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• contains transports (or tape drives) controlled by a tape controller and attached to a host. The drives seen by the host may be real (physical) or they may be virtual (logical) drives emulated within the control unit.

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  A Tape Subsystem. (n.d.). Glossary of Storage Abbreviations and Acronyms. Retrieved May 28, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/a-tape-subsystem.

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  A Tape Subsystem. www.sysprog.net. Glossary of Storage Abbreviations and Acronyms. Sysprog.Net. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/a-tape-subsystem (accessed: May 28, 2023).

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  "A Tape Subsystem." Glossary of Storage Abbreviations and Acronyms. Sysprog.Net. 28 May. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/a-tape-subsystem.

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• the device into which a magnetic tape cartridge can be inserted in order to be accessible by the read/write heads and eject mechanism.

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  A Transport. (n.d.). Glossary of Storage Abbreviations and Acronyms. Retrieved May 28, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/a-transport.

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  A Transport. www.sysprog.net. Glossary of Storage Abbreviations and Acronyms. Sysprog.Net. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/a-transport (accessed: May 28, 2023).

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  "A Transport." Glossary of Storage Abbreviations and Acronyms. Sysprog.Net. 28 May. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/a-transport.

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• an SMS tool that backs up related data sets with identical backup attributes (such as type of storage medium, retention period, or destination) that have been pooled to meet a defined backup or recovery strategy.

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  ABARS (Aggregate group Backup And Recovery Support). (n.d.). Glossary of Storage Abbreviations and Acronyms. Retrieved May 28, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/abars-aggregate-group-backup-and-recovery-support.

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  ABARS (Aggregate group Backup And Recovery Support). www.sysprog.net. Glossary of Storage Abbreviations and Acronyms. Sysprog.Net. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/abars-aggregate-group-backup-and-recovery-support (accessed: May 28, 2023).

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  "ABARS (Aggregate group Backup And Recovery Support)." Glossary of Storage Abbreviations and Acronyms. Sysprog.Net. 28 May. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/abars-aggregate-group-backup-and-recovery-support.

• Browse Related Terms: ABARS (Aggregate group Backup And Recovery Support), Bandwidth Throttling, business continuity, Business Recovery Service, disaster, disaster recovery, disaster recovery services, disaster tolerant, disaster tolerant architecture, mission critical application, mission critical solution

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• A set of data associated with a file, directory, or other resource that defines users' or groups' access rights to that resource.

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  access control list (ACL). (n.d.). Network Appliance Corporate Glossary. Retrieved May 28, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/access-control-list-acl.

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  access control list (ACL). now.netapp.com. Network Appliance Corporate Glossary. NetApp. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/access-control-list-acl (accessed: May 28, 2023).

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  "access control list (ACL)." Network Appliance Corporate Glossary. NetApp. 28 May. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/access-control-list-acl.

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• Storage conditions at or near room ambient conditions that allow tape collections to be readily accessed for immediate playback.

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  Access storage. (n.d.). Magnetic Tape Storage and Handling. Retrieved May 28, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/access-storage.

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  Access storage. www.clir.org. Magnetic Tape Storage and Handling. Council on Library and Information Resources. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/access-storage (accessed: May 28, 2023).

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  "Access storage." Magnetic Tape Storage and Handling. Council on Library and Information Resources. 28 May. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/access-storage.

• Browse Related Terms: Access storage, Archival storage, hydrolysis, Hygroscopic, Relative humidity (RH), restoration, RH, Room ambient conditions, Scission, Tape baking, Thermal

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• A service installed on a Windows NT or Windows 2000 system that automatically migrates Windows NT domain users to the filer /etc/passwd file. AMS also has a command-line interface that enables manual control of NT domain user migrations. Developed by Network Appliance.

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  Account Migrator Service (AMS). (n.d.). Network Appliance Corporate Glossary. Retrieved May 28, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/account-migrator-service-ams.

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  Account Migrator Service (AMS). now.netapp.com. Network Appliance Corporate Glossary. NetApp. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/account-migrator-service-ams (accessed: May 28, 2023).

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  "Account Migrator Service (AMS)." Network Appliance Corporate Glossary. NetApp. 28 May. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/account-migrator-service-ams.

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• a VSAM linear data set containing the SMS active source control data set (SCDS). See SCDS.

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  ACDS (Active Control Data Set). (n.d.). Glossary of Storage Abbreviations and Acronyms. Retrieved May 28, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/acds-active-control-data-set.

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  ACDS (Active Control Data Set). www.sysprog.net. Glossary of Storage Abbreviations and Acronyms. Sysprog.Net. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/acds-active-control-data-set (accessed: May 28, 2023).

