Notational conventions

The following abbreviations are used throughout this manual:

• The FUJITSU Servers BS2000 SE Series are referred to as SE servers for short.

• The server on which ROBAR-SV runs is simply called the ROBAR server.

• The term archive system is used for all MTC archive systems operated using ROBAR if no further distinction of the archive systems is required.

• The abbreviations <interface> and <instance> refer to the current name of a ROBAR interface (ABBA, SCSI) and of a ROBAR-SV instance, e.g. in the file nameROBAR-SV.<interface>_<instance>.<file>.<timestamp>.tar.

• The abbreviation <ver> refers to the current version of a ROBAR component, e.g. in the file name SYSPRC.ROBAR-CL.<ver>. The value 076 applies in this version of ROBAR.

• In the examples the strings <date>, <time> and <version> refer to the current outputs for date, time and version when the examples are otherwise independent of date, time and version.

In this manual, the following terms are used synonymously:

• magnetic tape cartridge = cartridge = MTC

• magnetic tape cartridge archive system = MTC archive system = archive system

• archive number = VSN (Volume Serial Number)

• ROBAR system = ROBAR V7.6 = ROBAR

• ROBAR-SV administrator = ROBAR administrator

• ROBAR-SV operator = ROBAR operator

• Unless any finer distinction is made, the term ETERNUS CS is used in this manual for all previous product names of ETERNUS CS: FUJITSU ETERNUS CS8000.

The following typographical elements are used in this manual:

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Examples as well as directories, filenames, menus, messages, parameters or variables are printed in typewriter face.

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References to other publications within the text are given in abbreviated form followed by a number in square brackets. The full titles are listed in the “References” section.