Oracle's StorageTek 36-track long-tape cartridge transport with ESCON support. Also known as Silverton.
Oracle's StorageTek Library Storage Module (LSM), a high-performance version of the standard 4410 LSM. Also known as PowderHorn.
Automated Cartridge System, a fully-automated, cartridge storage and retrieval library subsystem consisting of one or more Library Storage Modules (LSMs) connected by pass-thru ports.
Automated Cartridge System Library Software, Oracle's StorageTek library control software, which runs in the UNIX®-based Library Control System.
Authorized Program Facility, an installation security facility used to identify and authorize programs for use.
Authorized Program Facility (APF)
See APF.
Automated Cartridge System (ACS)
See ACS.
Automated Cartridge System Library Software (ACSLS)
See ACSLS.
Concurrent Disaster Recovery Test, Oracle's StorageTek software that streamlines disaster recovery testing in the tape storage environment.
Concurrent Disaster Recovery Test (CDRT)
See CDRT.
Cross-system Coupling Facility (XCF)
See XCF.
Function Modification Identifier, used to represent function SYStem MODifications (SYSMODs) used in software installation.
Functional Modification Identifier (FMID)
See FMID.
See HSC.
Host Software Component, Oracle's StorageTek software running on the Library Control System processor that controls the functions of the ACS.
A problem oriented language designed to describe a job's processing requirements to an operating system.
An MVS subsystem that receives jobs into the system, converts them to internal format, selects them for execution, processes their output, and purges them from the system. In an installation with more than one processor, each JES2 processor independently controls its job input, scheduling, and output processing.
An MVS subsystem that receives jobs into the system, converts them to internal format, selects them for execution, processes their output, and purges them from the system. In complexes that have several loosely coupled processing units, the JES3 program manages processors so that the global processor exercises centralized control over the local processors and distributes jobs to them using a common job queue.
See JCL.
Library Content Manager, Oracle's StorageTek MVS host software that manages Nearline and VSM resources. LCM also includes LCM Explorer, a graphical user interface that you can use to configure LCM by creating configuration files instead of parameter files.
See LCM.
Oracle's StorageTek software that enables MVS hosts to share ACS facilities with client systems.
See LSM.
Library Storage Module, a library storage structure with cartridge storage space, also including a free-standing, vision-assisted robot that moves the cartridges between their storage cells and attached transports.
Software that controls the execution of programs that facilitate overall system operation.
See PTF.
Resource Access Control Facility (RACF)
See RACF.
Oracle's StorageTek SL3000 modular library offers mixed media, logical and physical partitioning capabilities, advanced management, and high availability. It supports mixed environments, including mainframe and open systems, and is scalable from 200 to just under 6,000 cartridge slots.
Oracle's StorageTek SL8500 modular library offers mixed media, logical and physical partitioning capabilities, advanced management, and high capacity and availability. It supports mixed environments, including mainframe and open systems, and is scalable from the standard 1,450 cartridge slots to 100,880 cartridge slots in a complex configuration.
Storage Management Component, Oracle's StorageTek software interface between IBM's z/OS operating system and Oracle StorageTek real and virtual tape hardware. SMC performs the allocation processing, message handling, and SMS processing for the ELS solution.
Systems Network Architecture, a description of the logical structure, formats, protocols, and operational sequences for transmitting information units through and controlling the configuration and operation of networks.
Storage Management Component (SMC)
See SMC.
A set of MVS systems communicating and cooperating with each other through certain multisystem hardware components and software services to process customer workloads.(I)
Systems Network Architecture (SNA)
See SNA.
Oracle's StorageTek access-centric cartridge transport capable of reading and writing 9840A cartridges.
Oracle's StorageTek access-centric cartridge transport capable of reading and writing T9840B cartridges.
Oracle's StorageTek access-centric cartridge transport capable of reading and writing T9840C cartridges.
Oracle's StorageTek access-centric cartridge transport capable of reading and writing T9840D cartridges.
Oracle's StorageTek capacity-centric cartridge transport capable of reading and writing 60GB T9940A cartridges.
Oracle's StorageTek capacity-centric cartridge transport capable of reading and writing 200GB T9940B cartridges.
Oracle's StorageTek T10000 A high-capacity cartridge transport capable of reading and writing 120GB or 500GB T10000A cartridges.
Oracle's StorageTek T10000 B high-capacity cartridge transport capable of reading and writing 240GB or 1TB T10000B cartridges
Oracle's StorageTek T10000 C high speed/capacity tape drive, delivering up to 252 MB/sec and 5 TB, native, making it ideal for data center operations with growing data volumes.
Oracle's StorageTek T10000D high speed/capacity tape drive, delivering up to 252 MB/sec and 8.5 TB native capacity, making it ideal for data center operations with growing data retention requirements.
See TMC.
Transmission Control Protocol, an inter-network standard protocol that provides a full-duplex stream service.
Tape Management Catalog. A data set used by the CA-1 Tape Management System to record an inventory of the tape library.
Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
See TCP.
A feature of the operating system where main storage requirements are allocated by segments (or pages) as needed by programs, thus creating the apparent existence of unlimited or virtual storage.
See VSM.
Virtual Tape Control System (VTCS)
See VTCS.
Virtual Tape Storage Subsystem (VTSS)
See VTSS.
Virtual Telecommunications Access Method (VTAM)
See VTAM.
Volume Master File. A data set used by the CA-TLMS tape management system to record an inventory of the tape library.
See VMF.
See VOLSER.
Virtual Storage Manager, Oracle's StorageTek storage solution that virtualizes volumes and transports in a VTSS buffer to improve media and transport use. The hardware includes VTSS, which is the DASD buffer, and RTDs. The software includes VTCS, an HSC–based host software, and VTSS microcode
Virtual Telecommunications Access Method, IBM host-resident communications software that serves as a common interface for communications.
Virtual Tape Control System, the primary host code that controls activity and information about VTSSs, VTVs, RTDs, and MVCs.
Virtual Tape Storage Subsystem, the DASD buffer containing virtual volumes (VTVs) and virtual drives (VTDs). The VTSS is a STK RAID 6 hardware device with microcode that enables transport emulation. The RAID device can read and write ”tape” data from/to disk, and can read and write the data from/to an RTD.