Modifying An Existing Partition - Spectra T950 User Manual

Chapter 6 — Configuring and Managing Partitions
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Overview This section describes how to edit or modify an existing
partition. You might want to modify an existing partition for any of the
following reasons:
 Assign a Cleaning Partition — I f you created a cleaning partition and
 Assign a Global Spare Drive — I f you want to designate one of the
 Create a New Cleaning or Storage Partition — I f you previously
 Rename Partition — I f you want to rename the partition, you need to
 Disable PreScan or Change the PostScan Settings — I f you want to
 Enable or Disable Encryption — I f you need to modify encryption
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now want to assign it to the storage partition, you need to modify the
Chambers and Drives screen for the storage partition to add the
cleaning partition.
installed drives as a Global Spare, you need to modify the Spare Drives
screen to assign the drive to the partition.
created one or more partitions that use all of the licensed chambers in
the library, and now want to create and use a new partition, you need to
reduce the number of chambers assigned to an existing partition to
provide the chambers needed for the new partition. If you want to
create a storage partition, you may also need to install additional drives
or unassign drives that were previously assigned to other partitions.
modify it in the Name and Media Type screen.
change the settings that you chose (to take advantage of a new Global
Spare drive, for example), you need to select a different setting in the
MLM Media Verification screen.
settings for the partition, you need to log in as an encryption user and
make the necessary changes.

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