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7. Information about the logical library's administrator and primary and secondary
contacts
After creating the logical library, you can generate an inventory report to learn which
cartridge slots and I/O ports have been assigned to the logical library. You will use this
report to install the cartridges in the correct locations.
Creating a Logical Library Planning Worksheet
If you are planning to partition the entire XLS physical library into more than one logical
library, you may want to create a planning worksheet, such as the example in
By creating a worksheet in advance, you can minimize the time required to complete the
Create Logical Library wizard and reduce the chances that you will need to edit the
logical library definitions later on. As you create the worksheet, refer to the explanations
in Section 12.2.3 on page 12-6
Option
Name
Operating Mode
Barcode labels required?
Checksum characters required?
Port ID used
Logical Unit Number (LUN)
Number of slots
Number of I/O ports
Number of tape drives
Location of tape drives and drive
slots
Administrator
Primary Contact
Secondary Contact (optional)
Table 12-1 Example worksheet for planning logical libraries
XLS Library Installation Manual
to learn the possible values for each option.
Total Log. Lib.
Available
LogLib1
XLS-8000
Yes
No
4 ports (2 cards in Port ID 1
HBA slots A and (upper slot,
B) HBA A)
600 200
4
32 10
row A, 1-4
row B, 1-4
row C, 1-2
Sally
Joe
Richard
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Setting Up Logical Libraries
Log. Lib. Log. Lib.
1 2
LogLib2 LogLib3
XLS-8000 XLS-8000
Yes
No
Port ID 2
Port ID 3
(lower slot, (upper slot,
HBA B)
HBA A)
0 0
100
1 1
6
row C, 3-4 row E, 1-4
row D, 1-4 row F, 1-4
Mike
Joe
Richard Richard
Table 12-1.
Log. Lib.
3 4
LogLib4
XLS-8000
Yes Yes
No No
Port ID 4
(lower slot,
HBA B)
0 0
150 150
1 1
8 8
row G, 1-4
row H, 1-4
Mary Thomas
Joe Joe
Richard
12-5