StorageTek SL150 Manual page 150

cartridge
cartridge
A storage device that consists of magnetic tape on a supply reel in a protective
housing. The spine of the cartridge usually contains a label listing the volume
identification number. Also called tape, tape cartridge, tape volume, or cassette.
cell
See slot.
cleaning cartridge
A tape cartridge that contains special material to clean the tape path in a transport or
drive. LTO Ultrium cleaning cartridge labels have a CLN prefix and a CU media
identifier.
configuration
The manner in which the hardware and software of an information processing system
is organized and interconnected. (T)
data cartridge
A term used to distinguish a cartridge onto which a tape drive may write data.
diagnostics
Pertaining to the detection and isolation of errors in programs and faults in
equipment.
dismount
To remove a tape from a drive.
drive
A drive controls the movement of the tape and records or reads the data on the tape as
desired by the customer (see
drive cleaning
The device feature that uses a cleaning cartridge to clean a tape drive.
drive slot
The space in the library where the tape drive resides.
drive tray
See tape
dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP)
A network protocol that enables a server to automatically assign an IP address to
devices on a network. DHCP assigns a number dynamically from a defined range of
numbers for a given network.
encryption
The process of changing data into a form that cannot be read until it is deciphered,
protecting the data from unauthorized access and use.
Ethernet
A local-area, packet-switched bus topology that enables the connection of several
computer systems. The Ethernet architecture is similar to the IEEE 802.3 standard.
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