Users Guide
Chapter 1. Product description
“Front panel” on page 2
“Cartridge magazine” on page 3
“Rear panel” on page 5
“Bar code reader” on page 5
“SAS host interface” on page 6
“Encryption” on page 6
“Supported Internet Protocols” on page 6
“Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) messaging” on page 6
“Network Time Protocol” on page 7
“LTO tape drives” on page 7
“Media” on page 8
“Logical Unit Number (LUN) scanning” on page 9
“Location coordinates and element addresses” on page 9
“Library specications” on page 10
“Product environment” on page 11
“Supported device drivers” on page 12
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Figure 1. TL1000 Tape Autoloader
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TL1000 Tape Autoloader provides compact, high-capacity, low-cost solutions for
simple, unattended data backup. The library has a compact 1U form factor with easy access to tape
cartridges with a removable magazine. It is equipped with a SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) host adapter
attachment that has a data transfer rate of up to 6.0 Gbps . The TL1000 Tape Autoloader is an external
stand-alone or rack-mountable unit that incorporates:
• Ultrium 8 Half Height Tape Drive (Model S8H)
• Ultrium 7 Half Height Tape Drive (Model S7H)
• Ultrium 6 Half Height Tape Drive (Model S6H)
• Ultrium 5 Half Height Tape Drive (Model S5H)
• Ultrium 4 Half Height Tape Drive (Model S4H)
The TL1000 Tape Autoloader has a 10-position removable cartridge magazine, providing a maximum of 9
data cartridge positions, or a maximum of 8 data cartridge positions with a congurable 1-slot I/O station.
One position is reserved as the tape drive exchange position and can be accessed by the library only. The
library data storage capacity can be further increased by using hardware compression.