Dell Powervault LTO6 User Manual

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relative humidity.

The ratio of the amount of water vapor actually present in the air to the
greatest amount possible at the same temperature.

reset.

To return a device or circuit to a clear state.

S

SAS.

Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Interface.

scratch cartridge.

A data cartridge that contains no useful data, but can be written to with
new data.

SCSI.

See Small Computer Systems Interface.

SCSI connector.

Located at the rear of the tape drive, the connector that facilitates
commands to and from the server, and to which the internal SCSI cable of
an enclosure connects.

SCSI drive sense data.

In response to inquiry from the server about an error condition, a packet of
SCSI sense bytes that contains information about the error and that is sent
back to the server by the drive.

SCSI log sense data.

In response to inquiry from the server about the tape drive's error logs and
counters, a packet of SCSI sense bytes which contains that information and
which is sent back to the server by the drive. Log sense data is used to
diagnose problems, especially if the problems are intermittent.

second.

One sixtieth of a minute.

sense data.

Data that describes an I/O error. Sense data is presented to a server in
response to a Sense I/O command.

server.

A functional unit that provides services to one or more clients over a
network. Examples include a file server, a print server, or a mail server.
Synonymous with host.

single-character display.

Located at the front of the tape drive, an LED that presents an alphabetical
or numeric code which represents a diagnostic or maintenance function,
error condition, or informational message.

sleep mode.

A power-management function that causes the tape drive's electronics to
automatically enter a low-power mode by which to conserve energy.

Small Computer Systems Interface (SCSI).

A standard used by computer manufacturers for attaching peripheral
devices (such as tape drives, hard disks, CD-ROM players, printers, and
scanners) to computers (servers). Pronounced "scuzzy." Variations of the
SCSI interface provide for faster data transmission rates than standard
serial and parallel ports (up to 160 megabytes per second). The variations
include:

v

Fast/Wide SCSI: Uses a 16-bit bus, and supports data rates of up to 20
MBps.

v

SCSI-1: Uses an 8-bit bus, and supports data rates of 4 MBps.

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