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Deleting the Partitioning Feature
TABLE 5-1 Partition Example – Resource Description
Resource Group Included Resources
Common CAP cell Middle CAP cell in the Base Module
Unassigned All resources shown in white
Not Accessible All resources shown x’ed out
Orphaned
cartridge
Cartridge in unallocated (white) storage cell in the Base Module
Deleting the Partitioning Feature
You can delete the Partitioning feature by deleting the Partitioning hardware activation
file from the library. See “Delete a Hardware Activation File” on page 76 for detailed
instructions. You must reboot the library after deleting the Partitioning activation file in
order for the deletion to take effect.
Note – Deleting the Partitioning feature is an exceptional situation; be sure this is what
you really want to do.
Deleting the Partitioning feature has the following effects on the library configuration:
■ Changes the library state to “non-partitioned.”
■ Makes all activated storage cells, drives, and CAPs accessible to all hosts.
■ All existing partition summary information and resource allocations are retained,
but not usable. If the Partitioning activation file is later re-installed, the partition
allocations are restored.
Partitions and Library Resources
Library Resource Addresses
Resource addresses uniquely identify each resource (storage cells, drives, and CAP
cells) within the library. The SL500 library and attached hosts use the following
addressing schemes:
■ Library Internal Address
■ Host SCSI Element Address
Each partition appears to a host as a separate library; this is reflected in the partition
address.
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