What does partialtapesnumber mean in tapepool?

To clarify CERN tape management, we have free empty tapes in so called supply tape pools.

Then, every user tape pool with user data has a value of partial tapes set to (for example) 1 and the supply column specifies from which tape pool new tapes should be taken.

For example:

userpool1 partialtapes=1 supply=supply_LTO8

This means that if userpool1 needs more tapes, the other script (I can share it with you) will then move 1 free LTO8 tape from tape pool supply_LTO8 to the tape pool userpool1.

Best regards,

Vladimir