StorageTek SL150 Manual page 152

GUI
GUI
Graphical user interface. Software that allows the user to control the device through
visual screens.
hand
The robotic mechanism that grabs tape cartridges and moves them between slots and
the drive. It is a component of the arm. The hand has a reach mechanism that gets tape
cartridges from slots or drives and puts them into slots or drives. The hand also has a
wrist mechanism that rotates the hand to allow it to reach cartridges on either side or
the drives at the back of the library.
hardware
All or part of the physical components of an information processing system, such as
computers or peripheral devices. (T) (A)
HBA
See host bus adapter.
host bus adapter (HBA)
A circuit installed in a multi-platform host or device that interfaces between the device
and the bus.
host computer
In a computer network, a computer that usually performs network control functions
and provides end users with services such as computation and database access. (T)
host interface
An interface between a network and host computer. (T)
import
The process of bringing a cartridge into the library from the mailslot. Also called enter.
indicator
A device that provides a visual or other indication of the existence of a defined state.
(T)
initial program load (IPL)
A process that activates a device reset and loads system programs to prepare a
computer system for operation. Processors having diagnostic programs activate these
programs at initial program load execution. Devices running firmware usually reload
the functional firmware from a diskette or disk drive at initial program load execution.
initialization
The operations required for setting a device to a starting state, before the use of a data
medium, or before implementation of a process. (T)
interface
Hardware, software, or both, that links systems, programs, or devices. (IBM)
internet protocol (IP)
A protocol used to route data from its source to its destination in an Internet
environment. (IBM)
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