Mixed Caps - Sun Microsystems storagetek sl500 Reference Manual

Partitioning—Feature
The cartridge is placed into a slot within the requesting host's partition.
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In a second instance, assume that Partition 2 requests a CAP export operation of a
cartridge. Since it is a common CAP, the operation would be:
The operator selects the CAP through either the local operator panel or
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StreamLine Library Console.
The VOLSER of the cartridge to be exported is entered.
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The cartridge is placed in any CAP slot.
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All CAP doors open.
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The operator completes the operation.
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For common CAPs, slots may be used by all partitions who do not specifically
assign them. However, only one partition can select a CAP for operation at one
time. The operation must be completed before the CAP is released to someone else
through either the operator panel or StreamLine Library Console.

Mixed CAPs

A mixed CAP option is present when both split CAP and common CAP
configurations are present within a library.
Mixed CAPs—Example
Referring again to
in module 1, column 5, row 1, and drive number 1 and the single CAP slot 1 in the
base module. The remaining storage slots and drives are divided among partitions
2, 3, and 4. The remaining CAP slots are left unassigned. These unassigned CAP
slots are usable by partitions 2, 3, and 4, but CAP slot 1 in the base module can
only be used by Partition 1.
If Partition 1 requests a CAP export operation, the procedure is:
The operator selects its CAP through either the local operator panel or
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StreamLine Library Console.
The VOLSER of the cartridge to be exported is entered.
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The cartridge is placed into the top CAP slot of module 1's CAP.
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The top CAP door is opened. All remaining CAP doors remain closed.
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The operator completes the operation.
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If Partitions 2 through 4 request an export operation, the procedure is:
The operator selects a CAP through either the local operator panel or
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StreamLine Library Console. For this example, assume that Partition 2 has
selected the top CAP for placement of the cartridge.
The VOLSER of the cartridge to be exported is entered.
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The cartridge is placed into any module 1 CAP slot except the top one.
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All CAP doors open.
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The operator closes all CAP doors.
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Within mixed assigned CAP environments:
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FIGURE B-1 on page 243, Partition 1 contains only the cartridge
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