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Delete a partition, Delete a partition 172 – Sun Microsystems StorageTek Modular Library System SL500 User Manual

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Partition Management Tasks

172 SL500 User’s Guide • July 2008

Revision: KA • 96116

Delete a Partition

Use this procedure to delete a partition from the library. The following changes are

made to the library partition configuration:

All resources allocated to the partition are marked available.

All host connections for the partition are deleted.

The partition ID is deleted.

Caution –

Deleting partitions can result in orphaned cartridges and data that could be

lost. See

“Orphaned Cartridges in Partitioned Libraries” on page 152

for details.

Note –

Deleting all partitions from the library causes the library state to change to

“non-partitioned.” All storage cells, drives, and CAPs will be accessible to all hosts.

1. Select Tools > Partitions, and click the Summary (Step 2) tab.

The Summary (Step 2) screen appears.

2. In the Partition Summary section, click the partition you want to remove.

3. Click Delete Partition.

A confirmation popup appears.

4. Click OK to confirm the deletion.