Spectra Stack Tape Library User Manual page 87

CHAPTER 3 - CONFIGURING THE LIBRARY
4. Use the Partition Count drop-down menu to select the number of partitions you
want to create up to the maximum number of licensed partitions. With the Basic
Wizard, the resources in the library (drives and media) divide evenly between
each partition.
Note: Magazine slots are allocated in five-slot groups. The wizard assigns the drives and
storage slots as evenly as possible to the partitions, assigning . Any extra drives or
slots are assigned to the first partition.
5. Use the Barcode Label Length Reported To Host drop-down menu to select the
number of digits on a tape barcode that are reported to your backup software.
This option provides interchange compatibility with libraries with more limited
barcode reading capabilities. The maximum barcode character length is 15 and
the default is 8. This configuration applies to all partitions.
Note: The industry standard length for LTO barcode labels is eight characters. Barcode
labels longer than eight characters might scan incorrectly, particularly if they are not
high quality labels.
6. Use the Barcode Label Alignment Reported To Host drop-down menu to
configure the library to report the barcode digits to the backup software starting
from the left or right side of the barcode. The default setting is left. For example,
when reporting only six characters of the barcode label 12345678, if alignment is
left, the library reports 123456. If alignment is right, the library reports 345678.
The default is left.
7. If desired, select Auto Clean to configure the library to automatically clean a
tape drive when it requests cleaning using a cleaning tape stored in the partition
or in an unassigned slot.
8. Click Next. The Finish Configuration screen displays with details for the
partition(s) configured using the wizard.
9. Click Finish to create the partition(s) and exit the wizard.
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Figure 33 The Finish Configuration screen.
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