<div class="content"><p>The RSM Remote Protocol provides a mechanism for the remote
configuration and management of removable storage devices such as <a href="8d988f06-72be-47cf-9e09-9060aa8ed897#gt_e15a2eb2-9f8f-4e34-a38d-b44de24f8b08" data-linktype="relative-path">robotic</a> <a href="8d988f06-72be-47cf-9e09-9060aa8ed897#gt_898fa8ab-42d5-439f-9415-1589599fe913" data-linktype="relative-path">changers</a>, media <a href="8d988f06-72be-47cf-9e09-9060aa8ed897#gt_ba47762a-6279-48b3-9a11-eeb239876e31" data-linktype="relative-path">libraries</a>, and tape <a href="8d988f06-72be-47cf-9e09-9060aa8ed897#gt_1112c690-ee01-4c9b-aa55-9569fd82178b" data-linktype="relative-path">drives</a>. It allows multiple
clients to manage removable media within a single-server system, and share
local robotic media libraries, tape drives, and disk drives. The protocol also
enables clients to obtain notifications of changes to these storage objects.</p><p>Two entities are involved in the RSM Remote Protocol: the
server, whose storage is configured, and the client, which accesses and
requests changes to the server&#39;s storage configuration.</p><p>The RSM Remote Protocol is expressed as a set of DCOM
interfaces <a href="../ms-dcom/4a893f3d-bd29-48cd-9f43-d9777a4415b0" data-linktype="relative-path">[MS-DCOM]</a>.</p><p>The client end of the protocol invokes method calls on the
interface to perform various tasks with the removable storage on the server.
The client also implements some DCOM interfaces to get notifications for
changes in the removable storage.</p><p>The server end of the protocol implements DCOM interfaces to
provide the following functions:<a id="Appendix_A_Target_1"></a><a aria-label="Product behavior note 1" href="7184b376-4ee3-4482-b9c4-f87ff22b421f#Appendix_A_1" data-linktype="relative-path">&lt;1&gt;</a></p><ul><li><p><span><span> 
</span></span><b>Session Management</b></p>
<p>This interface is used to open and
close sessions. Establishing a session is a prerequisite to using the other
functions of the RSM Remote Protocol.</p>
</li><li><p><span><span> 
</span></span><b>Media Library Management</b></p>
<p>The Media Library Management
interface provides functions that:</p>
<ul><li><p><span><span>  </span></span><a href="8d988f06-72be-47cf-9e09-9060aa8ed897#gt_a22dff61-81ae-4414-8242-3d28f4c70c31" data-linktype="relative-path">Eject</a> or <a href="8d988f06-72be-47cf-9e09-9060aa8ed897#gt_5e9a10ec-4dc8-457c-bac6-4df3af609f40" data-linktype="relative-path">inject</a> media from a
library.</p>
</li><li><p><span><span>  </span></span>Reserve
or release a <a href="8d988f06-72be-47cf-9e09-9060aa8ed897#gt_a1f0ab90-f3c0-46b8-9c77-d0d7508ede94" data-linktype="relative-path">slot</a> for
cleaning.</p>
</li><li><p><span><span>  </span></span>Clean
the drive.</p>
</li><li><p><span><span>  </span></span>Eject
or inject a <a href="8d988f06-72be-47cf-9e09-9060aa8ed897#gt_95e53eb6-39e3-43ed-905e-ff1f427446d2" data-linktype="relative-path">cleaner</a>. </p>
</li></ul></li><li><p><span><span> 
</span></span><b>Object Management </b></p>
<p>During the initialization process,
the server performs an <a href="8d988f06-72be-47cf-9e09-9060aa8ed897#gt_38cb8216-53ff-4936-a5c4-4d8d7672950a" data-linktype="relative-path">inventory</a>
of media libraries, tape drives, robotic changers, and so on. The object
management functions allow a client to create, delete, modify, or enumerate
these objects. The server also maintains a record of all configured objects in
the RSM database, which can be used across sessions. </p>
</li><li><p><span><span> 
</span></span><b>Media Management</b></p>
<p>The media management functions
enable a client to perform any of the following functions:</p>
<ul><li><p><span><span>  </span></span>Create
or delete a media pool.</p>
</li><li><p><span><span>  </span></span><a href="8d988f06-72be-47cf-9e09-9060aa8ed897#gt_cc98b88f-7fd4-40f6-b315-212dc4d8378b" data-linktype="relative-path">Mount</a> or <a href="8d988f06-72be-47cf-9e09-9060aa8ed897#gt_a8ebf8eb-a5f7-406a-b211-9f9c08ee15d3" data-linktype="relative-path">dismount</a> media.</p>
</li><li><p><span><span>  </span></span><a href="8d988f06-72be-47cf-9e09-9060aa8ed897#gt_0e546e86-71c4-45cc-9ef1-4a78f6cb425a" data-linktype="relative-path">Allocate</a>, <a href="8d988f06-72be-47cf-9e09-9060aa8ed897#gt_a8986e06-b078-4c42-86bc-178390427f04" data-linktype="relative-path">deallocate</a>, or <a href="8d988f06-72be-47cf-9e09-9060aa8ed897#gt_d753ed1c-ff6a-4179-81ea-10ba369e1cca" data-linktype="relative-path">decommission</a> media.</p>
</li></ul></li></ul></div>