METADATA FOR INTERCHANGE OF FILES ON SEQUENTIAL STORAGE MEDIA BETWEEN FILE STORAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (FSMSS)

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-1999

Publisher

Assoc. for Information and Image Management

1 Scope and purpose
2 Conformance
3 References
   3.1 Referenced international standard
   3.2 Related international standards
4 Definitions
5 Abbreviations and acronyms
6 The format of the metadata
   6.1 Record description
   6.2 Reserved words
   6.3 Extending the metadata
   6.4 The sections of the metadata export
   6.5 Order
   6.6 Counting and counts
   6.7 Conventions in this document
7 Metadata describing the originating FSMS
   and its environment
   7.1 Export version
   7.2 Export hardware system
   7.3 Export operating system
   7.4 Export time
   7.5 Exporting FSMS
   7.6 Export root
8 Metadata describing the removable media
   being exchanged
   8.1 Cartridge identifier
   8.2 Cartridge info
   8.3 Cartridge drive type
   8.4 Cartridge layout
   8.5 Cartridge number of blocks between
        tape marks
   8.6 Cartridge number of bytes after
        tape marks
   8.7 Cartridge block size
   8.8 Cartridge family
   8.9 Cartridge billing ID
   8.10 Cartridge volume group
   8.11 Cartridge location
   8.12 Cartridge lot
   8.13 Cartridge statistics
   8.14 Cartridge byte order
   8.15 Cartridge block structure
   8.16 Cartridge recording FSMS
9 Metadata describing the file segments on
   the removable media being exchanged
   9.1 File UID
   9.2 File segment file name
   9.3 File segment number
   9.4 File segment copy number
   9.5 File segment information
   9.6 File segment header
   9.7 File segment trailer
10 Metadata describing the directory and file
   structure being exchanged
   10.1 Object attribute list
   10.2 Contents list
Annex A (informative) Examples of the record types
   A.1 Metadata describing the originating FSMS
        and its environment (7)
   A.2 Metadata describing the removable media
        being exchanged (8)
   A.3 Metadata describing the file segments on
        the removable media being exchanged (9)
   A.4 Metadata describing the directory and file
        structure being exchanged (10)
Figure
Table

Defines the format and content of metadata used for interchange of files on removable sequential storage media.

Committee	C21
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	47
PublisherName	Assoc. for Information and Image Management
Status	Current

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