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6.5.2 Using the Expert Partition Wizard
Click Configuration > Expert Wizard to start the wizard. The Create Partition Scheme screen lists the
current partitions, if any, and the free resources. Use the wizard to configure one partition at a time.
If you want to enable or disable mailslots, Cancel out of the wizard and update
the mailslot configuration prior to initiating the Partition Wizard.
6.5.2.1 To Add a Partition,
Click Add and then click Next.
The Add button will only be active if there are available resources. If there are
no available resources, select edit a partition and release resources from it or
remove a partition that contains extra resources
1. Enter a name for the partition.
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elect the number of barcode characters reported to the host application. This option provides
interchange compatibility with libraries with more limited barcode reading capabilities. T
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aximum length is 15 and the default is 8. This configuration will apply to all partitions.
The industry standard length for LTO barcode labels is eight characters.
Barcode labels longer than eight characters might scan incorrectly. Cleaning
tapes must have a prefix of ‘CLN’.
3. 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 devic
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ill report 123456. If alignment is right, the device will report 345678. The default is left. Click
Next.
4. In the Assign Storage Slots screen, use the >> and << buttons to assign slots to the new
partition and then click Next.
5. In the Assign Mail Slots screen, use the >> and << buttons to assign mailslots to the new
partition and then click Next.
6. Individual mailslot elements cannot be shared between partitions. Importing or exporting
cartridges in a partition without an assigned mailslot will require magazine access, which will tak
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the library off line.
7. In the Assign Drives screen, use the >> and << buttons to assign drives to the new partition and
then click Next.
If the partition has multiple tape drives, the lowest numbered drive in the partition will host
the SCSI communication for the changer. If you want to select a different drive to host
the SCSI communication for the changer, select the desired drive and then click Next.
8. Verify the partition configuration and then click Finish.
9. After the wizard reconfigures the partition, the library will come on line automatically.
6.5.2.2 To Remove a Partition:
1. Select the partition, click Remove, and then click Next.
2. Verify that you want to remove the partition and then click Finish.
3. After the wizard removes the partition, the library will come on line automatically.
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