Glossary

applet
A mini-application, created in Java, that allows for animation, data processing, or real-time information updates. Each LibMON page is an applet.

actuators
Robotic components that move inside the library to manipulate cartridges. These include the gripper, extension axis, vertical and horizontal axes.

Apply button
Makes changes to the properties and attributes of a page or dialog box without closing it.

Cancel button
Discards changes to the properties and attributes of a page or dialog box and closes it.

command button display area
A fixed element at the bottom of each LibMON Property Book Page that contains the command buttons: OK, Reset, and Cancel.

compound page
Contains two or more managers with independent contents and display properties. A compound page provides the ability to tie together different managed object containers on a single page (e.g. LibMON Home Page).

Create menu
A LibMON menu that contains options for creating a set of objects supported by the management domain.

dialog box
A LibMON window that "pops up" from the Web browser after the user performs a specified action. For example, if the user selects the Sort option from the View menu, the Sort Order dialog box opens, enabling the user to select the sort order for the selected management area.

event
A change in the state of a library, possibly an error condition or a change in the LibMON database.

HTTP
Hypertext Transfer Protocol. A protocol used to transfer HTML code, Java applets, and other information over a network or the Internet.

import/export bin
A tape library container used to move tape cartridges into and out of the tape library.

Java
Sun Microsystem's programming language for the Internet.

LibMON Home Page
The first page displayed after a user logs into LibMON. This page contains the library management area and the event management area, which display summary information about libraries and events, respectively. The information displayed is user-configurable, as defined in the Sort Order and Display Attributes dialog boxes.

Logical View Page
A LibMON page that displays a hierarchical representation of a tape library and detailed information about each component in the library.

medium changer
The assembly in the library that picks and places the cartridges. Also known as the robot.

Manager
A LibMON component used to collect and present information about objects and services, and the relationships between them. In LibMON, there are three managers, the Library manager, the Event manager, and the Contact manager.

OK button
Commits changes made to a dialog box and closes it.

page management area
Used to display the managers that make up the page for managed objects and services.

page properties
The display and configuration attributes of a page.

Physical View Page
A LibMON page that displays a physical representation of the tape library and detailed information about each component in the library.

Reset button
Returns the values in a dialog box to the default (or previously saved) values.

robot
The assembly in the library that picks and places the cartridges. Also known as the medium changer.

Selected menu
A LibMON menu that contains the options available for a selected object. The contents of this menu depend on the type of object that is selected.

Sort Order dialog box
A dialog box used to define the sort order of items displayed in the Library, Event, or Contact manager.

storage bin
A tape library container in which the robot (medium changer) stores a tape cartridge.

tape drive
A device that reads data from and writes data to a tape cartridge.

tape library
A robotic storage and retrieval system for tape cartridges, used mainly for backup and archival purposes.

URL
Uniform Resource Locator. A server address used by clients, such as Web browsers, to access information over the network using HTTP and other protocols.

Web browser
A client application that renders HTML code in a Graphical User Interface (GUI) and uses Internet protocols to communicate with web servers. For example, Netscape Navigator is a Web browser.

Web server
A server process that provides Web services based on HTTP and other Internet protocols.