Features - Quantum Scalar 218FC User Manual

Features

Direct connection to Fibre Channel networks. Your Scalar 218FC is designed to provide high-speed
data storage and retrieval using SCSI-2 compliant protocol over Fibre Channel networks.
Desktop and Rack-Mounted units. Your Scalar 218FC is the first desktop unit to offer over 1 TB of
data storage. Its attractive case looks great in any office environment. The more utilitarian rack-mounted
unit includes all of the features of the desktop unit, but comes equipped with built-in hardware to allow
simple installation into standard 19-inch racks.
Multi-function Operator Panel. The Operator Panel, located at the bottom-right corner of the front
panel, employs a 4-line by 20-character liquid crystal display (LCD) and an eight-key keypad to permit
you to monitor and control the operations of your library.
Media Picker. The uniquely designed Media Picker 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 drives. The Media Picker employs a bi-directional, pass-through gripper that will
pick a cartridge from both the front of the picker, or the rear.
Mailbox. The firmware-configurable single-slot mailbox, mounted on the front panel, allows you to
insert and remove cartridges from your library without opening the sliding access panel. When
configured with a mailbox slot, there are 17 storage slots available for data cartridges in the Scalar
218FC. This reduces the maximum data capacity to 1.36 TB.
DLT drives. Your Scalar 218FC library is equipped with one or two fourth-generation DLT7000 or
DLT8000 drives. The DLT8000 provides a maximum data cartridge capacity of 80 GB (avg. 2:1
compression) with the DLTtape IV cartridge. The DLT7000 can read and write 2.6 GB, 6.0 GB, and
10.0 GB tape formats, while the DLT8000 can read and write 10.0 GB, 15.0 GB, 20.0 GB, and 35.0 GB
tape formats, providing 100% interchange compatibility with earlier DLT drives. You may select tape
density through the application software or by pressing a button on the drive.
Barcode Scanner. The Barcode Scanner reads cartridge information contained in a barcode label
attached to each of the data cartridges. This information becomes part of the application software's
library cartridge inventory.
Exabyte® Emulation. To maximize application software compatibility, your ADIC library provides
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functional emulation of the Exabyte EXB-480 library and can appear as either a Scalar or an Exabyte
EXB-480.
System Integrity. A physically lockable sliding access panel on the top of the Scalar 218FC protects
the cartridge slots, drives, and robotics. The application software can enable or disable system security.
Additionally, the application software can set a logical system lock.
Maintainability. The transparent window on the front panel allows you to view the full operation of
your library. If a problem occurs, it is both visible and readily correctable. Your library will report any
condition that causes a cartridge load or unload to fail, by displaying an appropriate message on the
Operator Panel LCD.
Cleaning Cartridge. Although the cleaning cartridge can occupy a cartridge storage slot in the Scalar
218FC (facilitating automated cleaning cycles), you may manually insert a cleaning cartridge through
the Mailbox or the sliding access panel.
Manual Cartridge Use. You may easily transport individual cartridges to the drives using the Mailbox
slot, or through the sliding access panel.
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