Quantum Superloader 3 - Setting the Change Mode; Figure 40 Main Menu (LCD)

Chapter 2 Installation and Configuration
Setting the Change Mode
46 SuperLoader User’s Guide
Setting the Change Mode 2
You can set the SuperLoader to either
Random or Sequential. The default
control mode is
Random.
In
Random Mode, you (or the backup software) can specify which
cartridge you want to use and where you want it to go. You will probably
use this mode the most.
The
Sequential Mode supports certain backup applications that do not
manage media. During backup, when one cartridge is read or written to
the end of the tape, the SuperLoader automatically returns that cartridge
to its slot and loads the cartridge from the next higher numbered slot to
the tape drive to be read or written to. This continues until the backup
software stops accessing the drive or until all the cartridges have been
sequentially accessed. The SuperLoader does not move the media until
the host requests the tape drive to unload the tape via a SCSI unload
command.
In
Seq Cycle Mode, which is an option of the Sequential Mode, the
SuperLoader automatically starts over with magazine slot 1 when the last
cartridge is used (slot 16 or highest filled slot). If this control mode is not
set, the SuperLoader stops when the last cartridge available has been
used. In
Seq Cycle Mode, the SuperLoader continues to cycle until a user
stops it.
To Set the Change Mode: 2
1 On the main menu, scroll to
Configuration, then press Enter.
Figure 40 Main Menu
(LCD)
Status
Commands
Configuration
Diagnostics
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