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Chapter 6 — Configuring and Managing Partitions
Configuration Requirements for a Cleaning Partition and Auto Drive Clean
 Cleaning partitions do not count against the partition maximum.
 A cleaning partition can be shared by multiple storage partitions as
 Cleaning partitions use chambers that are not licensed with a Capacity
 Configuring a cleaning partition and assigning it to one or more storage
 The drives in the storage partitions with an associated cleaning
 The option to perform a manual cleaning operation using a cleaning
 The cleaning cartridges in the cleaning partition are inaccessible to the
If you store cleaning cartridges in the storage partition, make sure that they are
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identified as required by your storage management software to prevent the storage
management software from attempting to use the cartridges for writing or reading data.
 The cleaning cartridges used in a cleaning partition must be stored in
 If you do not configure a cleaning partition and associate it with the
 If you configure a Global Spare drive for a partition, it is cleaned using
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long as the cleaning cartridges are compatible with the drive types in
each storage partition.
On Demand (CoD) key. If all of the chambers are licensed, a cleaning
partition uses any chambers that are not already assigned to another
partition.
partitions automatically enables the Auto Drive Clean feature for those
storage partitions (see Creating a Cleaning Partition on page 167 and
Allocate Chambers and Drives on page 178).
partition are cleaned automatically when a drive indicates that it needs
cleaning. In addition, you can use the BlueScale user interface to initiate
a manual cleaning. See Manually Cleaning a Drive on page 419.
cartridge in a cleaning partition is only available for drives that are in
storage partitions associated with a cleaning partition.
storage management software. If your storage management software
supports automated drive cleaning and you plan to use this method to
clean the drives, store a TeraPack magazine (not a Maintenance
TeraPack magazine) containing one or more cleaning cartridges in the
storage partition. The storage management software can then access the
cleaning cartridges when needed.
specially labeled Maintenance TeraPack magazines.
storage partitions, you must use your storage management software to
perform the cleaning or use the BlueScale user interface to manually
move a cleaning cartridge to the drive that needs cleaning (see
Manually Cleaning a Drive on page 419).
a cleaning cartridge stored in the cleaning partition. If a cleaning
partition is not associated with the storage partition, the Global Spare
drive must be cleaned manually (see Manually Cleaning a Drive on
page 419).
Partition Configuration Overview
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