Exabyte EXB-8505 8mm Computer Drive User Manual


 
mm
Millimeter (0.03937 inches).
ms or msec
Millisecond.
ns
Nanosecond.
NSTA
National Safe Transit Association.
PBOT
Physical beginning of tape.
PEOT
Physical end of tape.
POST
Power-on self-test; the process that occurs when the
tape drive performs its initial power-on diagnostics.
ready
The state of the tape drive when it is ready to
process commands.
reconnect
The function that occurs when the target arbitrates
and reconnects to an initiator after a disconnect.
SCSI
Small Computer System Interface.
SCSI address
An octal representation of the unique address (0-7)
assigned to a SCSI device.
signal
assertion
Driving a signal to the true state.
signal
de-assertion
Driving a signal to the false state or biasing the
signal by the cable terminators to the false state.
signal
release
When a signal is not driven by a bus but is biased
by the cable terminators to the false state.
status
Information sent from the target to the initiator
upon completion of a command.
target
A bus device (usually a controller) that performs an
operation requested by an initiator. The tape drive
is a target.
XL
Extended length.
µm
Micrometer (0.00003937 inches).
µsorµsec
Microsecond.
G-4 EXB-8205 and EXB-8505 510504
(Standard and XL)
Glossary