User`s guide

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gripper The portion of the hand assembly that grasps and holds a cartridge.
H
hand assembly A part of the library robot whose function is to grasp cartridges and move them
between storage cells and tape drives. A bar-code scanner on the hand assembly
reads cartridge volume labels.
host audit The process of updating the cartridge VOLIDs and locations (collected by a
security audit) in a host CDS. This audit is initiated by a host command.
hot-swappable The capability that allows a component to be replaced while power to the
component is maintained. This feature allows hardware maintenance actions
and hardware upgrades to proceed without disrupting subsystem availability.
I
import The process of placing a cartridge into the cartridge access port so that the robot
can insert it into a storage cell.
Synonymous with enter.
interface card See MPW/RLW card or MPU2 card.
interlock switch A switch that disconnects power to library mechanisms, excluding tape drives,
when the front door is opened.
initialization The initialization procedure that activates a machine reset, initiates wake-up
diagnostics (from EPROMs) and loads functional code.
L
logical library A virtual representation of a physical library.
M
magazine A removable array that holds cartridges and is placed into the cartridge access
port (CAP).
manual crank A mechanism used to raise the X table assembly up to its home position when
the library has lost power.
MPU2 card A Fibre Channel interface for the SL500 library.
MPW/RLW card A SCSI interface for the SL500 library.
O
opened Status indicating that software has made a CAP available for operator use. An
LED is on when a CAP is unlocked.
P
PCI Peripheral component interconnect. See also cPCI®.