Tandberg Data PRODMAN VXA320, Product Manual

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LOSSARY
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Variable Speed Operation (VSO) The VXA technique for adjusting tape
motion to match the host transfer rate, eliminating “backhitching.” This
technique optimizes backup and restore times, while enhancing media and
tape drive reliability.
Volume A recording medium together with its physical carrier (a single tape
cartridge).
VXA VXA is a breakthrough tape technology that offers previously
unobtainable levels of reliability, data availability and interchange, and
recoverability, capacity and interchangeability. This is accomplished through
the exclusive combination of OverScan Operation (OSO), Variable Speed
Operation (VSO) and Discrete Packet Format (DPF).
VXATool A diagnostic program used on the host computer to configure,
troubleshoot, and upgrade firmware in the VXA-320 (VXA-3) tape drive over
the tape drive’s SCSI interface.