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PowerVault 130T Service Manual Glossary Glossary This glossary defines new or special terms. For definitions of other terms about other products refer to the glossary in the appropriate document. A A Ampere AC Alternating current. algorithm An ordered set of well-defined rules used to govern an operation. ANSI American National Standards Institute. ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange. audit (1) For a library, a part of its IPL sequence that catalogs all cartridge locations within the library cells and retains the data in the CYC card's memory. (2) For a host, its request to catalog the cartridges in a library by library number, VOLSER, panel, row, and column. cartridge access port (CAP). An assembly that allows an operator to enter/eject one cartridge during automated operations. The operator can open the CAP and place a cartridge into the CAP cell. The CAP is located on the left front door of the library. cartridge tape. Magnetic tape enclosed in a plastic housing. cell Storage location for a cartridge tape. channel A device that connects the host and main storage with the input and output CUs. configuration. The description of an library, listing the panel types and drives. CRU Customer Replaceable Unit. CYC card. Main processor card for library communication to a host, library control signals to and from the robot, and servo control to library motors. CYH card. An interface between the CYC card and reach mechanism; this card controls cartridge movements in the library. CYO card. Operator panel interface. B BTU British thermal unit. Bus (1) A facility for transferring data between devices on a common connection. (2) An interface. byte An 8-bit binary character. C C Centigrade CAP. See cartridge access port. cartridge. The plastic housing around the tape. A plastic leader block is attached to the tape for automatic threading when loaded in a transport. The spine of the cartridge contains a VOLSER label listing the volume identification number. D DC Direct current. device A host adapter or control unit attached to the SCSI bus. diagnostic tests. Tests, accessible through the library operator panel, that allow a local user to run offline tests within the library. differential A SCSI bus alternative with a maximum cable length or 25 meters (82 feet). disabled (1) Inactive. (2) Off. DLT Digital linear tape. E enabled (1) Active. (2) On. F F Fahrenheit Preliminary 9/11/98 G-1