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Rod Van Meter, Joe Stith, and the gang on comp.arch.storage
Information on disk, tape, MO, RAID and SSD can be found in part 1 of
the FAQ. Part 2 covers file systems, hierarchical storage management,
backup software, robotics, benchmarking, MTBF and miscellaneous
topics.
1. Standards
1.1. ANSI X3B5 {None}
1.2. IEEE Mass Storage System Ref Model (OSSI) {Brief, 6/1/95}
1.3. ECMA - European Computer Manufacturers Association {None}
1.4. System Independent Data Format (SIDF)
2. I/O Related Email Lists
3. Hierarchical Storage Management
3.1. Unitree {Brief}
3.1.1. Epoch vs Unitree
3.2. National Storage Lab {Brief}
3.3. HIARC {New}
3.4. Epoch (also known as StorageTek's NearNet) {Brief}
3.5. Zetaco/NETstor {Brief}
3.6. R-Squared Infinity IFS 2 {Brief}
3.7. AMASS
3.8. Tracer XFS {None}
3.9. Metior
3.10. NAStore {Brief}
3.11. DMF {Brief}
3.12. FileServ {Brief}
3.13. Cray Research's Open Storage Manager {Brief}
3.14. T-mass {None}
3.15. HP OpenView OmniStorage
3.16. Platinum NetArchive-HSM {Brief, New}
3.17. Large Storage Configurations {Brief,New}
3.18. Unix HSM Vendor List
3.19. Mainframe
3.20. PC & PC Server Oriented Packages
3.20.1. HP Optical Jukebox Storage Solution
3.20.2. Chili Pepper Software
3.20.3. Cheyenne ARCserve
3.21. DATMAN {Brief}
3.22. Windows NT
3.23. Other Non-Unix HSM
3.24. Tapes as Disks {Brief, New}
4. Backup Software
4.1. PC-Oriented Backup Packages
4.2. Unix Packages
4.2.1. Spectra Logic Alexandria
4.2.2. ADSTAR Distributed Storage Manager
4.2.3. NetWorker
4.2.4. BudTool {Brief}
4.2.5. HP OmniBack II {Brief, New}
4.2.6. Workstation Solutions {Brief}
4.2.7. Amanda {Brief, New}
4.2.8. Remote Backup or Mirroring {Brief, New}
5. Tape and Autochanger Management Software
5.1. REELlibrarian
5.2. ANT Medium Changer
5.3. Tapes 3000 {Brief}
5.4. Others
6. Robotics (Autochangers, Jukeboxes, Stackers, Libraries)
6.1. 8mm {Brief}
6.1.1. Exabyte {Brief}
6.1.1.1. EXB-10h
6.1.1.2. EXB-210
6.1.1.3. EXB-220
6.1.1.4. EXB-440/480
6.1.1.5. EXB-10
6.1.1.6. EXB-10i
6.1.1.7. EXB-10e
6.1.1.8. EXB-120
6.1.2. ADIC {Brief, New}
6.1.3. Storage Tek (was Lago) DataWheel {Brief}
6.1.4. ACL {None}
6.1.5. Cambridge On-Line Storage {Brief}
6.1.6. Spectra Logic {Brief}
6.1.7. Qualstar {Brief}
6.2. 3480
6.2.1. StorageTek {Brief}
6.2.2. EMASS (was GRAU) {Brief}
6.2.3. 3590 (Magstar,NTP) {Brief}
6.3. 4mm {Brief}
6.3.1. Cambridge On-Line storage {Brief}
6.3.2. Spectra Logic {Brief}
6.3.3. HP 4mm {Brief}
6.3.4. Storage Tek Datawheel {Brief}
6.3.5. Diverse Logistics Libra {Brief, New}
6.3.6. Qualstar {Brief, New}
6.3.7. ADIC {Brief, New}
6.4. VHS {Brief}
6.4.1. MountainGate (was Metrum)
6.5. Digital Linear Tape (DLT) (Quantum) {Brief}
6.5.1. TZ877 {Brief}
6.5.2. TL820 {Brief}
6.5.3. MountainGate
6.5.4. Breece Hill {Brief}
6.5.5. Odetics {Brief}
6.5.6. MediaLogic ADL
