ADIC FastStor Mass Storage Device manual Features

Features

❐Multi-function Operator Panel. The Operator Panel, located to the right, under the front door, employs a 1-line by 10- character liquid crystal display (LCD), a four-key keypad, and three LEDs to permit you to monitor and control the operations of your library. Specific areas of the LCD provide you with information such as: status of the tape storage slots (empty, or data cartridge present); which cartridge is loaded into the drive; status of the cartridge in the drive (write-protected or data compression enabled); and inform you when the drive requires cleaning.

❐Media Transporter. The Media Transporter is the media cartridge handling mechanism and normally responds to commands from the application software to move the cartridges between the storage slots and the drive. Employing a bi-directional, pass-through gripper, the Media Transporter picks and places cartridges to/from the front and rear mounted storage slots.

❐Scalar Emulation. To maximize application software compatibility, your FastStor shares the same command set as the ADIC Scalar library, and can appear as either a FastStor or a Scalar.

❐System Integrity. The cartridge storage slots, drive, and robotics are protected by a physically lockable door.

❐Cleaning Cartridge. Although the cleaning cartridge can occupy a cartridge storage slot in the FastStor (facilitating automated cleaning cycles), manual insertion of a cleaning cartridge is permitted by opening the front door and installing the cleaning cartridge into any unoccupied storage slot. The Operator Panel is then used to load/unload the cleaning cartridge to/from the drive.

❐Manual Cartridge Use. Individual cartridges can easily be transported to the drive by manually opening the front door and installing the cartridge into any unoccupied storage slot. The Operator Panel is then used to load cartridges to the drive.

❐Cartridge Pre-Check. Whenever you power up your FastStor it will scan the cartridge storage slots and the drive and build a log of valid cartridge locations.

❐Reverse Cartridge Protection. The five front cartridge storage slots employ a design that prevents the cartridges from being inserted incorrectly.

❐Built-in Diagnostics. Your FastStor includes diagnostic firmware that tells you when drive head cleaning is required, reports diagnostic results, and drive operating status.

❐Barcode Ready. The available barcode reader option delivers instant media verification and inventory.

❐24 Hour Fast Exchange. In the event your FastStor needs to be serviced, ADIC will provide you with a next day advanced exchange to reduce down time.

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