2.1.1.3 Managing Removable Media
Managing removable media is a technology that enables multiple applications to share local libraries and tape or disk drives. It is used to configure and track the removable storage media, such as tapes and optical disks, and manage the hardware libraries that contain them, by using changers and tape libraries, also called tape jukeboxes.
Removable media management is used to manage standalone storage devices, to manage online media libraries and robotic changers, and to track removable tapes and disks. Standalone devices include CD-ROM, DVD, and tape drives, such as 4 mm, 8 mm, and Digital Linear Tape (DLT) tape drives. This functionality is provided by the Removable Storage Manager Remote Protocol, as described in [MS-RSMP].