HP J3278B - SureStore CD-ROM Server/Tower 7 NAS Server Administrator's Manual page 171

Loading And Unloading, Autoloader
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Using the Autoloader
Loading and Unloading
This topic describes how to:
Load cartridges and magazine
Eject the magazine
Force ejection
Write-protect cartridges
Label cartridges and magazines
Loading Cartridges and
Magazines
Use DDS-4 cartridges with your autoloader.
In order to maximize drive and media reliability, we recommend that you normally use
the autoloader to provide one week's backup per magazine. Ideally, use five cartridges
and one cleaning cartridge in each magazine. This allows you to perform a full backup,
up to 20 GBytes for DAT40x6 models and ensures that the tape heads are cleaned once
a week.
1. Place the required number of cartridges in the magazine so that they point
towards the center of the magazine. You can use any number of cartridges from 1
to 6, and can place the cartridges in any of the magazine slots. However,for ease
and speed of use, start by using slot 1. During a
will attempt to load the first cartridge from slot 1.
stacker mode backup, the drive