Spectra Logic Spectra T950V User Manual page 177

Chapter 6 — Configuring and Managing Partitions
Keep in mind that when the PostScan process starts, it "owns" the Global
Spare drive it is using until all of the cartridges in the PostScan queue are
processed (unless you pause the PostScan operation as described in Pause
the PostScan Process on page 274). If a shared Global Spare drive is being
used for PostScan it is not available for use as a spare. Configuring one or
more dedicated Global Spare drives for each partition that uses PostScan is
highly recommended.
Configuration Process Use the following steps to configure one or more
Global Spare drives for the partition.
1. From the Robotic Control Path screen, click Next. The Spare Drives
2. Select one or more of the available drives to be designated as spares.
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Note: See Using PostScan on page 267 for information about the
PostScan feature.
screen lists the drives that are available for use as Global Spares.
If you do not want to configure spare drives, click Next again and skip
to Allocate Chambers and Drives on page 178.
Drives that cannot be used as spares are grayed out.
Figure 88 Select the drives you want to use as Global Spares.
Creating a Storage Partition
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