Glossary - Sun Microsystems StorageTek StreamLine SL8500 User Manual

Glossary

Numerics
A
access doorA door on either side of the front facade through which service personnel can
accessory rackAn area of the drive and electronics module that is used for Product Name library
ACSLSSee Automated Cartridge System Library Software.
addressing schemesSee the following:
Any Cartridge Any Slot™
technologyThe StorageTek technology that allows seamless sharing of different media types
arrayA partitioned unit that holds multiple objects, such as cartridges or tape drive tray
asynchronous (ASYNC)Not synchronized; not occurring at regular, predetermined intervals.
auditSee host audit and security audit.
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2NA power configuration that gives the Product Name librswary full AC and DC
power redundancy. This configuration allows AC line cords on two separate
circuits, either of which can power the entire system. See also N+1.
enter the library. Optional CAPs are attached to the right access door.
electronic and power equipment and for other standard 19-inch rack-mount
electronic equipment. Up to four racks are permitted in the electronics/drive
assembly. Rack-mount equipment must be on the approved equipment list.
SL8500 address
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SL8500 drive bay
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HLI-PRC address
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and drives without hard partitions.
assemblies.
Asynchronous transmissions send one data character at a time, at irregular
intervals, rather than in one steady stream; a start bit and a stop bit notify the
receiver when the transmission begins and ends. Contrast with synchronous.
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