6.5.7. ADIC {Brief, New}
6.6. D-2
6.6.1. Ampex
6.6.2. Odetics
6.7. ID-1
6.7.1. Sony DMS, PetaSite {Brief}
6.8. Optical Disk (MO,WORM) Libraries
6.8.1. Hitachi 448 GB optical library
6.8.2. HP MO Autochangers
6.8.3. Maxoptix MO Autochangers
6.8.4. MountainGate {Brief}
6.8.5. DISC DocuStore {Brief}
6.8.6. Kodak {Brief}
6.8.7. Sony {Brief}
6.9. CD-ROM Jukeboxes
6.9.1. Pioneer
6.9.2. CyberTower {Brief, New}
6.9.3. NSMJukebox {Brief, New}
6.9.4. Nakamichi {Brief, New}
6.9.5. CDI Juke Box Library {Brief,New}
6.9.6. K & S M-200 {Brief, New}
6.9.7. DISC {Brief, New}
6.9.8. Meridian {Brief, New}
7. File Systems
7.1. NFS {Brief}
7.1.1. NFS V3
7.2. AFS {Brief}
7.3. DFS {Brief}
7.4. Log based file systems
7.5. Mainframe File Systems
7.6. Parallel System File Systems
7.7. Microsoft Windows NT {Brief}
7.8. Large Unix File Systems
7.9. Non-Unix Large File Systems
8. (Device) Interfaces
8.1. SCSI {Full}
8.1.1. Single ended vs differential
8.1.2. Asynchronous vs Synchronous Transfers
8.1.3. SCSI-I vs SCSI-II vs SCSI-III
8.1.4. Fast-Wide SCSI
8.1.5. Shared Busses / Performance {Brief}
8.1.6. Cabling/Hot Plugging {Brief}
8.1.7. Third Party Transfers/Separation of Control & Data Paths {Brief}
8.2. IDE {Brief}
8.3. IPI {None}
8.4. HIPPI {Brief}
8.4.1. HIPPI-6400 {Brief}
8.5. Ultranet {Brief}
8.6. Ethernet {Brief}
8.7. FDDI {None}
8.8. Fibre Channel Standard (FCS)
8.9. ESCONN/SBCON {Brief}
8.10. IEEE P1394 (Serial Bus)
8.11. Serial Storage Architecture (SSA)
8.12. S2I: IEEE P1285 Scalable Storage Interface
8.13. Multibus, Unibus, Mainframe Channels, and other history {None}
9. Other
9.1. Video vs Datagrade tapes {brief, 5/94}
9.2. Compression
10. Benchmarking
11. Mass Storage Conferences
11.0.1. THIC Tape Head Interface Committee {Brief, New}
12. MTBF (Mean Time Between Flareups, er, Failures)
13. Mass Storage Reports
14. Network-Attached Peripherals {Brief}
15. Other References
15.1. Print
15.2. Web
15.3. Newsgroups
15.4. Research Papers
16. ORIGINAL CALL FOR VOTES
17. Original Author's Disclaimer and Affiliation:
18. Copyright Notice
19. Additional Topics to be added
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Subject: [1] Standards
From: Standards
There's a killer supply of computer-related standards at
http://www.cmpcmm.com/cc/. Fibre Channel and several
mass-storage-related items can be found there.
The ANSI and IEEE standards can be purchased in hardcopy form (the
only way some of them are available) from Global Engineering
Documents, (800)854-7179 or (303)792-2181.
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Subject: [1.1] ANSI X3B5 {None}
From: Standards
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Subject: [1.2] IEEE Mass Storage System Ref Model (OSSI) {Brief, 6/1/95}
From: Standards
The Storage Systems Standards Working Group now has a WWW page at
http://www.arl.mil/IEEE/ssswg.html.
