Quantum Scalar i6000 - Glossary

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Glossary
This glossary consists of terms unique to the library along with
some storage industry terminology.
A Access door
Refers to the doors on either the control module or expansion
module from which you can access the magazines and accessor
assembly.
C Capacity on demand (COD)
An Quantum library feature that enables users to have a large
physical library, but users pay only for what capacity they are
currently using. License upgrades enable more capacity to be
added without a system interruption.
Control management blade (CMB)
A version of the MCB that has no I/O ports for Ethernet, SCSI,
serial, or Fibre Channel. It is the controller board for the I/O
management unit in expansion modules.
Control module
The first component of the library. It consists of an library
management module, cartridges, drives, power, and an I/E
station.