Spectra T950 - Partition Configuration Overview; Partition Types and Requirements

Chapter 6 — Configuring and Managing Partitions Partition Configuration Overview
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PARTITION CONFIGURATION OVERVIEW
Beforeyoustartconfiguringthepartitionsinyourlibrary,read:
 MediaPools,beginningonpage56,tounderstandhowthestorage
chambersinthelibraryareallocated.
 LibraryPartitions,beginningonpage57,tolearnhowthelibraryuses
storagepartitionstocreatemultiplevirtuallibraries.
 MLMPreScanandPostScanonpage283tolearnhowtheMLM
PreScanandPostScanfeaturesinteractwiththestoragepartitions.
Partition Types and Requirements
Thelibrarysupportstwotypesofpartitions:storagepartitionsand
cleaningpartitions.Whenconfiguringpartitions,keeptherequirementsin
thefollowingsectionsinmind.
Global Considerations
Thefollowinginformationappliestobothcleaningandstoragepartitions.
Chamber availability Whenapartitioniscreated,thelibrary
automaticallymakesanylicensedchambersthatarenotalready
configuredforuseinanotherpartitionavailableforuseinthenew
partition.Ifallofthelicensedchambersinyourlibraryarealready
assignedtoexistingpartitions,youmustmodifyoneormorepartitionsto
makechambersavailableforcreatinganewpartition(seeModifyingan
ExistingPartitiononpage214).Youmayalsobeabletolicensemore
chambers,replaceaDBAwithaTBAorshelves,oraddanotherframeto
thelibrary(seeHardwareExpansionandUpgradesonpage529).
Background operations Youcannotcreateormodifyapartitionifthe
libraryisactivelyrunningaMediaAutoDiscovery,PreScan,orPostScan
operationorifthelibraryisperformingcertainotherbackground
processes(forexample,importingorexportingmagazinesusingthebulk
TAPorupdatingdrivefirmwareusingtheUpdateDriveFirmware
wizard).
IfyoudonotwanttowaitforaMediaAutoDiscovery,PreScan,or
PostScanoperationtocomplete,youcanstoptheMediaAutoDiscoveryor
PreScanoperationorpausethePostScanoperation.Forotherbackground
operations,waitfortheprocesstocomplete.
 TostopMediaAutoDiscoveryorPreScan,clickStop Discoveryonthe
MediaLifecycleManagementToolsscreen(see
StoptheDiscovery
Processonpage298).
 TopausePostScanforonehour,clickPause PostScanontheMedia
LifecycleManagementToolsscreen(see
PausethePostScanProcesson
page307).