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  "ACDS (Active Control Data Set)." Glossary of Storage Abbreviations and Acronyms. Sysprog.Net. 28 May. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/acds-active-control-data-set.

• Browse Related Terms: ACDS (Active Control Data Set), ACS (Automatic Class Selection), mailbox disk, Mount Point, SCDS (Source Control Data Set), SMS (Storage Management Subsystem), volume group, VRS (Vital Record Specifications), VTOC (Volume Table Of Contents), VVDS (VSAM Volume Data Set)

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• contains 10-cartridges and functions as a low-cost tape library.

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  ACF (Automatic Cartridge Facility). (n.d.). Glossary of Storage Abbreviations and Acronyms. Retrieved May 28, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/acf-automatic-cartridge-facility.

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  ACF (Automatic Cartridge Facility). www.sysprog.net. Glossary of Storage Abbreviations and Acronyms. Sysprog.Net. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/acf-automatic-cartridge-facility (accessed: May 28, 2023).

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  "ACF (Automatic Cartridge Facility)." Glossary of Storage Abbreviations and Acronyms. Sysprog.Net. 28 May. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/acf-automatic-cartridge-facility.

• Browse Related Terms: A Transport, ACF (Automatic Cartridge Facility), ACS (Automated Cartridge Systems), American National Standards Institute (ANSI), ANSI, ATL (Automated Tape Library), Autoloader, CAP (Cartridge Access Port), CDS (Control Data Set), CST (Cartridge System Tape), CTS (Cartridge Tape Subsystem), ECAP (Enhanced Cartridge Access Port), ECCST (Enhanced Capacity Cartridge System Tape), HSC (Host Software Component), LSM (Library Storage Module), MVC (Multiple Volume Cartridge), PTP (Pass-Through-Port), SDLT / SuperDLT, Silo, tape library, tape media changer, tape stacker, VTS (Virtual Tape Servers or Systems)

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• Access Control List. A set of data associated with a file, directory, or other resource that defines users' or groups' access rights to that resource.

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  ACL. (n.d.). Network Appliance Corporate Glossary. Retrieved May 28, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/acl.

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  ACL. now.netapp.com. Network Appliance Corporate Glossary. NetApp. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/acl (accessed: May 28, 2023).

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  "ACL." Network Appliance Corporate Glossary. NetApp. 28 May. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/acl.

• Browse Related Terms: access control list (ACL), ACL, ACL (Access Control List), file-level ACL, NTFS permissions, Permissions, Privileges, qtree, SD, security descriptor (SD), security style, share-level ACL, SmartFilter, UNIX permissions

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• The data set that contains the access rights each user has to a directory or file.

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  ACL (Access Control List). (n.d.). Storage Glossary. Retrieved May 28, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/acl-access-control-list.

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  ACL (Access Control List). www.adaptec.com. Storage Glossary. Adaptec. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/acl-access-control-list (accessed: May 28, 2023).

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  "ACL (Access Control List)." Storage Glossary. Adaptec. 28 May. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/acl-access-control-list.

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• comprise cartridge storage cells, transports, and some kind of robotic mechanism(s) to move the cartridges between the cells and either a transport or a pass-through port to another ACS. Most automated libraries use a bar-code reader to read the external label on the cartridge. See ATL.

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  ACS (Automated Cartridge Systems). (n.d.). Glossary of Storage Abbreviations and Acronyms. Retrieved May 28, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/acs-automated-cartridge-systems.

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  ACS (Automated Cartridge Systems). www.sysprog.net. Glossary of Storage Abbreviations and Acronyms. Sysprog.Net. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/acs-automated-cartridge-systems (accessed: May 28, 2023).

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  "ACS (Automated Cartridge Systems)." Glossary of Storage Abbreviations and Acronyms. Sysprog.Net. 28 May. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/acs-automated-cartridge-systems.

• Browse Related Terms: A Transport, ACF (Automatic Cartridge Facility), ACS (Automated Cartridge Systems), American National Standards Institute (ANSI), ANSI, ATL (Automated Tape Library), Autoloader, CAP (Cartridge Access Port), CDS (Control Data Set), CST (Cartridge System Tape), CTS (Cartridge Tape Subsystem), ECAP (Enhanced Cartridge Access Port), ECCST (Enhanced Capacity Cartridge System Tape), HSC (Host Software Component), LSM (Library Storage Module), MVC (Multiple Volume Cartridge), PTP (Pass-Through-Port), SDLT / SuperDLT, Silo, tape library, tape media changer, tape stacker, VTS (Virtual Tape Servers or Systems)

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• routines automatically assign an SMS-managed data set to a storage class based upon the data set's characteristics. See SMS.