Version 5 of the model is available via
ftp://swedishchef.lerc.nasa.gov:mass_store/ as the files
ossiv5.ps{1,2,3}.
The OSSI (Open Storage Systems Interconnection) Reference Model (its
new name) "provides the framework for a series of standards for
application and user interfaces to open storage systems." One of its
prime purposes is to define a common vocabulary. Claiming compliance
with the model at the moment has little practical value as far as
interoperation of different pieces from different vendors goes (which
is one of the ultimate aims of the still-distant standards that may
develop from this model).
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Subject: [1.3] ECMA - European Computer Manufacturers Association {None}
From: Standards
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Subject: [1.4] System Independent Data Format (SIDF)
From: Standards
This is a data format for tapes and removable disks, to facilitate
interchange between hardware and software platforms. See the FAQ at
http://www.mcs.net/~jgast/sidf.html.
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Subject: [2] I/O Related Email Lists
From: I/O Related Email Lists
Here is a list of email reflectors for those who need to be deeply
involved in the technical details of various interfaces and standards.
X3T10/95-010
r0
April 6,
1995
I/O Interface Related Reflectors (mailing lists)
Subscribe/ majordomo/
Reflector Unsubscribe Broadcast to listserv
Name Address Reflector keyword
------------- -------------------- ------------------------
-----------------
SCSI scsi-request@symbios scsi@symbios.com n/a (human)
.com
ATA majordomo@dt.wdc.com ata@dt.wdc.com ata
ATAPI majordomo@dt.wdc.com atapi@dt.wdc.com atapi
SSA majordomo@dt.wdc.com ssa@dt.wdc.com ssa
IDETAPE majordomo@dt.wdc.com idetape@dt.wdc.com idetape
Disk Attach majordomo@dt.wdc.com disk_attach@dt.wdc.com disk_attach
10bit majordomo@dt.wdc.com 10bit@dt.wdc.com 10bit
CD-Recordable majordomo@dt.wdc.com cdr@dt.wdc.com cdr
System Issues majordomo@dt.wdc.com si@dt.wdc.com si
MultiMedia majordomo@dt.wdc.com mmc@dt.wdc.com mmc
IEEE P1394 bob.snively@eng.1. p1394@1.com n/a (human)
com
SFF bob.snively@eng.1. sff_reflector@1.com n/a (human)
com
IPI majordomo@think.com ipi-ext@think.com ipi-ext
HIPPI majordomo@think.com hippi-ext@think.com hippi-ext
Fibre Chan. majordomo@think.com fibre-channel-ext@think.
fibre-channel-ext
com
FC IP Prot. majordomo@think.com fc-ip-ext@think.com fc-ip-ext
PCMCIA listserv@cirrus.com pcmcia-gen@cirrus.com pcmcia-gen
FC Class 4 majordomo@northyork. fc-class4@northyork.com fc-class4
hp.com
FC Isoch. majordomo@northyork. fc-isoch@northyork.hp. fc-isoch
hp.com com
All of the majordomo and listserv reflectors are automatic. To
subscribe or unsubscribe, send a message to the subscribe/unsubscribe
address with a line in the message body (not the subject line) of the
following format:
command reflector_name [your_email_address]
NOTE: At least for the reflectors at majordomo@dt.wdc.com, your email
address is optional. If you include it and it doesn't match the
address in the email headers, there will be a delay while humans
verify your email address.
examples:
subscribe ata
subscribe ssa
subscribe ssa person@company.com
subscribe atapi
subscribe mmc
subscribe fibre-channel-ext person@company.com
subscribe pcmcia-gen person@company.com
unsubscribe ssa person@company.com
help
lists
The other reflectors are managed by humans who are a little less picky
about the request format, but not quite as prompt. Please include
your name, email address, phone, and fax numbers in the message body
for the human-managed reflectors.
(with permission from John Lohmeyer, 95/5/10)
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Subject: [3] Hierarchical Storage Management
From: Hierarchical Storage Management
HSM systems transparently migrate files from disk to optical disk
and/or magnetic tape, usually robotically accessible. Then when files are
accessed by a user, they transparently move them back to disk.
