HP Surestore Tape Library Model 6/100 Hardware Operator's Guide - Page 66

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Hardware Operator's Guide M manual mode A relationship between an LSM and control software. An LSM operating in manual mode is not communicating with the host central processing unit and requires human assistance to perform cartridge operations. O online State of being controlled directly by or in direct communication with a computer. Available for functional use. R robot An electromechanical device for locating and moving cartridges. S SCSI See Small Computer Systems Interface. Small Computer Systems Interface A data interface between the drives and host. V VOLSER See volume serial label. volume serial label An alphanumeric label used by LSM management software to identify a volume. It is attached to the spine of a cartridge and can be read by people and the camera. volume Magnetic cartridge. W write protect switch A switch on a cartridge that can be set to write protected, so that a drive can only read data from the tape, or to write enabled, so that a drive can read data from the tape and write data to the tape. Z Z carriage The assembly that moves the hand vertically up and down the Z column to storage cells, drives, and the CAP. Z column The column which rotates around the cells within the LSM. X-2

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Hardware Operator’s Guide
X–2
M
manual mode
A relationship between an LSM
and control software.
An LSM operating in
manual mode is not communicating with the host
central processing unit and requires human
assistance to perform cartridge operations.
O
online
State of being controlled directly by or in
direct communication with a computer.
Available
for functional use.
R
robot
An electromechanical device for locating
and moving cartridges.
S
SCSI
See
Small Computer Systems Interface.
Small Computer Systems Interface
A
data interface between the drives and host.
V
VOLSER
See
volume serial label.
volume serial label
An alphanumeric label
used by LSM management software to identify a
volume.
It is attached to the spine of a cartridge
and can be read by people and the camera.
volume
Magnetic cartridge.
W
write protect switch
A switch on a cartridge that
can be set to write protected, so that a drive can
only read data from the tape, or to write enabled,
so that a drive can read data from the tape and
write data to the tape.
Z
Z carriage
The assembly that moves the hand
vertically up and down the Z column to storage
cells, drives, and the CAP.
Z column
The column which rotates around the
cells within the LSM.