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  ACS (Automatic Class Selection). (n.d.). Glossary of Storage Abbreviations and Acronyms. Retrieved May 28, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/acs-automatic-class-selection.

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  ACS (Automatic Class Selection). www.sysprog.net. Glossary of Storage Abbreviations and Acronyms. Sysprog.Net. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/acs-automatic-class-selection (accessed: May 28, 2023).

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  "ACS (Automatic Class Selection)." Glossary of Storage Abbreviations and Acronyms. Sysprog.Net. 28 May. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/acs-automatic-class-selection.

• Browse Related Terms: ACDS (Active Control Data Set), ACS (Automatic Class Selection), mailbox disk, Mount Point, SCDS (Source Control Data Set), SMS (Storage Management Subsystem), volume group, VRS (Vital Record Specifications), VTOC (Volume Table Of Contents), VVDS (VSAM Volume Data Set)

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• A file system in use, excluding its snapshots.

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  active file system. (n.d.). Network Appliance Corporate Glossary. Retrieved May 28, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/active-file-system.

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  active file system. now.netapp.com. Network Appliance Corporate Glossary. NetApp. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/active-file-system (accessed: May 28, 2023).

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  "active file system." Network Appliance Corporate Glossary. NetApp. 28 May. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/active-file-system.

• Browse Related Terms: active file system, DFS, Distributed File System (DFS), DOS attributes, File Data, File Server, Global File System, Mirror, Mirror Site, mount, NT file system (NTFS), NTFS, Shadow Copy, Snapshot, Snapshot Technology, unmount, volume copy, VSS (Volume Shadow Copy Service)

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• Provides better noise immunity on a SCSI bus.

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  Active Negation. (n.d.). Storage Glossary. Retrieved May 28, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/active-negation.

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  Active Negation. www.adaptec.com. Storage Glossary. Adaptec. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/active-negation (accessed: May 28, 2023).

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  "Active Negation." Storage Glossary. Adaptec. 28 May. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/active-negation.

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• A Web server scripting language developed by Microsoft for its Internet Information Server.

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  Active Server Page (ASP). (n.d.). Network Appliance Corporate Glossary. Retrieved May 28, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/active-server-page-asp.

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  Active Server Page (ASP). now.netapp.com. Network Appliance Corporate Glossary. NetApp. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/active-server-page-asp (accessed: May 28, 2023).

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  "Active Server Page (ASP)." Network Appliance Corporate Glossary. NetApp. 28 May. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/active-server-page-asp.

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• An active terminator uses one or more voltage regulators to produce the termination voltage, rather than using resister voltage dividers.

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  Active Termination. (n.d.). Storage Glossary. Retrieved May 28, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/active-termination.

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  Active Termination. www.adaptec.com. Storage Glossary. Adaptec. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/active-termination (accessed: May 28, 2023).

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  "Active Termination." Storage Glossary. Adaptec. 28 May. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/active-termination.

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• An expansion card.

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  adapter. (n.d.). Network Appliance Corporate Glossary. Retrieved May 28, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/adapter.

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  adapter. now.netapp.com. Network Appliance Corporate Glossary. NetApp. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/adapter (accessed: May 28, 2023).

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  "adapter." Network Appliance Corporate Glossary. NetApp. 28 May. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/adapter.

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• The procedure for determining an address corresponding to the address of a LAN or WAN destination.

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  address resolution. (n.d.). Network Appliance Corporate Glossary. Retrieved May 28, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/address-resolution.

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  address resolution. now.netapp.com. Network Appliance Corporate Glossary. NetApp. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/address-resolution (accessed: May 28, 2023).

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  "address resolution." Network Appliance Corporate Glossary. NetApp. 28 May. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/address-resolution.

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• A TCP/IP protocol used to obtain a node's physical address.

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  Address Resolution Protocol (ARP). (n.d.). Network Appliance Corporate Glossary. Retrieved May 28, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/address-resolution-protocol-arp.

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  Address Resolution Protocol (ARP). now.netapp.com. Network Appliance Corporate Glossary. NetApp. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/address-resolution-protocol-arp (accessed: May 28, 2023).

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  "Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)." Network Appliance Corporate Glossary. NetApp. 28 May. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/address-resolution-protocol-arp.

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• A client computer that is used to manage a filer through a Telnet or Remote Shell connection.

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  administration host. (n.d.). Network Appliance Corporate Glossary. Retrieved May 28, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/administration-host.

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  administration host. now.netapp.com. Network Appliance Corporate Glossary. NetApp. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/administration-host (accessed: May 28, 2023).

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  "administration host." Network Appliance Corporate Glossary. NetApp. 28 May. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/administration-host.

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