ROBAR-SV runs on an SE server integrated as an add-on on the management unit or on a separate server which is called the ROBAR server with the Linux operating system.
When used on the SE server, ROBAR-SV can be installed as an Add-on on the Management Unit. Other software products which are independent of ROBAR can also run on the ROBAR server.
ROBAR-SV is the connection component between ROBAR-CL and the archive system. ROBAR-SV also monitors the connection between ROBAR-CL and the archive system in both directions.
ROBAR-SV has transmit and receive functions to the BS2000 systems. Access to archive systems by BS2000 (guest) systems is coordinated here.
The “message interpreter” is the central function of ROBAR-SV. It interprets and coordinates the messages received from ROBAR-CL, converts them to standardized commands (action calls), and uses them to control the archive system or has them executed by the BS2000 system.
The following are examples of message interpreter action calls:
Actions for execution in the archive system, e.g. mounting a cartridge
Actions for execution in the BS2000 system, e.g. replying to a message
Actions for execution in the archive system are passed on to the archive system connected to the ROBAR server. The action call type is controlled via the so-called “ROBAR rule files”. ROBAR rule files (RRFs) are files for execution control that define messages for which specific actions should be undertaken by the archive system.
The ROBAR operator can modify the default settings for the message interpreter to suit requirements, see chapter "ROBAR rule files". Such changes can be integrated dynamically during ongoing operation.
Actions for execution in the BS2000 system are conveyed to the operating system or to ROBAR-CL-SDF via the console interface.
ROBAR-SV offers the following information and functions via menu-driven user interfaces:
managing the archive systems
managing ROBAR-SV instances and their components
status information on ROBAR-SV instances and archive systems
information on messages and devices of ROBAR-SV instances
creating diagnostic information and statistics concerning ROBAR-SV instances
information on the users of ROBAR-SV
information on the ROBAR server
Managing the global and CMX configurations of the ROBAR server
processing of scratch cartridges using MAREN tape management facility
logging of all actions executed by ROBAR-SV in trace files