Setting The Default Capacity Policy; Displaying The Current Capacity Configuration; Resolving Orphaned Cartridges Caused By Capacity Changes - Oracle StorageTek SL3000 Manual

Reconfigure library host applications to recognize the changes (see your host
5.
software documentation and
page 8-1).

Setting the Default Capacity Policy

In SLC, select Tools > Configuration.
1.
Click the Default Capacity Policy tab.
2.
Select the type of capacity assignment for the library:
3.
■
■
Click Apply.
4.

Displaying the Current Capacity Configuration

In SLC, select Tools > Select Active Cells. Select the Module Map tab.
1.
Select the module you want to display.
2.
Select the Current Active Cells tab. Hover over a slot or drive to display detailed
3.
information.

Resolving Orphaned Cartridges Caused by Capacity Changes

In a non-partitioned library, an orphaned cartridge is located in an inactive storage slot
and is inaccessible to all hosts. A cartridge can become orphaned when you reduce
active storage capacity or manually move a cartridge to an inaccessible slot.
To resolve orphaned cartridges, you can:
Generate a report of orphaned cartridges (see
■
on page 15-2)
Audit the library (see
■
Perform a recovery move on a cartridge (see
■
Moves)"
For partitioned libraries, see
Changes"
This setting only defines the assignment order for new
Note:
capacity added in a non-partitioned library. After changing the policy
setting, you can follow "Resetting the Capacity Configuration"
page 6-2 to remove the existing capacity and re-assign it following the
new setting.
Left to Right (default) — capacity assignment begins in upper left slot on the
rear wall of the left-most module, moves right, then crosses over to the upper
left slot on the front wall of the left-most module (see
Center Out — capacity assignment begins nearest to the drives and is split
evenly between the left/right and front/back.
"Auditing the Library"
on page 11-1)
"Resolving Orphaned Cartridges Caused by Partitioning
on page 7-5.
Resolving Orphaned Cartridges Caused by Capacity Changes
"Updating Hosts After Modifying Capacity"
"Viewing Active Capacity Reports"
on page 13-1)
"Moving Cartridges (Recovery
on
on
Figure E–6).
Configuring Capacity 6-3