User`s guide

Partitions and CAPs
152 SL500 User’s Guide • July 2008 Revision: KA • 96116
Once you have assigned partitions to the CAP Open button, only CAPs containing cells
that are accessible to those partitions will open. Depending on how your library’s CAPs
are configured, this operation may expose CAP cells that are not accessible to the
selected partitions. As a safeguard, however, CAPs that contain only inaccessible cells
and CAPs with cartridges in inaccessible cells do not open.
For detailed instructions, see “Enter Cartridges Into a Partitioned Library” on page 187
and “Eject Cartridges From a Partitioned Library” on page 190.
Orphaned Cartridges in Partitioned Libraries
Note – For a discussion of orphaned cartridges in non-partitioned libraries, see
“Orphaned Cartridges in Non-Partitioned Libraries” on page 150.
In partitioned libraries, an orphaned cartridge is a cartridge located in an unallocated
cell or drive (that is, a cell or drive not allocated to any defined partition).
Caution – If a host encounters an orphaned cartridge it might treat the cartridge as
scratch and overwrite the data. Therefore, it is very important to disposition orphaned
cartridges properly.
A cartridge can become orphaned for a variety of reasons. Following are some possible
causes:
■ Partition boundaries have changed.
■ A partition has been deleted.
■ The cartridge has been moved to an unallocated or inaccessible cell through manual
intervention.
If the SL Console identifies an orphaned cartridge, it displays a warning message. You
can then use the following tools to help you resolve and disposition the orphaned
cartridge:
■ Generate a report of orphaned cartridges.
■ Perform an audit of the library.
■ Perform a recovery move on a cartridge.
For detailed instructions on checking for and resolving orphaned cartridges, see the
following procedures:
■ “Verify Partition Configurations” on page 164
■ “Resolve Orphaned Cartridges” on page 166
■ “Commit Partition Configuration Changes” on page 167