Watch for maximum file size limitations, sometimes limited by the
size of the media used, sometimes by the server's OS, and sometimes
neither.
Some offer integrated backup. Some will manage multiple copies of
files for data reliability.
Some offer integrated migration from other systems (ie, file servers
and/or workstations) to the central location disks, then to the central
location robotics. This generally requires changes to the on-disk file
system format on the migration clients.
An item to watch for is that the file management may be exactly like
Unix -- that is, all files appear to be online, and once they're
deleted, they're gone forever, even though the data may still be on
tape.
All of the subsections here are Unix-compatible (in various flavors)
unless indicated otherwise.
Additional Information:
See also _DEC Professional_, February 1993, Page 40 and _Client/Server
Today_, Dec. '94, p. 60.
The System-Managed Storage Guide by Howard W. Miller, $225 for first
copy, $75 for additional copies for same company available from The
Information Technology Institute, 136 Orchard Street, Byfield,
Massachusetts, 01922-1605.
(stith@fnal.gov)
Thomas Woodrow did an evaluation of NAStore, FileServ, DMF and Unitree
in 1993. It can be obtained through
http://www.nas.nasa.gov/NAS/TechReports/RNDreports/RND-93-014/RND-93-014.html
or the Proc. 3rd NASA Goddard Conference on Mass Storage Systems and
Technologies, Oct. 1993, pp. 187--216. Somewhat dated now but
excellent methodology for comparing HSMs.
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Subject: [3.1] Unitree {Brief}
From: Hierarchical Storage Management
The uncle of UNIX HSMs. Developed primarily at Lawrence Livermore
National Laboratories. Commercialized by a company called DISCOS,
then sold to OpenVision. UniTree was sold to UniTree Software in
December, 1994. See http://www.unitree.com.
Many versions exist on different hardware platforms, including a
National Storage Lab (NSL) UniTree commercialized by IBM - Fed
Systems. It's also available on SGI, Convex, and Amdahl hardware, at
least.
See also "Epoch vs Unitree" below
For Convex, try
Jim Wilson
214-497-3085
jrwilson@convex.com
Business Development
Data Management Applications
Convex Computer Corporation
For most other platforms, call Open Vision at (800)223-OPEN or
(510)426-6400.
New info:
The latest release of UniTree, V1.9.1, has the following changes:
- Available directly from UniTree Software Inc.
- Support DEC, HP-UX, SGI, Sun
- GUI(Tcl/Tk) tools for installation and administration
- New name database structure
- Common Message Logger
- Parallel Migration and Staging
- Multiple Storage Hierarchy (Optical/Tape)
- FTP performance improvements (Read/Write 20MBs/16MBs)*
- NFS performance improvements (Read/Write 3.5MBs/2MBs)*
- Rule-based dynamic migration
- Support for new robots (e.g., STK 97xx)
- Support >2GB disk partitions on Sun
- 64K File Families
- Configurable media and drive types
- Departmental File Server Configuration
- Compatible with most backup software (Legato, CAM, SMArch)
Demo copy available for download from web site: www.unitree.com
New resellers in Asia, Europe, Australia
* Measured on a dual cpu Sun Ultra3000 with 256MB and 10 disks
--
Francis Kim Phone: (510) 833-3460
Director of Sales and Marketing FAX: (510) 833-9345
Unitree Software, Inc. e-mail: francis@unitree.com
11875 Dublin Blvd. Suite A200E WWW: http://www.unitree.com
Dublin, Ca. 94568
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Subject: [3.1.1] Epoch vs Unitree
From: Hierarchical Storage Management
(Note: this evaluation is old, and should be taken with a
grain of salt. rdv, 3/96)
(6/93) We just bought both last year. We bought an Epoch I
with the 20 GB EO and 327 GB worm. We will be upgrading it to an
Epoch II soon. We also bought Unitree from Titan to run on a Silicon
Graphics server and hook up to the STK 3480 silo. We hope to add more
silos eventually.
