User Guide

iv Ampex 1308910-01
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Contents ACL Application Programmer’s Guide
3.2.5 Configuration Parameters .......................................................................... 3-6
3.2.6 Power Up and Hard Reset.......................................................................... 3-7
3.3 Tape Cartridge Loading and Unloading ........................................................ 3-8
3.3.1 DST 412..................................................................................................... 3-8
3.3.2 DST 712 and DST 812............................................................................... 3-8
Loading a Tape Cartridge ...................................................................... 3-8
Unloading a Tape Cartridge................................................................... 3-8
3.4 Tape Cartridge Movement ............................................................................. 3-9
3.5 Operational Status .......................................................................................... 3-9
3.5.1 Unit Ready Status ...................................................................................... 3-9
3.5.2 Initialize Element Status ............................................................................ 3-9
3.5.3 Read Element Status ................................................................................ 3-10
3.5.4 Internal Logs ............................................................................................ 3-10
3.5.5 Sense Data and Status .............................................................................. 3-11
Section 4 libacl API Functions
4.1 Introduction .................................................................................................... 4-1
4.2 libacl Overview .............................................................................................. 4-1
4.2.1 Applicability .............................................................................................. 4-1
4.2.2 Libacl Functions Summary........................................................................ 4-2
4.2.3 ACL Elements............................................................................................ 4-2
4.2.4 Return Values............................................................................................. 4-2
4.3 aclAuditElement ............................................................................................ 4-4
4.4 aclAuditLibrary .............................................................................................. 4-7
4.5 aclGetElemData ........................................................................................... 4-10
4.6 aclGetParam ................................................................................................. 4-12
4.7 aclGetStatus ................................................................................................. 4-15
4.8 aclGetVersion .............................................................................................. 4-18
4.9 aclInit ........................................................................................................... 4-20
4.10 aclMoveCartridge ........................................................................................ 4-21
4.11 aclMoveVolume .......................................................................................... 4-23
4.12 aclPark ......................................................................................................... 4-25
4.13 aclSetParam ................................................................................................. 4-26
4.14 aclTUR ......................................................................................................... 4-29
Section 5 ACL Utilities
5.1 Introduction .................................................................................................... 5-1
5.2 ACL Utilities Overview ................................................................................. 5-1
5.2.1 Applicability .............................................................................................. 5-1
5.2.2 Utilities Summary ...................................................................................... 5-2
5.2.3 Input Conventions...................................................................................... 5-2
5.2.4 Output Conventions ................................................................................... 5-3
5.2.5 Arguments.................................................................................................. 5-3
5.2.6 Options....................................................................................................... 5-4
5.2.7 ACL Locations........................................................................................... 5-4