Committing Partitioning Changes; Meaning Of The Slc Partitioning Icons; Library Complex Partitioning Example; Library Partitioning Icons - StorageTek SL8500 User Manual

Partitioning the Library Using SLC
Smallest slot increment is a quarter rail (for example: the inner wall of rail 1 on the
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right side of the library)
Smallest drive increment is one drive.
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Partition boundaries can span across pass-thru ports (PTPs).
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Committing Partitioning Changes

No changes are made to the partitioning configuration until you complete these
procedures.
To prevent configuration conflicts, you should make the library unavailable to
1.
other users and stop all host operations before committing partitioning changes.
Select the Commit (Step 4) tab.
2.
Click Apply.
3.
Update any affected host applications to recognize the changes (see the host
4.
software documentation).

Meaning of the SLC Partitioning Icons

Table 5–1
Icon
(white rectangle)
(colored rectangle)
(white rectangle with S)
Library complex partitioning only
Figure 5–1 Library Complex Partitioning Example
Figure Legend:
Selects the full library
1.
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If there are warnings, DO NOT commit the changes. Click
Caution:
Details >>. Then, perform recovery moves on the orphaned cartridges
(see "Moving Cartridges (Recovery Moves)"

Library Partitioning Icons

(thick black border)
on page 8-1).
Description
Available — area of rail not yet assigned to a partition
Allocated — area of rail assigned to a partition
Shared Bulk CAP
Selected — area chosen for modification. Clicking Add
assigns the area to a partition. Clicking Delete makes the
area available to other partitions.