Slot Options For Partitions; Drive Assignments; Standalone Vs. Multi-Module - Overland Storage NEO 8000E User Manual

NEO 8000e User Guide

Slot Options for Partitions

Both Fixed Slots and Mail Slots behave differently when the library is partitioned.
Mail Slot Options
When a NEO 8000e is configured for partitions, the first 15 slots of the Fixed Slots are
reserved for "virtual Mail Slots." The remaining 5 slots are not used. Any combination
of slots up to 15 can be configured for a partition and are not available for the
remaining partitions. For example, if you configure 8 slots for P1, only 7 slots remain
to be configured for all the other partitions.
The Mail Slot magazine is used as a conveyance for the tapes. The tapes are loaded
into any slots in the Mail Slot magazine, the magazine is reinserted into the library,
and the tapes are automatically moved over to the virtual Mail Slots in the Fixed
Slots. Any extra tapes in the Mail Slot magazine are ignored.
Reserved Slots
CAUTION:
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Reserved slots are taken from the last drawer and set aside for cleaning tapes or as a
slot-reduction method to meet host software requirements. These slots are not part of
any partition but are accessible by all partitions. If all drawers are used in the
partitions, the slot count of the last partition is reduced by number of reserved slots
reserved.

Drive Assignments

IMPORTANT: At least two drives must be installed in the library system to enable
partitioning. Any drives (or drawers) that are NOT included in a partition are no longer
accessible by the library while it is partitioned.
Each partition must have at least one of the library drives assigned to it. As such, in a
library with fewer than four drives, the maximum number of partitions is equal to the
total number of drives in a library.

Standalone vs. Multi-Module

When two NEO 8000 Series libraries are hooked up together via a HRA to create a
multi-module system, if one library is a NEO 8000e, the other must also be an
E-Series library. Older libraries can be upgraded using the NEO 8000 to 8000e
Upgrade Kit available separately.
A multi-module system uses the drives and drawers of both systems for partitioning.
Any drives and drawers of either library not assigned to a partition are no longer
accessible by the multi-module system while it is partitioned.
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Reserved slots must be configured before configuring any of the partitions.
"Automatically Running a Cleaning Cartridge" on page 7-3
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