Chapter 6 — Configuring and Managing Partitions Deleting a Partition
December 2019 User Guide—Spectra T200, T380, and T680 Libraries
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DELETING A PARTITION
Overview When you delete a partition, the drives and chambers
previously assigned to that partition are available to be assigned to a new
or existing partition.
Preparation Before deleting an existing partition, review the information
at the beginning of this chapter to be sure that you address any
requirements (see Partition Types and Requirements on page 178). In
addition, make sure you address the following:
Spectra Logic strongly recommends backing up the library configuration,
either to a USB device or as an attachment to an email sent to a
previously configured mail recipient, before you delete a partition.
To ensure that you do not inadvertently mix cartridges from one
storage partition with that from another, use your storage management
software to eject all of the cartridges from the storage partition’s storage
pool. The library moves the media to the partition’s entry/exit pool.
Export the media from the library as described in Exporting or
Exchanging Magazines and Cartridges on page 231.
If the storage partition is configured to use BlueScale encryption, make
sure that you export the BlueScale encryption key for any cartridges that
were in the partition (see the Spectra Tape Libraries Encryption User
Guide). The encryption key is required in order to access the data on the
cartridges at a later date.
If you plan to delete a cleaning partition, edit any storage partitions that
use the cleaning partition to unassociate the cleaning partition from the
storage partition, otherwise, the delete fails.
Auto Configuration Save When you delete a partition, the library
automatically generates a configuration backup file and saves it to the
memory card in the LCM. If you configured the email option for the Auto
Configuration Save file, an email with the backup file as an attachment is
sent to the specified recipient (see Enable Email for the Auto Configuration
Save File on page 117).
Note: Do not use the default autosupport@spectralogic.com email
recipient. Spectra Logic does not save emailed configuration files
unless they are specifically requested for troubleshooting.
Delete a Partition Use the following steps to delete an existing partition.
1. Log in as a user with superuser or administrator privileges.
After the partition is deleted, any magazines in the chambers that were assigned to
the partition’s storage and entry/exit pools are not accessible until the chambers
are assigned to another new or existing partition.
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