User Guide

Ampex 1308910-01 1-1
General Information Introduction
Section 1
General Information
1.1 Introduction
This document describes how to use the Ampex DST/DIS Automated Cartridge Library
(ACL) software installed on your UNIX host system. The ACL software includes
Management Utilities and a libacl Application Programming Interface (API).
The ACL Management Utilities are a set of programs that provide command-line access to an
Ampex DST or DIS ACL. They are compatible with the DST/DIS Tape Management (DD-2)
Utilities. Both sets of utilities are designed for use in scripts that perform higher-level
operations, so they use a consistent set of input and output conventions that make them easy
to integrate.
The libacl API is a set of C-library functions that simplify control of Ampex ACLs. The API
presents a consistent, platform-independent abstract layer that provides access to the ACL
device driver and also to native SCSI passthru device driver interfaces
Information in this document that is unique to particular models of the ACL is identified by
the model name listed below; all other information is common to all models of the ACL.
ACL Model ACL Descritpion
DST 412 7-cartridge robot
DST 712 Expandable cartridge capacity robot
DST 812 256-cartridge robot
Note:
Previous ACL model names have been combined into two names; DST 412 and
DST 812 (see Table 1-1).
Table 1-1. Old and New ACL Model Names
Previous ACL Model Names Current ACL Model Names
DST 410, 412
DIS 220i, 222i, 260i, 262i
DST 412
DST 810, 812
DIS 820i, 822i, 860i 862i
DST 812