Hardware Operator's Guide

DLT Library
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Glossary
A
 Ampere.
 Alternating Current.
 American National Standards Institute.
 American Standard Code for Information
Interchange.
#" An operation performed by the DLT
Library to track VOLSERs and cartridge locations.
#"  A feature of the DLT Library
allowing a cleaning cartridge to be kept in a
storage cell and accessed automatically when
drives need cleaning. (Must also be supported by
the host software.)
C
 Centigrade
 "  " A data storage tape encased in a
plastic housing. DLT cartridge tapes are used by
DLT drives.
"  !" !"%  The interface
between the host operating system and the library
components.
 centimeter.
D
!" " An empty cartridge tape (no
data or code) with a “DG” label, used for
diagnostic routines.
 " A SCSI bus configuration offering
a maximum cable length or 25 meters (82 feet).
!#" To remove a cartridge from a drive.
 Digital Linear Tape.
  $ A tape drive used in the DLT Library
in two models—DLT4000 and DLT7000.
 $ ""! # A library menu offering
drive utility selections.
E
" ! # A field replaceable unit of
the library incorporating the library controller card
(CYC), fan assemblies, and power supply.
F
 Fahrenheit
!"  A mode of library operation permitting
the robot to retrieve another tape before receiving
load confirmation from a tape drive.
#" !&"   A four–digit
hexadecimal code generated in response to a
subsystem error.
  #" A library component
that can be replaced on site.
 Field replaceable unit.
H
  !!& A part of the library
robot whose function is picking cartridge tapes and
moving them between storage cells and tape
drives. The camera reads cartridge VOLSERs
during library audits and normal operation.
!" "  !"%  The interface
between the host operating system and the library
components.
I
"'" #" A startup/diagnostic
routine performed automatically by the library
when it is powered on or reset.
"  !%" A switch that disconnects
power to the robot when the library front door is
opened.
L
 Light–emitting diode.
  & !" # The library menu
offering library diagnostic selections.