a five to 14 character barcode followed by a media ID, for
example, "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXL2". If a media ID is not included, the label must have a five to
16 character barcode, for example, "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX".
• Media ID Last — Five to 14 character barcode number followed by media ID, for example,
"XXXXXXXXXXXXXXLT". The media ID is reported to the host last.
Media ID First — Five to 14 character barcode number followed by media ID, for example,
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"XXXXXXXXXXXXXXL4". The media ID is reported to the host first.
• Standard — (default) Five to 16 characters total, including a barcode number and optional
media ID. The media ID is not reported to the host. If a media ID is included, the label must have
a five to 14 character barcode followed by a media ID, for example, "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXL3".
If a media ID is not included, the label must have a five to 16 character barcode, for example,
"XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX".
Number of Slots — the number of storage slots allocated to the new partition.
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• Drives — the tape drive or drives assigned to the partition.
Bold column headings in the table can be sorted. For example, selecting the
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Location column heading will sort by location coordinates.
Before creating partitions, verify that all tape drives are unloaded. For
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information on unloading tape drives, see
Creating Partitions operations cannot be performed concurrently by multiple
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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.
You cannot create partitions manually from the operator panel. The path to open the appropriate screen is:
From the web client, select Setup > Partitions.
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44 Configuring Your Library
Unloading Tape Drives on page 84