Use the Expert Partition Wizard to configure partitions that will have different resources or to adjust
resource assignments for existing partitions or partitions created with the Basic Partition Wizard.
Also use the Expert Partition Wizard to configure Control Path Failover and Data Path Failover.
Using the basic partition wizard
When Data Verification is enabled from Command View TL, Command View TL creates a partition called
“DVP” on the library, which is used to import media into the library for Data Verification. Hewlett Packard
Enterprise recommends only deleting or modifying the DVP partition from the Command View TL user
interface rather than from the library RMI. Do not name a partition “DVP” because this name is reserved
for Command View TL.
The library will go off line while partitions are being configured. Ensure that all host operations are idle
before running a partition wizard.
Procedure
1. From the Configuration area, click Basic Wizard in the Partitions menu to start the wizard.
The Information screen displays the existing partitions, which will be deleted by the wizard.
2. Click Proceed and then click Next.
The Create Partition Scheme screen displays the number of slots, mailslots, tape drives, and
maximum available partitions for the library.
NOTE:
If you want to enable or disable the mailslots, Cancel out of the wizard and update the mailslot
configuration before configuring partitioning.
3. Select the number of partitions.
4. Select the number of barcode characters reported to the host application. This option provides
interchange compatibility with libraries with more limited barcode reading capabilities. The maximum
length is 16 and the default is 8. This configuration will apply 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.
The maximum barcode label length for the 1/8 G2 Tape Autoloader and MSL2024, MSL4048,
MSL8048, and MSL8096 Tape Libraries is 15 characters.
5. Select whether to report the barcode characters from the left or right end of the barcode label to the
host application when reporting fewer than the maximum number of characters. For example, when
reporting only six characters of the barcode label 12345678, if alignment is left, the library will report
123456. If alignment is right, the library will report 345678. The default is left.
6. To enable the auto cleaning feature, select Auto Clean. When enabled, the library automatically
initiates a cleaning operation when media is unloaded from a drive that requires cleaning instead of
creating a warning event when a drive requires cleaning. LTO-7 and later generation tape drives might
request cleaning more frequently than earlier generation tape drives. For reliable operation, enable
Auto Clean for each partition with an LTO-7 or later generation tape drive and ensure that the partition
has a valid cleaning cartridge.
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