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2 Description of the system2.1 Overview of the system components
Storage media such as magnetic tape cartridges, optical disks and CD-
ROMs are brought au to m atically into the a ss o ciated drives and fetched
from there again with the AML/J. The storage media are brought to the
drives with the aid of software in the host and in the AML/J control unit
and discharged from these drives again.
The AML/J is a modular system and consists of
• a basic module
−Handling unit
−Storage racks
−Control cabinet
−I/O unit (E/I/F)
• up to 9 extensi on modules (optional)
−Storage racks
−I/O unit (E/I/F)
Figure 2-1: AML/J basic module
2.2 Host connection
AML/J is connected through the AMU (A ML Management Unit) to one
or several hosts. The possibilities of the connection are described in the
AMU Reference Guide.