Spectra T950 - Modifying an Existing Partition

Chapter 6 — Configuring and Managing Partitions Modifying an Existing Partition
November 2016 User Guide—Spectra T950 Library
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MODIFYING AN EXISTING PARTITION
Overview Thissectiondescribeshowtoeditormodifyanexisting
partition.Youmightwanttomodifyanexistingpartitionforanyofthe
followingreasons:
 AssignaCleaningPartition—Ifyoucreatedacleaningpartitionand
nowwanttoassignittothestoragepartition,youneedtomodifythe
ChambersandDrivesscreenforthestoragepartitiontoaddthe
cleaningpartition.
 AssignaGlobalSpareDrive—Ifyouwanttodesignateoneofthe
installeddrivesasaGlobalSpare,youneedtomodifytheSpareDrives
screentoassignthedrivetothepartition.
 CreateaNewCleaningorStoragePartition—Ifyoupreviously
createdoneormorepartitionsthatuseallofthelicensedchambersin
thelibrary,andnowwanttocreateanduseanewpartition,youneedto
reducethenumberofchambersassignedtoanexistingpartitionto
providethechambersneededforthenewpartition.Ifyouwantto
createastoragepartition,youmayalsoneedtoinstalladditionaldrives
orunassigndrivesthatwerepreviouslyassignedtootherpartitions.
 RenamePartition—Ifyouwanttorenamethepartition,youneedto
modifyitintheNameandMediaTypescreen.
 DisablePreScanorChangethePostScanSettings—Ifyouwantto
changethesettingsthatyouchose(totakeadvantageofanewGlobal
Sparedrive,forexample),youneedtoselectadifferentsettinginthe
MLMMediaVerificationscreen.
 EnableorDisableEncryption—Ifyouneedtomodifyencryption
settingsforthepartition,youneedtologinasanencryptionuserand
makethenecessarychanges.