Manually Creating Partitions

You can manually create partitions any time after the initial configuration of the library. The maximum number of partitions that can be created is equal to the number of tape drives in the library.

The library must contain at least one unallocated tape drive and one unallocated slot to manually create a partition. If no unallocated tape drives or slots exist, you must modify or delete partitions to free resources. For information on modifying partitions, see Modifying Partitions. For information on how to delete a partition, see Deleting Partitions.

The first SCSI or Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) tape drive assigned to a partition is designated as the control path tape drive by default. If the partition contains only Fibre Channel (FC) tape drives, a control path tape drive is automatically selected only if I/O blades are not installed in the library. If I/O blades are installed in the library and the partition contains FC tape drives that are directly connected to host applications, you must manually select a drive control path for that partition. Do not select a drive control path for partitions that are connected to an I/O blade. For more information about control paths, see About Control Paths.

Before creating a partition, verify that all tape drives are unloaded and all cartridges are in their appropriate storage slot locations. For information on unloading tape drives, see Unloading Tape Drives.

NOTE: This operation should not be performed concurrently by multiple administrative users logged in from different locations. You can access the appropriate screens, but you cannot apply changes while another administrative user is performing the same operation.

Administrative users can manually create partitions. Users cannot manually create partitions.

  1. From the Setup menu, select Partitions.

    The Setup - Partitions screen appears.

  2. Click Manual.

    The Create Partition screen appears.

  3. Type a name to describe the new partition into the Enter Name text box.

    NOTE: Partition names are limited to 12 lower-case alphanumeric characters and underscores (_).

  4. Select one of the following cartridge barcode formats from the Set Media Barcode Format drop-down list:
  5. Type the number of slots to assign to the new partition into the Number of Slots text box.
  6. Under the Select Drives section, assign one or more available tape drives to the partition by selecting the check box located to the left of the tape drive.
  7. Click Apply. The Progress Window appears. The Progress Window contains information on the action, elapsed time, and status of the requested operation.
  8. Save the library configuration.

    For instructions on how to save the library configuration, see Saving the Configuration.

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