ADIC Server manual Api, Das

API	Application Program Interface
	A program residing on the client’s platform used
	to interpret the client’s requests and to provide all
	the network communication compatible with the
	interface requirements.
Archive	The archive consists of:
	• physical archive
	• logical archive.
	The physical archive consists of storage segments
	for tape cartridges and optical disks (= media).
	The logical archive (archive catalog) is the list of
	volsers assigned to the compartments in the
	physical archive.
Archive catalog	An OS/2 database with the logical archive.
	Contains the assignment of volsers to the
	compartments in the physical archive as well as
	additional vital information about the media and
	the drives.
Bar code	An array of rectangular bars and spaces in a
	predetermined pattern (e.g., UPC symbol.)
Bin	A single medium storage location. Also referred to
	as a slot in some archives.
Cassette	A shell having two co-planar hubs, designed to
	hold magnetic recording tape. Used loosely, the
	same as Volume.
Cartridge	One or more physical volumes, bound in a
	transportable package with a human- readable
	external label.
Client	A volume server user that may be an application
	program.
Console	A human interface mechanism for controlling and
	monitoring system operation.
DAS	Distributed AML Server
Data	This term refers to information transferred over
	the network not including requests and operation
	responses.
dismount	The robotic action to remove media from a drive to
	storage.

A-10 Application Notes

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