
The Scalar 218 3
Features
• Desk-top and Rack-Mounted units. The Scalar 218 is the first desk-top unit to offer
over 1 TB of data storage, and it’s attractive case looks great in any office environment.
The more utilitarian rack-mounted unit includes all of the features of the desk-top unit,
but comes equipped with built-in hardware to allow simple installation into standard 19-
inch racks.
• Multi-function Operator Panel. The Operator Panel, located at the bottom-right corner
of the front panel, employs a 4-line by 20-character liquid crystal display (LCD) and an
eight-key keypad to permit you to monitor and control the operations of your library.
• Media Picker. The uniquely designed Media Picker 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 drives. The Media Picker employs a bi-
directional, pass-through gripper which will pick a cartridge from both the front of the
picker, or the back.
• Barcode Scanner. The Barcode Scanner reads cartridge information contained in a
barcode label attached to each of the data cartridges. This information becomes part of the
application software’s library cartridge inventory.
• Exabyte® Emulation. To maximize application software compatibility, your adic
library provides functional emulation of the Exabyte EXB-480
™
library and can appear as
either a Scalar or an Exabyte EXB-480.
• System Integrity. The cartridge slots, drives, and robotics are protected by a physically
lockable sliding access panel on the top of the Scalar 218. System security can be enabled
or disabled from the application software. Additionally, a logical lock system can be set
by the application software.
• Maintainability. The full operation of your library can be viewed through the transparent
window on the front panel. If a problem occurs, it is both visible and readily correctable.
Any condition that causes a cartridge load or unload to fail is reported via a message on
the Operator Panel LCD.
• Cleaning Cartridge. Although the cleaning cartridge can occupy a cartridge storage slot
in the Scalar 218 (facilitating automated cleaning cycles), manual insertion of a cleaning
cartridge is permitted through the sliding top panel.
• Manual Cartridge Use. Individual cartridges can easily be transported to the drives
through the sliding top panel.
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