drives by a robotic mechanism, allowing random access to the
media. The library can contain multiple drives.
log retention time The length of time the media audit logs are saved on the server.
Manager of
Managers (MoM)
Several cells can be grouped together and managed from a
central cell. The management system of the central cell is the
Manager of Managers (MoM). The MoM allows you to configure
and manage multiple cells from a central point.
media audit log Tracks every movement performed with each medium.
media condition The quality of a medium as derived from the media condition
factors. Heavy usage and age result in increased read and write
errors. Media need to be replaced when the condition field
indicates POOR.
media condition
factors
The user-assigned age threshold and overwrite threshold used
to assert the condition of a medium.
media pool A set of media of the same type (such as DDS) used and tracked
as a group. Media are formatted and assigned to a media pool.
media type The physical type of the media, such as DDS or DLT.
media ID A unique identifier assigned to a medium by the Backup
Manager.
media label A user-defined identifier used to describe a backup medium.
medium location A user-defined physical location of the backup media, such as
“building 4” or “offsite storage”.
mount request A screen prompt that tells the user to insert media into a device.
Once you respond to the mount request by providing the
required media, the session continues.
overwrite A media condition factor defining how many times a medium
can be rewritten and influencing when a medium becomes
POOR.
polling (1) A communications technique that determines when a terminal
is ready to send data. The computer continually interrogates its
connected terminals in a round -robin sequence. If a terminal
has data to send, it sends back an acknowledgement and the
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