This guide documents OpenVault release 1.4 running on IRIX operating systems.
OpenVault is a package of mediation software that helps other applications manage removable media:
This facility can support a wide range of removable media libraries, as well as a variety of drives interfaced to these libraries.
The modular design of OpenVault eases the task of adding support for new robotic libraries and drives.
User interfaces are provided by OpenVault client applications, which perform I/O to drives using standard system facilities after OpenVault has mounted and loaded media for the application.
The OpenVault Application Programmer's Guide describes the client side of OpenVault, where applications make requests that the media library manager (MLM) fulfills by directing control programs to perform media management operations (including mount and unmount) on storage devices.
This guide is intended for application programmers and system administrators who are involved in supporting removable media libraries and drives. By using standard OpenVault interfaces, you can improve return on hardware investments by sharing devices between multiple applications, partitioning for security where necessary.
Here is an overview of the material in this guide:
Chapter 1, “OpenVault Overview”, contains a thumbnail sketch of components.
Chapter 2, “Client and Administrative API”, describes the client and administrative application programming interface.
Chapter 3, “OpenVault Programming with Perl”, contains OpenVault Perl scripts.
Chapter 4, “Programming the C Interface”, offers an introduction to writing C-language CAPI applications.
Appendix A, “Error Messages”, lists error messages and originating commands.
Appendix B, “Syntax Specification”, provides a synopsis of CAPI and AAPI syntax.
The following documents contain additional information that may be helpful:
| OpenVault Infrastructure Programmer's Guide | Describes the server side of OpenVault, showing how to write control programs for removable media libraries and drives.
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| OpenVault Operator's and Administrator's Guide | Describes how to develop OpenVault applications and device support. |
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