Configuring Library Partitions - Spectra Stack Tape Library User Manual

CHAPTER 3 - CONFIGURING THE LIBRARY
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Partitions on the Spectra Stack library have the following restrictions:
• Each partition must have at least one tape drive. One drive in each partition hosts
the robotics interface (the library LUN) for the partition.
• The maximum number of partitions allowed is 20.
• Magazine slots are allocated in five-slot groups.
• EE ports must be enabled for a module before they can be allocated to a partition.
See Enabling or Disabling EE Ports on the previous
• A partition does not need to have an EE port. If a partition does not have an EE
port, the magazine must be accessed to import or export cartridges. Opening a
magazine takes the library offline, while opening an EE port does not.
• Although the EE port is shared between partitions, the EE port elements are
assigned individually to partitions.
• All of the partitions in the library go offline while partitions are configured.
Ensure that host operations for all partitions are idle before running a partition
wizard.
Partition configuration wizards guide you through the process. The wizards are only
accessible from the RMI. Use the Basic Partition Wizard to configure partitions that
have similar resources. Use the Expert Partition Wizard to configure partitions that
have different resources or to adjust resource assignments for existing partitions.
• Basic Partition Wizard - Any currently configured partitions are deleted. You
specify the number of partitions and the wizard assigns drives and storage slots as
evenly as possible to the partitions. Any extra drives or slots are assigned to the
first partition.
• Expert Partition Wizard - Can be used to edit or remove current partitions or
create the first or an additional new partition. New partitions are created
individually and you control the library resources assigned.
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Partitions can only be created using the RMI (Remote Management Interface).
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