Move Storage Cells and Drive Bays to a Partition

Move resources to a partition after defining the partition name and selecting partition attributes.

Initially, all resources are assigned to a predefined default partition. After you add at least one additional partition, you can move storage cells and drive bays between partitions. All storage cells and drive bays in the library must always belong to a partition.

Note:

No actual configuration changes are made to the library until you click Apply on the summary page. After applying changes, any altered partitions currently online will temporarily go OFFLINE. Partitions that were already offline will remain offline.

1. Make sure you have already added at least one partition.
2. Click Partitioning in the left navigation area of the GUI.
3. Click Assign Cells .
4. From the drop-down lists, select the source and destination partition. The arrow indicates the direction the resources will move. Initially, the default partition must be the source partition.

   Note:

   Click the arrow to reverse the direction.

   
5. Click a module to modify (the green arrow below a module indicates the currently selected module).
   
6. Choose a Select Cells By method. This determines how many resources are selected when you click.
   • Cell-by-cell – Assign cells one at a time by clicking individual cells.
   • Cell Block – Assign like-cells in a rectangular block (two clicks required). Click the top-left corner of the block, and then click the bottom-right corner of the block (do not click-and-drag).
   • Column – Assign all like-cells in a column by clicking any cell in the column.
   • Side – Assign all cells on a side (front or back) by clicking any cell on the side.
   • Row – Assign all like-cells in a row by clicking any cell in the row.
   • Module – Assign all cells currently assigned to the source partition in a module by clicking any cell in the module.
7. Click cells on the cell map. The number over a cell or drive bay indicates the partition ID.

   Oops...I made a mistake, how do I move cells back?

   Click the cell assignment direction arrow to flip the direction . Choose a Select Cells By method, and then click cells on the cell map. The cells reassign to the source partition.

8. Click another module and repeat.
9. Once you have completed the partitioning design, click Next.

   Note:

   Applying changes will take any modified partitions temporarily OFFLINE. Unaffected partitions will remain ONLINE. You should stop any host operations involving the modified partitions before applying the partitioning changes.
10. Review the Cell Assignment Count Summary and Cell Assignment Details, and then click Apply.

Partitioning Cell Map Legend

Various symbols are used to depict the type of cell on the partitioning screen.

Cell Map Icon	Meaning
	Tape - indicates that the cell is occupied or the drive is mounted.
(no color overlay)	Unallocated - cell assigned to the source partition (in this case partition with ID 1).
(yellow overlay)	Allocated - cell assigned to the destination partition (in this case partition with ID 21)
(red overlay)	Unselectable - cell assigned to a partition that is not one of the partitions currently selected in the drop-down lists. Or, the cell is a system cell. System cells cannot be assigned to any partition.
	CAP cell - you cannot assign these cells to a partition. The CAP cells assigned to the partition depend on the CAP pool.
	Inaccessible - a system cell. You cannot add these cells to a partition and hosts cannot access these cells.