Sun Microsystems SL500 User Manual

Implementing Changes to Licensed Capacity

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Chapter 5 Capacity on Demand 141

Implementing Changes to Licensed 

Capacity 

Increasing Licensed Capacity

Following are special considerations for installing new licensed storage capacity. 

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See 

 for details on purchasing and 

installing a Capacity license. 

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If the new licensed capacity exceeds the physical capacity, no corrective action is 

necessary. Physical cells that cannot be activated due to licensed capacity limits will 

be activated later whenever additional licensed capacity is installed. 

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You must configure all affected library host applications to recognize the new 

licensed storage cells. See 

 for 

details. 

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In non-partitioned libraries, all newly licensed cells are immediately available for 

use. 

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In partitioned libraries, all newly licensed cells are added as “unallocated,” and are 

therefore not available for use. You must manually allocate the new cells to 

partitions before the cells can be used for cartridge storage. See 

 for detailed instructions. 

Decreasing Licensed Capacity

Following are special considerations for deleting licensed storage capacity. 

Deleting licensed capacity is an exceptional situation; use caution when 

doing so. 

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See 

 for details on deleting licensed capacity. 

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Storage cells corresponding to the reduced capacity will become inaccessible, and 

any cartridges within those cells will be orphaned. No checks are made to identify 

cartridges that will be orphaned. See 

 for details. 

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You must configure all affected library host applications to recognize the licensed 

storage cell changes. See 

 for 

details. 

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For partitioned libraries:

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The total number of storage cells allocated to all library partitions cannot exceed 

the licensed capacity of the library. 

You must manually de-allocate cells from partitions so the total allocation 

does not exceed the new licensed capacity.