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Chapter 5 Configuring Your Library
Working With Partitions
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Working With Partitions
Partitions are virtual sections within a library that present the appearance
of multiple, separate libraries for purposes of file management, access by
multiple users, or dedication to one or more host applications. The library
must contain at least one unassigned tape drive and slot to create a
partition.
The
Setup Wizard: Partitioning
screens allow administrators to select the
number of new library partitions to create.
At any time after the initial configuration of the library, administrators
can create, modify, and delete partitions by selecting
Setup > Partitions
on
the Web client, or create and delete partitions by selecting
Setup >
Partition Mgmt
on the operator panel.
There are two ways to create partitions:
•
Automatically —
Library resources are assigned proportionately
among the partitions. Tape drives are grouped according to their
interface type (SCSI, FC, or SAS) and media generation (LTO-3,
LTO-4, LTO-5, LTO-6). You cannot mix interface type and media
generation in partitions that you create automatically. To create a
partition with mixed interface types and media generations, you
must create the partition manually. You can create partitions
automatically on either the operator panel or the Web client. When
you automatically create partitions, you add to the number of
existing partitions.
•
Manually —
An administrator creates one partitions at a time and
allocates resources as desired. You can mix tape drive interface types
and media generations in partitions that you create manually. You
can create partitions manually only on the Web client. When you
manually create partitions, you add to the number of existing
partitions.
The maximum number of partitions that can be created is equal to the
number of drives in the library. Table 3 shows the possible number of
partitions that can be created for each of the available library
configurations.