IBM TS2900 User Manual

N
N/A Not applicable.
Network Address Translation (NAT)
NAT involves rewriting the source or destination addresses of IP packets as they pass through a
router or firewall. Most systems that use NAT do so to enable multiple hosts on a private
network to access the Internet over a single public IP address.
NEMA
National Electrical Manufacturers Association.
node In a network, a point at which one or more functional units connect channels or data circuits.
NTP Network Time Protocol. This protocol allows the library to set its internal date and time that is
based on the date and time of a server.
NVS Nonvolatile storage. A storage device whose contents are not lost when power is cut off.
O
oersted
The unit of magnetic field strength in the unrationalized centimeter-gram-second (cgs)
electromagnetic system. The oersted is the magnetic field strength in the interior of an elongated,
uniformly wound solenoid that is excited with a linear current density in its winding of`1
abampere per 4π centimeters of axial length.
offline
Pertaining to the operation of a functional unit without the continual control of a computer.
Contrast with online.
online Pertaining to the operation of a functional unit that is under the continual control of a computer.
Contrast with offline.
OPER Operation.
ov Over voltage.
overrun
Loss of data because a receiving device is unable to accept data at the rate it is transmitted.
overtightening
To tighten too much.
P
parameter
A variable that is given a constant value for a specified application and that might denote the
application.
p bit Parity bit.
PC Parity check.
PCC Power control compartment.
PDF Portable Document Format.
PE Parity error. Product engineer.
PFS Perfect forward secrecy.
pick Pertaining to the library, to remove, by using a robotic device, a tape cartridge from a storage slot
or drive.
picker A robotic mechanism that is located inside the library that moves cartridges between the cartridge
storage slots and the drive.
248 IBM TS2900 Tape Autoloader: Setup, Operator, and Service Guide Machine Type 3572

IBM TS2900 Specifications

General

Brand	IBM
Model	TS2900
Category	Storage
Language	English