Quantum DLT-V4 Guida Utente

Quantum SuperLoader 3 User’s Guide Addendum

Document 81-81529-01, A01

December 2005

General Information

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General Information

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This addendum is a supplement to the 

. It 

addresses the specifications and additional instructions that may be required 

for the Quantum SuperLoader 3 autoloader with the Quantum DLT-V4 tape 

drive.
For all other information, please refer to the 

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Overview

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Data backup is essential to protect irreplaceable information. Backing up data 

to magnetic tape is an easy, cost-efficient method used by many small and 

medium businesses. However, most enterprises have so much data that a 

single backup tape is not enough; the information has to be spread across 

numerous tapes. To avoid constantly changing tapes manually, many tape 

backup systems include a Quantum SuperLoader 3 autoloader.
Each autoloader is a robot that includes a tape drive and one or two 

magazines for tape cartridges. The user's application can automatically load 

and unload tape cartridges as required for data backup or data retrieval. 

Quantum SuperLoader 3 autoloaders provide a compact, high capacity, but 

low cost method for simple, unattended data backup.
The Quantum SuperLoader 3 contains a Quantum DLT-V4 tape drive, a 

Quantum LTO-2

 

half-height tape drive, a Quantum LTO-3 tape drive, a 

Quantum VS160 tape drive, or a Quantum SDLT600 tape drive, and one or 
two magazines containing up to eight cartridges each. A single cartridge can 

be inserted directly via a password-protected mailslot. From the mailslot, the 

cartridge can be inserted into the tape drive provided there is no cartridge 

already in the drive, or you can load the cartridge into a magazine slot 

provided there is no cartridge already in the slot.
The front panel on the autoloader includes a liquid crystal display (LCD) 

screen and four function keys. A scrolling menu on the LCD screen allows 

you to obtain information from the autoloader and enter commands. The 

front panel also includes two light emitting diodes (LEDs) indicating the 

autoloader's ready status and error status.
The Quantum SuperLoader 3 connects to your host server via a SCSI 

connection allowing the host to send data and commands automatically. You 

can also connect to the autoloader using an Ethernet connection to perform 

administrative functions and download system updates.