Changing the Partition Mode

Use the following procedure to change the mode of a partition. These instructions focus on the library Web client method of changing a partition mode. Changing a partition mode using the library Web client may affect your host application. In addition, you can change a partition mode using your host application. See your host application documentation for more information.

There are two partition modes: online and offline.

When changing the partition mode from online to offline, all host application commands in progress at the start of the mode change are completed.

Some maintenance activities require that the entire library be taken offline. To take the library offline, change the mode of all partitions from online to offline.

Users with administrative privileges can change the mode of a partition, but users with user privileges cannot.

  1. From the Operations menu, select Partition > Change Mode.

    The Change Partition Mode screen appears. In the partition table under Mode, the Current column indicates the current mode of the partition. The New column contains an Online/Offline button. The button toggles between modes.

  2. In the partition table, identify the partition that requires a mode change.
  3. Toggle the Online/Offline button to the desired mode.
  4. Click Apply.

    The Progress Window appears. The Progress Window contains information on the action, elapsed time, and status of the requested operation. Do one of the following:

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