Quantum Scalar i6000 User Manual page 148

Chapter 3: Configuring Your Library
Working With Partitions
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For more information about the library's physical components, see the
Scalar i2000/i6000 Maintenance Guide.
you configure your system, see the
A standard partition consists, at a minimum, of one storage magazine
and one drive. Neither the storage magazine nor the drive can be shared
with another partition.
Note: Active Vault and AMP partitions do not contain drives; they
must contain at least one storage magazine.
One 24-slot I/E station can be used by up to four partitions. One 72-slot
I/E station can be used by up to twelve partitions. The maximum
number of I/E station slots per partition is 240. The maximum number of
partitions is determined by the lesser of the number of drives available
in the physical library (assuming there are at least as many storage slots)
or 16.
Note: The library is licensed for either one partition or the maximum
number of partitions, which is 16. For more information about
partition licensing, see
Gen 1 libraries support multiple drive and media domains. However,
drive and media domains cannot be mixed within a partition. Each Gen
1 partition can contain only one drive and media domain. Within that
domain, a partition can contain multiple drive interface types (FC and
SCSI) as well as multiple media types (for example, LTO-3, LTO-4, LTO-5,
and LTO-6).
Gen 2 libraries only support LTO drives and media. A single partition can
contain multiple drive interface types (FC and SCSI) as well as multiple
media types (for example, LTO-3, LTO-4, LTO-5, and LTO-6).
Configuration controls, such as FC Host and SNW (Storage Networking)
Host Access provide the means to permit host access to particular
partitions and tape drives. Multiple hosts can share a single partition, or
a partition can be restricted to one exclusive host. Host applications
control access to elements within the shared partition. Each application
can have a partition assigned to it. Each application uses its partition as
if it were a dedicated physical library.
Note: For information about creating library-managed encryption on
partitions, see
For help with planning before
Scalar i6000 Planning Guide.
Enabling Licenses
Chapter 8, Encryption Key
Quantum Scalar i6000 User's Guide
on page 125.
Management.