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service he is interested in. SLP is then
able to return the URL of the service that
the user wants.
service ratings
The values for criteria associated with an
electrical power cord. The criteria include
maximum voltage, current, phases, and
wires.
ship group
The group of supplies, cords, or
documentation that is shipped with the
TS3500 Tape Library.
shipping environment
The temperature, relative humidity rate,
and wet bulb temperature of the
environment to which the TS3500 Tape
Library is exposed when being transferred
from one location to another.
short-wave cable
In Fibre Channel technology, a laser cable
that uses a wavelength of 780 nanometers
and is only compatible with multi-mode
fiber.
shuffle
In HD frames, the process of moving
cartridges in lower tiers into the gripper
or other available slots in order to access
cartridges in higher tiers.
shuttle car
The mechanism that carries one tape
cartridge through the shuttle connection
to another library string. Each shuttle car
carries one tape cartridge at a time.
shuttle complex
Two or more parallel high density (HD)
library strings that are interconnected by
one or more shuttle connections.
shuttle connection
Also referred to as Model SC1, the shuttle
connection is comprised of one shuttle
car, two or more shuttle stations, and one
or more spans between these shuttle
stations. Each shuttle connection supports
one shuttle car.
shuttle span
One or more shuttle spans are linked
together in order to form a shuttle
connection between HD frames in parallel
library strings. Shorter shuttle spans
support distances between library strings
ranging from 762 mm (30 in) to 1 524 mm
(60 in). Longer shuttle spans support
distances between library strings ranging
from 1 524 mm (60 in) to 2 743.2 mm (108
in).
shuttle station
The shuttle station mounts on top of an
HD frame. It consists of a base pad and a
shuttle slot. The shuttle slot docks into the
base pad. When the shuttle slot is all the
way down into the frame station it can
accept or deliver a cartridge. Each shuttle
station has its own import/export element
(IEE) address.
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
In the Internet suite of protocols, a
network management protocol that is
used to monitor routers and attached
networks. SNMP is an application layer
protocol. Information on devices that are
managed is defined and stored in the
application's Management Information
Base (MIB).
single-phase power
Pertaining to the TS3500 Tape Library,
electricity that is transmitted via three
wires (line, neutral, and ground), with a
line-to-neutral voltage of 200-240 V ac
SLP See Service Location Protocol .
Small Computer Systems Interface (SCSI)
A standard used by computer
manufacturers for attaching peripheral
devices (such as tape drives, hard disks,
CD-ROM players, printers, and scanners)
to computers (servers). Pronounced
"scuzzy." Variations of the SCSI interface
provide for faster data transmission rates
than standard serial and parallel ports (up
to 160 megabytes per second). The
variations include:
v
Fast/Wide SCSI: Uses a 16-bit bus, and
supports data rates of up to 20 MBps.
v
SCSI-1: Uses an 8-bit bus, and supports
data rates of 4 MBps.
v SCSI-2: Same as SCSI-1, but uses a
50-pin connector instead of a 25-pin
connector, and supports multiple
devices.
v
Ultra SCSI: Uses an 8- or 16-bit bus,
and supports data rates of 20 or 40
MBps.
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