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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).