Unitree is licensed based on storage capacity while Epoch is not.
There may be an exception to this - STK just began reselling Epoch as
the front end for their silos and I'm not sure how they handle
licensing.
My office mate and I (I handle Epoch, he handles Unitree) have enjoyed
comparing the merits/demerits of each over the last year. Comparison
in our case is slightly slanted due to the fact that the Epoch has
optical disk while the Unitree system has 3480 tape - so some
observations have more to do with media advantages/disadvantages.
Unitree
+ Allows large files - can span volumes
+ Allows you to enlarge the cache easily, allows very large
cache
+- Unitree has replaced several UNIX utilities with their own
(FTP, NFS and the file system). This allows certain features to
work but is generally slower and disallows access to the archive when
you are on the server itself - unless you NFS mount!
+ Allows deleted files to be saved for a specified time
+ Allows multiple copies of files to be kept
+ Data is copied to archive soon after creation
+ Unitree runs on several different platforms
- Does not allow access to data until it is completely
reloaded
- Behaves poorly with small files (due to necessary overhead)
- Unitree is licensed to several vendors, so versions differ
- NFS access is so slow that we recommend it not be used for
file transfer - only for ls and du, etc. Use FTP.
- The Silicon Graphics version is still new and has some
problems
Epoch
+ Allows access to the data as soon as part of it is loaded
+ Company seems serious about reputation and support
+ The Epoch II is based on a SUN system, with few
modifications
+ Data is copied to archive only when the cache space is
needed
+ All native UNIX transfer methods work - NFS, FTP and RCP
+ Add on products greatly simplify backup and extend
archiving features to other systems.
- Deleted files are gone forever
- Currently only available on SUN. This will change.
- Cannot span volumes yet - limiting file size
- Has the SUN limitation of 2 Gb per filesystem. This would
be a bigger problem if you used it for a 3480 silo.
{Note 2GB of Magnetic Disk limit, not the entire HSM store}
- Behaves poorly with small files (due to necessary overhead)
- Since inodes are kept on magnetic cache, you must take
into account the maximum number of files you will ever need.
- Since inodes are always on disk, certain disk operations
can take forever since all inodes must be examined.
- Enlarging a magnetic disk filesystem which has associated
archive media requires you to offload all data and then reload it.
If anyone has found another way, I would like to hear about
it.
{Others did offer some easier work-arounds}
In all fairness to Titan, they have been addressing any problems and
it has been improving. Epoch too plans to address some of their
shortcomings. We are looking forward to growing with both products.
The likelihood that the various flavors of Unitree will standardize
depends on what happens with Discos. My guess is that some
features/enhancements will be filtered back to the base product
released by Discos. Bye...
(bodoh@dgg.cr.usgs.gov, 152.61.192.66, Tom Bodoh, USGS/EROS Data
Center, Sioux Falls, SD)
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Subject: [3.2] National Storage Lab {Brief}
From: Hierarchical Storage Management
NSL is an industry consortium (American companies only) that has a
version of Unitree, and is creating their own new High Performance
Storage System.
HPSS, among other features, supports striping of removable media, and
full 64-bit files. Some of the work is being done at LLNL, where
UniTree was originally developed.
There's a good overview reachable at
http://www.ccs.ornl.gov/HPSS/HPSS.html.
(rdv,95/1/12)
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Subject: [3.3] HIARC {New}
From: Hierarchical Storage Management
HIARC HSM runs on Solaris 2.4 and above. Slides in at the vnode
layer. Supports 4mm, 8mm, 3480, DLT, VHS, D-1 and D-2 tape drives,
and appropriate robotics (I don't have a specific list). Removable
media formats are standard (_which_ standard, I don't know). Pricing
from $4k to $25k is reasonable for the functionality. See
http://www.hiarc.com. (rdv, 97/3/20)
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Subject: [3.4] Epoch (also known as StorageTek's NearNet) {Brief}
From: Hierarchical Storage Management
See also "Epoch vs Unitree" in Appendix
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Subject: [3.5] Zetaco/NETstor {Brief}
From: Hierarchical Storage Management
NETstor can be reached at netstor-sales@netstor.com
NETstor, Inc. (formerly Zetaco, Inc.) is a leading provider of
hierarchical online mass-storage systems for open systems. Primarily
NFS accessable systems with magnetic disks and optical-disk libraries.
