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Chapter 6 — Configuring and Managing Partitions
 Restrictions on the Number of Partitions — By default, you can only
 Restrictions on Exporters — Each partition is exported by an RIM2 or a
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create a single storage partition. If you need additional storage
partitions, you must purchase a Shared Library Services (SLS)
activation key. Refer to Enabling BlueScale Software Support, Options,
and Upgrades on page 96 for information about purchasing and
entering activation keys. Libraries can have a maximum of 16 storage
partitions.
 Cleaning partitions do not require an SLS activation key and
Notes:
do not count toward the partition maximum.
 The more partitions in a library, the longer each move can
take. If move requests can be sent to several partitions at
once, you may need to increase the timeout setting in your
storage management software.
drive.
 The maximum number of physical exporting devices (drives or
RIM2) supported by the library is six. If the library contains RIM2s
in excess of the six exporters, the additional RIM2s can be used for
failover (see Controller Failover on page 67).
 If the library only uses drive exporters, multiple exporters
Notes:
may reduce the maximum number of partitions possible. Six
drive exporters can be used for six different partitions, or
multiple exporters can be configured in the same partition,
reducing the maximum number of partitions.
 A single RIM2 can export up to 16 partitions, but still only
count as one exporter.
 If desired, you can configure multiple exporting controllers of
similar type (RIM2s or drives) to a single partition and use your host
software to export the same changer interface over the controllers to
provide redundancy.
Note: A single partition can have, at most, six physical exporting
devices configured.
Partition Configuration Overview
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