A method and system are provided for use in positioning an article, from a group of similar articles, with respect to a processing tool to be applied to the article while the article is located on a stage. An aspect includes running a first hypervisor and one or more additional hypervisors over a single logical partition. In a variation, the data logging of the switch, and any other devices on the SAN, can be directed to an area or areas of one or more storage units attached to the SAN. Aspects provide for the repositioning of the signal consumption component along any section of a signal supply component configured as a magnetic track system.