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Power Button 4. Install data cartridges in slots 1 through 5 of your FastStor. LCD indicates 1-5 are loaded. Quick Start Guide 5. Using the Mode Menu, move the cartridge from slot 1 to slot 6, and from slot 2 to slot 7. Press MODE button until LOAD SLOT is displayed. Press SELECT button twice. Tape in slot 1 will move to slot 6. Repeat above steps to move tape in slot 2 to slot 7. 6. Install additional data cartridges in slots 1 and 2. LCD indicates 1-7 loaded. Quick Start Guide 7. Connect SCSI cable to rear of FastStor and to SCSI adapter on your host computer. SCSI Cable 8. Power up your host computer. 9. Verify your backup software. Your ADIC FastStor is ready for operation. Quick Start Guide Blank Page Quick Start Guide Chapter Introduction This Chapter … . provides a physical description of the switches, indicators and connectors on the front and rear panels of the external FastStor . describes the drive and media used in the FastStor . describes other requirements (additional hardware and/or software) needed to utilize the FastStor . provides a brief overview of the FastStor features. For detailed specifications, see Appendix A W W elcome to your ADIC FastStor (shown above). Your FastStor is a fully automated, high-performance, high- capacity, mass storage system. The FastStor is designed to provide you with unattended, near-line and off-line data storage, archiving, backup, hierarchical storage management (HSM), and retrieval for low- and mid-range servers and networks. Through the remainder of this manual, references will be made to the FastStor. Except in model-specific instances (the reference will be made to the proper model), the information is applicable to all models of the family. Equipment Description The FastStor (FastStor DLT 4000, FastStor DLT 7000, FastStor DLT 8000) is a three-model family of SCSI compatible and economical data storage devices. All models incorporate a streaming tape cartridge data storage device, which features high capacity, high throughput, and data compression. Equipped with a Quantum® DLT™ drive, your FastStor operates as two SCSI devices on a single SCSI bus. Your FastStor can contain up to 7 data cartridges providing a maximum formatted capacity of 560 GB and a sustained data transfer rate as high as 720 MB per minute. The tape media is rated at up to 1,000,000 passes and has a shelf life of 30 years, providing superior media durability and data reliability. The FastStor is compatible with all operating systems and environments supporting the SCSI interface, but requires either direct support of the operating system or a suitable application program to take advantage of its features. Hosting environments that do not directly support SCSI interfaces, like most personal computers, require the addition of a SCSI Host Adapter card. Your FastStor is capable of operating in either Random-Access or Sequential-Access modes. In Random-Access mode, the application software controls cartridge management. In Sequential-Mode, your FastStor operating firmware predefines cartridge management. Refer to the Change Mode section in Chapter 4 Troubleshooting and Diagnostics, for a detailed description of Sequential-Mode operation. Introduction Features . Multi-function Operator Panel. The Operator Panel, located to the right, under the front door, employs a 1-line by 10character 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 ca...