Removing a drive from a logical library

Complete this task to remove a drive from a logical library.

About this task

Attention: If you remove a drive from the middle of a logical library, this will cause noncontiguous element address ranges and may result in problems with certain Independent Software Vendor (ISV) software.

To remove a tape drive from a logical library in the TS3500 tape library, perform the following steps:

Procedure

  1. From the Work Items navigation pane, select Drives —> Drive Assignment. The Drive Assignment screen displays.
  2. Locate the intersection of the logical library column and drive row that you want, and then follow the appropriate instructions:
    • If the drive is a shared drive, select the check mark to remove it as a shared drive. Then, select the box in the Unassigned column to add a check mark (which removes the check mark in the logical library box).
    • If the drive is a dedicated drive, select the check mark (to delete it) in the logical library box or select the box in the Unassigned column to add a check mark.
  3. When you have selected (deleted) the check marks in the Unassigned column for all of the drives that you want to remove, from the Select Action drop-down box, select Apply, then select Go.
    The Drive Assignment Operation in Progress screen displays. After a short delay, the Success screen displays to indicate that the changes are complete.
  4. Select Close.
    The Drive Assignment screen redisplays. The drives that you selected are checked in the Unassigned column and are no longer available to the logical libraries.
    Note: To remove a drive canister from a library, go to the section about removing a drive from a physical library.