Spectra T50e - COMPLETE THE INITIAL CONFIGURATION STEPS

Chapter 2—Installing the Library Complete the Initial Configuration Steps
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COMPLETE THE INITIAL CONFIGURATION STEPS
Topreparethelibraryforuse,completetheinitialconfigurationsteps
describedinthefollowingsections.
Create the Initial Partition
Beforethehoststhatplantousethelibrarycanconnecttoit,youmust
createoneormorepartitions.
WhenyouselectConfiguration > Partitionsforthefirsttime,youmust
selecthowyouwanttocreatetheinitialpartition.Youcanhavethelibrary
automaticallycreateasinglepartitionusingallavailableslotsanddrivesor
youcancreatepartitionsmanually.Youranswerdependsonwhetheryou
wanttousetheentirelibraryasasinglepartitionorwhetheryouwantto
usemultiplepartitions.ReadChapter6–ConfiguringandManaging
Partitions,beginningonpage154fordetailedinstructions.
Important
To ensure that the hosts are able to detect the library and its drives, make sure that
you have at least one storage partition configured before you power on the hosts
following installation.
Figure 34 Click Partitions on the Configuration tab to begin
configuring partitions.