Specifications

12 Chapter 2. General Information.
Note
Capacity and data transfer rates are drive dependant. Please refer to Tandberg
Data web site www.tandbergdata.com for related documentation and data sheets
with specifications.
2.1. Product Description
The StorageLoader has several features designed to increase the ease of use and utility of the
product, such as:
• Two removable magazines allow for easy management of data sets or archival storage. For
the StorageLoader each magazine has room for four cartridges.
• A menu-driven Front Panel Interface (FPI) with backlit LCD provides easy control for
configuration and diagnostic activities.
• An Ethernet connection allows for remote management by an operator using a standard web
browser. The remote operator can do most of the operations that can be done through the front
panel interface, such as monitoring the loader’s status and downloading statistical and
diagnostic information.
For information on the installed tape drive; see the tape drive manuals referred to in Chapter 1.
2.1.1. Front Panel
The Front Panel includes the Front Panel Interface (FPI) with LCD display, four control buttons, two
LED indicators and a standby switch. The bezels of the two magazines are also visible from the front.
Magazine Front
Bezel
Two LED
indicator
s
Standby
switch
LCD
display
Control
buttons
Magazine Front Bezel
Figure 2.2. Front panel of the StorageLoader.
*** IMPORTANT ***
Review the READ ME FIRST caution at the beginning of
Chapter. 3 before you power up the unit for the first time.