They have marketing agreements with Digital Equipment Corp, and
Hewlett-Packard.
(stith@fnal.gov)
Netstor was bought by Cheyenne, and is now sold by them
(lily@access.digex.com, 10/95).
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Subject: [3.6] R-Squared Infinity IFS 2 {Brief}
From: Hierarchical Storage Management
Contact: Steve Wine, Manager, Mass Storage Products, R-Squared, 11211
East Arapahoe Rd, Englewood, CO 80112, 303/799-9292 or FAX 303/799-9297
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Subject: [3.7] AMASS
From: Hierarchical Storage Management
From Advanced Archival Products. Supports a huge range of devices,
autochangers, and operating systems. Block-based movement of data
between the hard disk cache and tape or optical tertiary storage.
Systems run from a few gigabytes up to at least 12 TB, with prices
dependent on capacity. New versions allow multiple cache disks. Slips
right in to the VFS layer and looks like a normal Unix file system,
with the plusses and minuses that entails. No file versioning or
multiple copies yet. File creation is an Achilles' heel on
performance. Since it's block based, files can be larger than a piece
of media. Separate product DataMgr will migrate files from client
machines to the AMASS server automatically (with FS changes, of
course).
AMASS is now owned by EMASS, and you can find info at
http://www.emass.com/Products/Software_Products/AMASS/AMASS_Top.html.
(rdv, 1996/3/27)
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Subject: [3.8] Tracer XFS {None}
From: Hierarchical Storage Management
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Subject: [3.9] Metior
From: Hierarchical Storage Management
Metior (pronounced like meteor) is targetting an incredibly broad
market, from laptops with removable media through supercomputers, with
prices from $650(!) to $118K. They handle multiple coordinated copies,
so off-site backup can be automatic. Can do migration for client
machines (with appropriate software licenses and changes to the file
system). The hierarchy seems to be extremely flexible, variable on a
per-user or per-group basis. Machines without client licenses can
mount the Metior FS using NFS. Runs on Suns, SGI, and HP 9000/700. ANT
is new, and they've only got a handful of customers so far, but it
looks _very_ interesting.
(info from habbott@csn.org, written by rdv, so it's my fault if it's
not accurate) (rdv,94/7/7)
More information available on the WWW FAQ version.
Also see them at http://anthill.com.
Automated Network Technologies
3333 South Bannock Street, Suite 945
Englewood, CO 80110 USA
Phone 303.789.2506
FAX 303.789.2438
Email hal@anthill.com
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Subject: [3.10] NAStore {Brief}
From: Hierarchical Storage Management
NAStore is a Unix migrating file system developed by the Numerical
Aerodynamic Simulation program at NASA Ames. It is available through
NASA's software distribution agency, COSMIC. It currently runs only on
Convex with 34x0 cartridges and Storage Tek robots. Looks like a local
file system to users of the Convex. Available with source.
Info on NAStore can be found on the web at
http://chuck.nas.nasa.gov/NAStore/NAStoreQR.html
COSMIC's address is :
University of Georgia
382 East Broad Street
Athens, Georgia, 30602-4272, US
011-706-542-3265
service@cossack.cosmic.uga.edu
For more information on NAStore, contact John Lekashman, lekash@nas.nasa.gov.
