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Selecting a mode, Setting up network configuration, Deleting partitions – Dell PowerVault 160T LTO2 (Tape Library) User Manual

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Configuring the Library: Dell PowerVault 160T Tape Library User's Guide

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The partition license on the library is initially configured to allow two partitions. To create a second partition,

repeat the steps of the procedure

Creating Partitions Using Automatic Mode

. After you complete

Step 4

, the

Choose Resource Quantities dialog box displays. This time it looks a little different.

The system has adjusted the number of drives, storage slots, and I/E magazines available based on your

previous partition.

Deleting Partitions

NOTICE:

Whenever an existing partition is deleted, extreme care must be taken to recreate a partition that includes

the same media type, interface, I/E station magazines, and a host at the same LUN, for the host application to have

access to previously written data.

1. Log on as Administrator.

2. If you are not already working from the physical library, select it from the View menu. Refer to

Selecting a Library or

Partition

.

3. Select Setup—> Partitions.

The Partitions dialog box is displayed.

4. Select the name of the partition you want to delete.

NOTE:

Only one partition can be deleted at a time.

5. Select Delete.

a. If the partition is online, you will be asked whether or not it can be taken offline.You must answer Yes to

continue the deletion process. If you answer Yes, the partition is taken offline.

b. Select Delete.

The selected partition has been deleted. Repeat the process to delete another partition, or select Close.

Selecting a Mode

When you issue a command that requires the library to undergo a change in its operational status, you are always asked to

confirm the change first. To find out which commands require the library to be taken offline, refer to

Table 4

.

1. Select Operations—> Change Mode.

The Change Library Mode dialog box is displayed.

2. Do one of the following:

Selecting Online sets the library within the current view to the normal operating condition. In this mode the

robotics are enabled and all host commands are processed.

Selecting Offline allows you to take the current library to an offline state. Host commands are not processed. If

the library is a physical library with partitions, all partitions are also taken offline. If the library is a partition,

other partitions are not affected.

Selecting Shutdown allows the operator to properly shut down the library. All active commands from the host

are completed, but no new commands are accepted. This option is available only when a physical library has

been selected and you are working from the touch screen. All associated partitions are also shut down. After the

front panel goes dark, push the Power button to turn the library off. For the location of the Power button, refer

to

Indicator Panel

.

Setting up Network Configuration

NOTE:

You can configure the network only from the touch screen.