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12.2 Creating a New Logical Library
2. Select Logical Library View or Show All to display the Logical Libraries
portlet, shown in
all defined logical libraries.
Figure 12-2 Logical Libraries portlet
12.2.2 Planning New Logical Libraries
When you create a new logical library, you specify the following information, as described
in this chapter:
1. A unique name for the logical library. The name can contain 5 to 32 letters and
numbers. It cannot contain blanks.
2. The operating mode for the logical library (for software compatibility)
3. Whether barcode labels are required on every cartridge and whether the labels
must contain checksum characters
4. The HBA port ID and logical unit number (LUN) for the logical library
5. The number of cartridge slots and I/O ports you want the logical library to
contain
Important:
6. The location of the tape drives for the logical library
12-4
Figure 12-2. This portlet provides summary information about
If you anticipate wanting to add storage slots to the
logical library in the future, consider requesting the
extra slots now. Otherwise, the new cartridge slots may
not be contiguous to the original slots.
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