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Glossary
Glossary-2 Eighth Edition 95698
in-transit cartridge A cartridge left in the
robot hand. If the CAP is empty, the hand
places the cartridge into the CAP. If it is not
empty, the operator must remove the
cartridge.
IPL See initial program load.
L
library storage module (LSM) A unit that
contains the storage area for cartridges, the
robot that moves the cartridges, and the
drives.
LSM See library storage module.
M
manual mode A relationship between an
LSM and all attached hosts. An LSM operating
in manual mode has been placed offline to
all host CPUs and requires human assistance
to perform cartridge operations.
O
online State of being controlled directly by
or in direct communication with a computer.
Available for functional use.
P
PRC card The central processing unit card
for the LSM.
PRS card The card that interfaces the LSM
control side with a SCSI host; attached to the
PRC card. This card supports single-ended
and differential operation, up to eight
addresses.
PRW card The card that interfaces the LSM
control side with a SCSI host; attached to the
PRC card. This card supports differential
operation, up to 16 addresses.
R
robot Electromechanical device for locating
and moving cartridges.
S
SCSI See Small Computer Systems Interface.
Small Computer Systems Interface
(SCSI)
A data interface between the drives
and host.
V
VOLSER See volume serial label.
volume serial label (VOLSER) An
alphanumeric label used by host software to
identify a volume. It is attached to the spine
of a cartridge and can be read by people and
the camera.
volume Magnetic cartridge.
Z
Z column assembly The column which
allows the hand mechanism in the LSM to
move vertically.
Z carriage The assembly that moves the
hand vertically up and down the Z column to
storage cells, drives, and the CAP.