(info from Bill Ross, bross@nas.nasa.gov, 94/9/15)
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Subject: [3.11] DMF {Brief}
From: Hierarchical Storage Management
Cray Research's Data Migration Facility. The grandaddy of Unix HSM
systems. You can find info on DMF at
http://www.cray.com/product-info/sw/SM/DMF_flyer.html, or call +1 612
683 3897 or email crayinfo@cray.com. It's reportedly
running on more than 200 systems, and development is continuing. Large
users are in the hundreds of TB, with millions of files and >1TB/day
through DMF.
Information from:
"Storage Management at Cray Research, Inc", Metcalfe, D.J. and Thompson. D.
"Data Migration Facility Development Update", Lazatella, T.W. and Bannister, N.
Cray User Group, Barcelona, 1996, in press.
(Robert.Bell@dit.csiro.au, 1996/4/2)
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Subject: [3.12] FileServ {Brief}
From: Hierarchical Storage Management
From E-Systems. Works with the E-Systems ER-90 (D-2) tape drive and
Odetics robots, as well as 3480 with the Storage Tek ACS 4400. Runs on
Convexes (only?). Supports multiple copies of files. Retrieves only
necessary info from tape to disk before completing request.
Reportedly no longer available on Convex, in beta test on SGI
(lily@access.digex.net, 10/95)
Now owned by EMASS, info at
http://www.emass.com/Products/Software_Products/FileServ/FileServ_Top.html.
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Subject: [3.13] Cray Research's Open Storage Manager {Brief}
From: Hierarchical Storage Management
They have some agreement with Legent Corporation. OSM runs on Sparc
machines, including the Cray Superservers. Price ranges from $500 to
$5,000, which is very cheap for HSM. However, it might only be capable
of migrating among disks -- I don't see any mention of autochangers.
(rdv, 94/12/9)
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Subject: [3.14] T-mass {None}
From: Hierarchical Storage Management
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Subject: [3.15] HP OpenView OmniStorage
From: Hierarchical Storage Management
Supports multiple types of tertiary media (optical, tape) though it
seems to come originally from their work for their own MO jukeboxes.
Supports multiple types of clients. (info from Herbert Volk
, 1995/9/28)
More info available at http://www.hp.com/go/openview. Now a very broad
storage management suite, covering lots of functionality for
management. Supports MO, DLT and 8mm as media, though only a limited
number of autochangers. (rdv, 98/1/16)
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Subject: [3.16] Platinum NetArchive-HSM {Brief, New}
From: Hierarchical Storage Management
Used to be ASC (Advanced Systems Concept) before being bought by
Platinum. Runs on SunOS, HP, and Domain/OS. Supports numerous optical
jukeboxes. See http://www.platinum.com. (rdv, 96/4)
PLATINUM technology, inc.
1815 South Meyers Road
Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
1-800-442-6861 -or- 708/620-5000
e-mail: info@platinum.com
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Subject: [3.17] Large Storage Configurations {Brief,New}
From: Hierarchical Storage Management
http://www.lsci.com describes their Solaris-based HSM product. Only one
computing platform, but a reasonably broad range of mid- to high-end
peripherals and robotics supported, from little Exabyte autochangers
to the IBM 3494 and STK silos. (rdv, 96/7/23)
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Subject: [3.18] Unix HSM Vendor List
From: Hierarchical Storage Management
This list is adapted from _Client/Server Today_, Dec. '94, with some
of my own additions. All the phone numbers are USA (apologies to
international readers for the 800 numbers, but they're all I've got).
I don't know anything about some of these companies; I suspect some of
them work with HSM from other vendors rather than their own packages.
I've indicated on the list various reports of companies OEMing from
each other; this is not out of disrespect for the work involved in
OEMing/supporting or porting such complex software, but an attempt to
divide the HSM vendors into "families" with similar capabilities
(occassionally on very disparate platforms).
