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Adjusting Slot Allocation

From time to time you may need to adjust a customer's slot allocation based on increased or decreased volume numbers.

Increasing Slot Allocation

Decreasing Slot Allocation

Removing Empty Slots

Decreasing slot allocation for a customer can be as simple as reducing the slots allocated through the slot Edit Range Information window, as long as the slots being removed are sequential and unoccupied.

Removing Occupied Slots

If the slots to be removed from allocation are currently occupied, completely or partially, the volumes will need to be reslotted before this can be accomplished.

You must have enough empty slots under the highwater mark to accommodate any volumes currently slotted above the mark

To remove these volumes from the occupied slots:

  • Right click the required repository and select Properties, or double click the repository, and click on the Options tab.
  • Set Slotting Mode to first available.
  • Set Highwater Offset to the number you wish to lower slot allocation by. For example if you currently have 3000 slots allocated and wish to reduce the allocation to 1000 slots set the highwater offset to 2000 (3000 - 2000).
  • Run the slotting program TMSS10SlotAllocation to re-slot any volumes above the highwater mark
  • Decrease the slot allocation
  • Adjust the highwater mark back to zero to enable use of all allocated slots.
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