CHAPTER 1: Introduction

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Introduction

This guide provides information on the installation, configuration, and general use of the Gateway® E-824R and E-826R autoloaders.

These autoloaders are compatible with most operating systems and environments that support the SCSI interface, but require either direct support from the operating system or a compatible backup application to take full advantage of their many features.

Features

Each autoloader is an automated system that includes a tape drive and one or two magazines for tape cartridges. Your application can automatically load and unload tape cartridges as required for data backup or data retrieval. The autoloaders provide a compact, high capacity, low-cost method for unattended data backup.

Each SuperLoader 3™ contains either a DLT-V4 tape drive (E-824R), or an LTO-3 tape drive (E-826R) and one or two magazines containing as many as eight cartridges each. A single cartridge can be inserted directly through a password-protected mailslot (front loading slot). From the mailslot, the cartridge can be inserted into the tape drive (if there is no cartridge already in the drive), or you can load the cartridge into a magazine slot (if 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 lets you get information from the autoloader and enter commands. The front panel also includes two LEDs, which indicate the autoloader's status and error condition.

The SuperLoader 3 connects to your host server through a SCSI connection, letting the host send data and commands automatically. You can also connect to the autoloader using an Ethernet connection, to perform administrative functions and download system updates.

Gateway E-824R DLT-V4 SuperLoader 3

The Gateway E-824R DLT-V4 SuperLoader 3 is SCSI-3 compatible and operates as a single SCSI ID/two LUN data storage device. It is equipped with a DLT-V4 tape drive and can hold as many as sixteen DLT VS1 data cartridges, when using two magazines. This provides a compressed capacity of 5.1 Terabytes of data and a sustained data transfer rate of 36 GB per hour (native) or as high as 72 GB per hour compressed (assuming 2:1 compression).

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