ACS - Automated Cartridge Server
TLD - Tape Library DLT

Two different types of libraries.  An ACS library is managed by a piece 
of software called ACSLS.  The larger tape libraries (9310 Powderhorn, 
SL8500, etc) usually use ACSLS for robotic control.

Wilkinson, Alex wrote:

>    0n Wed, Oct 05, 2005 at 10:15:14AM -0400, Dan Logcher wrote: 
>
>    >Charles Ballowe wrote:
>    >
>    >>Is ACSLS running on your master/media server - Last I looked it only
>    >>supported Solaris and maybe AIX - that might be a killer for using
>    >>ACSLS on linux. Are you sharing your robot with others? Is there any
>    >>reason to use ACSLS? TLD control works just fine for those robots and
>    >>is far less expensive to implement than ACSLS.
>    >> 
>    >>
>    >Yes, some robots only use ACSLS for communication.  We have the L5500 
>    >and it will
>    >only talk ACS, no TLD.  The L5500 can handle serial and IP connection, 
>    >but ACSLS is used for both.  So we are stuck having a SUN server for 
> that.  Not a big 
>    >deal though,as we are sharing the robot with other backup services, and 
> it makes it 
>    >a bit easier.
>
>Following this thread ... can someone please exapand the following
>acronyms:
>
>ACS
>TLD
>
>- aW
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