Quantum Scalar 1000 Reference Manual page 259

Table 28 Terms (Continued)
Term
Robot
Robotic accessor
Rule
Scalar DLC log
Scanner
Scratch cartridge
Scratch medium
Scratch pool
SCSI
SCSI coordinate
Single-aisle
Single-port adapter
Slot
Storage area
Storage slot
Storage tower
Tape
Tape device
Target
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The automatic system that consists of a manipulator that is moving back and
forth as well as up and down on the rails to access all library slots and move
the cartridges from/to them. Also contains a Barcode reader to identify the
accessed cartridges.
Same as Robot.
Same as Event rule.
The list of notification messages that describe the Scalar DLC working process.
Can be viewed from outside even when the Scalar DLC software itself is
stopped.
Same as Barcode reader.
The data cartridge that is considered as empty and ready-to-write.
Same as Scratch cartridge.
A logical set of scratch cartridges (single media type only). Each data cartridge
assigned to the scratch pool will be considered as scratch.
Small Computer System Interface. A widely used interface with the large
carrying capacity. Requires additional hardware (SCSI adapter(s), cables, etc.)
and software (SCSI Target Mode driver).
Element (slot) physical coordinate in SCSI format (0 - 65535).
The Physical library with a single robot.
The Adapter that contains a single port to send/receive commands.
The part of the physical library that receives a cartridge. There are three
groups: Storage slot, Insert/eject slot (mailbox), and Drive.
All available storage slots in the library.
The slot is designed to keep a cartridge as long as it is required.
A device that consists of storage slots. Its capacity is larger than of the linear
storage (for example, DLT-tower contains up to 18 rows of slots, and DLT-
shelve only 6).
If the library is dual-aisle, there always is at least one storage tower that can be
accessed by both robots and therefore called shared. However the tower can
be non-shared, too.
A synonym for Cartridge. All tapes are cartridges, however some cartridges are
not tapes.
Same as Physical library.
Depending on the adapter properties, each Target has a number of LUNs. That
means each Target can be connected to this number of the devices, or
represent such a number of connected devices to the client as well.
Explanation
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