Glossary

A

Apply button

Commits changes made to the properties and attributes of a page or dialog box without closing it.

C

Cancel button

Discards changes made 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 LibMON Property Book pages that contains the command buttons: OK, Reset, and Cancel.

compound page

Contains two or more Managers whose contents and display properties are independent of each other. A compound page provides the ability to visually tie together different managed object containers on a single page.

Create menu

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

D

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 Library option from the Create menu, the Create Library Property Book dialog box opens, enabling the user to specify the attributes and properties of a new library.

E

event

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

H

HTTP

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

I

import/export bin

A tape library container used to move tape cartridges into and out of the tape library.

J

Java

Sun Microsystem's programming language for the Internet.

L

LibMON Home Page

The first page displayed when a user accesses LibMON. This page contains the Library Manager and the Event Manager. Both managers display summary information about libraries and events. The information displayed is user-configurable, as defined in the Sort Order and View Properties 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.

M

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.

O

OK button

Commits changes made to a dialog box and closes it.

P

page management area

Used to display the Managers that make up the page or the property book for managed objects and services.

page properties

A property book used to modify display and configuration attributes for a page.

Physical View Page

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

property book

Used to create and configure managed objects. The property book contains the entire set of attributes and properties that define the object and the object’s behavior. A property book can be either a page or dialog, depending on whether the user is viewing the information (page) or defining it (dialog). LibMON contains property books for libraries, events, contacts, and the LibMON Home Page.

property book chapter

Related object attributes that are grouped together by category and displayed on the right side of the property book pages, in the property book chapter display area.

property book chapter display area

The right side of the property book pages, labelled Properties, where the administrative interface controls used to configure objects’ attributes are displayed.

property book chapter link list

The left side of the property book pages, labeled Sections, where the chapter links are listed.

property book dialog

A dialog box used to create or modify the attributes of an object.

property book page

Contains managed object configuration attributes and properties. See also, property book.

R

Reset button

Replaces the contents of the dialog with the default values or last saved values.

robot

The mechanism inside a tape library that moves the tape cartridges.

S

Selected menu

A LibMON menu that contains the options available for a selected object. Depending on the object selected, the contents of the menu change.

sort order dialog box

A dialog box used to define the sort order of items displayed in a Manager.

storage bin

A tape library container that the robot uses to store a tape cartridge.

T

table

A graphical component of a page that displays items in rows and information about the items in columns.

tape drive

A device that reads 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.

U

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.

W

Web browser

A client application that renders HTML code in a Graphical User Interface (GUI) and uses HTTP and other 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.