HP Interface Manager and Command View for Tape Libraries 3.7 User Guide

4. Confirm that you want to remove the partition.
Removing all partitions
To remove all partitions from your library:
1. In the Library window, click the Configuration tab.
2. In the left panel, select Partitioning. The right panel displays the existing partitions in the
library, if any.
3. Select Actions→Remove All Partitions.
CAUTION: When you remove a partition, any devices that were in that partition must be
reassigned to the remaining partitions on the library. Devices are unavailable until they are
reassigned to another partition. If you remove all partitions, the library reverts to a
non-partitioned state and all devices are available. Any time you add or remove partitions,
you must reconfigure host access. For more information, see Configuring host HBA
access (page 144).
4. Confirm that you want to remove all partitions.
Extending a partition
You can add drives, mailslots, or slots to an existing partition.
IMPORTANT: Extending a partition will not enable you to change the partition element address
of elements already in the partition. Therefore, all new components added to the partition must
have a larger element address than the last element (of a particular type) in the partition. For
example, if a library has 6 tape drives and a partition currently contains Drive 3 and Drive 4. You
may extend the partition to contain drive 5 and 6, but you may not add Drive 1 or Drive 2.
1. In the Library window, click the Configuration tab.
2. In the left panel, select Partitioning. The right panel displays the existing partitions in the
library, if any.
3. In the right panel, select the partition that you want to add to, and then select Actions→Extend
Partition.
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