Default CAP States

The default state of a CAP (meaning the CAP state immediately after library initialization) depends on the CAP pool status and whether the partition that owns the CAP is SCSI enabled.

Table 9-1 Default CAP State Based on CAP Pool and Partition Status

CAP Pool Status	CAP Status	Partition is SCSI enabled	Partition is not SCSI enabled
Library only has single default pool (no partitioning activation file installed and library has single default partition)	All CAPs are "Dedicated" (the default partition automatically owns all CAPs in the library)	All CAPs are unlocked	All CAPs are locked
CAP pool not assigned to a partition	CAPs in pool are "Free" and locked	N/A	N/A
CAP pool assigned to a single partition	CAPs in pool are "Dedicated" (the partition owns all CAPs in the pool)	CAPs in pool are unlocked	CAPs in pool are locked
CAP pool assigned to more than one partition	CAPs in pool are "Shared" and remain locked until a partition explicitly takes ownership of a CAP in the pool	If owned by a partition, the CAP will be unlocked	If owned by a partition CAP will be locked.