Partition Configuration Overview; Partition Types And Requirements - Spectra Logic Spectra T950V User Manual

Chapter 6 — Configuring and Managing Partitions
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ARTITION ONFIGURATION
Before you start configuring partitions in your library, it may be helpful to
read the following:
 Media Pools, beginning on page 50, to understand how the storage
 Library Partitions, beginning on page 51, to learn how the library uses
 MLM PreScan and PostScan on page 252 to learn how the MLM

Partition Types and Requirements

The library supports two types of partitions: storage partitions and
cleaning partitions. When configuring partitions, keep in mind the
requirements in the following sections.
Global Considerations
The following information applies to both cleaning and storage partitions.
User Privilege Requirements Only users with superuser or administrator
privileges can create or modify partitions.
Background operations You cannot create, modify, or delete a partition if
the library is actively running a Media Auto Discovery, PreScan, or
PostScan operation, or if the library is performing certain other
background processes (for example, updating drive firmware using the
Update Drive Firmware wizard).
If you do not want to wait for a Media Auto Discovery, PreScan, or
PostScan operation to complete, you can stop the Media Auto Discovery or
PreScan operation or pause the PostScan operation. For other background
operations, wait for the process to complete.
 To stop Media Auto Discovery or PreScan, click Stop Discovery on the
 To pause PostScan for one hour, click Pause PostScan on the Media
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chambers in the library are allocated.
storage partitions to create multiple virtual libraries.
PreScan and PostScan features interact with the storage partitions.
Media Lifecycle Management Tools screen (see Stop the Discovery
Process on page 266).
Lifecycle Management Tools screen (see Pause the PostScan Process on
page 274).

Partition Configuration Overview

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