Removing a drive from a physical library

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

About this task

Note: In the TS3500 tape library, a drive that has already been assigned, but has lost communication, will not be removed from the configuration data. It is only removed if it is unassigned.

Procedure

  1. From the Work Items navigation pane, select Drives —> Drive Assignment. The Drive Assignment screen displays.
  2. For each drive to be removed, select the box in the Unassigned column to add a check mark (this removes the check mark in the logical library box).
    Note: You cannot move a drive into the Unassigned column if it contains a cartridge. Also, if the drive to be removed is a control path drive, you must ensure that a second drive is designated as the control path drive before you remove the first control path drive.
  3. 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.
  5. Use the appropriate procedure to physically remove an LTO Ultrium Fibre Channel drive or a 3592 Fibre Channel drive from the physical library.
  6. After you remove the drive from the library, select Drives —> Drive Assignment.
    After a short delay, the Drive Assignment screen redisplays.
  7. Ensure that the drive does not display in the Drive Assignment screen. If it displays, wait a few moments and refresh the screen again (some delay in this procedure is expected).
    Note: If you physically remove a drive that is not assigned to a logical library, that drive will not display in the Drive Assignment screen; if you remove a drive that is assigned to a logical library, its background in the Drive Assignment screen becomes gray. This indicates that the drive no longer communicates. The drive remains in its associated logical library until you unassign it by using the procedure to remove a drive from a logical library.