
88 Glossary
SCSI
Small Computer System Interface. An industry standard for
connecting peripheral devices and their controllers to a
microprocessor. The SCSI defines both hardware and software
standards for communication between a host computer and a
peripheral.
SCSI ID
The octal representation of the unique address (0 to 7) assigned to
a SCSI device.
SCSI bus
Signal path or line shared by the devices on the same SCSI
channel. Information is often sent to all devices throughout the
same bus; only the device to which it is addressed will accept it.
slot
A slot is the place within the cartridge storage area where the
media is placed. Each slot has a reference position, i.e. position 1
through position 18.
terminator
a physical block which tells the SCSI bus that this is the end of the
line. A terminator is required at both ends of a SCSI bus. A bus
may be terminated internally (on a device inside the host system)
or externally on a peripheral device.
unload
The process where the Scalar Library causes a drive to eject a
cartridge, then uses the Media Picker to move the cartridge to a
storage slot location.
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