Vendor Product Contact
------ ------- -------
Advanced Archival Products AMASS (303)792-9700 *
Advanced Software Concepts (ASC) (619)737-9544
Alphatronix ASC (919)544-0001
Artecon ASC (619)931-5500
AT&T CommVault DataMigrator (908)935-8000
Automated Network Technologies (ANT) Metior (303)789-2506 *
Computer Associates International (800)225-5244
Computer Upgrade (808)874-8807
Convex Computer UniTree (214)497-3085 *
COSMIC (NAStore) (706)542-3265 +
Cray Research DMF (800)BUY-CRAY *
Digital Equipment (DEC) NETstor (800)344-4825
Dorotech (703)478-2260
Epoch Systems (508)836-4300 *
E-Systems FileServ ?*
File Tek Storage Machine (301)251-0600
Fujitsu Computer Products of America OSM (408)432-6333
Hewlett-Packard OmniStorage* ,NETstor (800)637-7740x8509
HIARC (714)253-6990
IBM UniTree (800)225-5426
Introl (612)788-9391
Large Software Configurations (LSC) (612)482-4535 *
Legent $OSM (703)708-3000
National Storage Lab (NSL) HPSS +*
NETstor (Cheyenne) $NETstor (612)890-9367
(OpenVision UniTree (510)426-6400 *)
Platinum NetArchive HSM (708)620-5000 *
Qstar Technologies (301)762-9800
Raxco (301)258-2620
Software Partners/32 (508)887-6409
Storage Technology (STK, StorageTek) (303)673-5151
T-mass ?
Tracer XFS ?
UniTree Software UniTree (510)833-9344 *
* = Info elsewhere in FAQ
+ = not commercial product
? = no contact info
$ = original developer (no mark indicates OEM)
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Subject: [3.19] Mainframe
From: Hierarchical Storage Management
IBM also has HSM for MVS, called, imaginatively, HSM.
There is the storage home page. http://www.storage.ibm.com/storage/ I
have also found references to System Managed Storage SMS and HSM and
DFHSM (Data Facility Hierarchical Storage Manager) but could find no
online information. There are probably manuals like DFHSM Version 2
Release 5.0, General Information manual (GH35-0092) if you are a real
glutton for punishment and have a friend at ibm.
So we have ADSM and DFHSM and DFSMS and probably others. But not much
online information. Sorry.
A little searching from the http://www.ibm.com might turn up something
too.
(Del Cecchi, , 1996/3/27)
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Subject: [3.20] PC & PC Server Oriented Packages
From: Hierarchical Storage Management
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Subject: [3.20.1] HP Optical Jukebox Storage Solution
From: Hierarchical Storage Management
Netware 3.11 based, up to 10.4 Gigabytes, includes model 10LC optical
jukebox which has one drive and 16 disks each with 650 MB formatted capacity.
Hewlet-packard (Palo Alto, CA) 800/826-4111.
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Subject: [3.20.2] Chili Pepper Software
From: Hierarchical Storage Management
A company from Atlanta, GA named Chili Pepper Software (404-339-1812)
and 3M have gotten together in some fashion to make HSM software for
PCs using QIC. (rdv, 94/9/5)
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Subject: [3.20.3] Cheyenne ARCserve
From: Hierarchical Storage Management
Runs on Netware servers. Transparent to most clients, but has a neat
feature: if you use a special TSR and DLL on client PCs, when it has
to retrieve a file from secondary or tertiary storage, it can give you
an estimated retrieval time and the option to abort. (516)484-5110,
(800)243-9462.
(rdv,95/02/14)
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Subject: [3.21] DATMAN {Brief}
From: Hierarchical Storage Management
Simple HSM for 4mm tape drives under MS-DOS. A limited freeware
version is available.
More info at http://www.datman.com.
Voice: 708-369-7112 Fax: 708-369-7113 (Kan Yabumoto,
yabumoto@datman.com, Nov. 1995)
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Subject: [3.22] Windows NT
From: Hierarchical Storage Management
Try:
Avail Systems
4760 Walnut St
Boulder, CO 80301
voice: +1.303.444.4018
fax: +1.303.546.4219
dave_skinner@intellistor.com (Dave Skinner) (95/2/12)
Avail's product, NetSpace HSM, has been selected by Microsoft to be
incorporated into future versions of NT, and also provides a link
between NetWare and IBM's ADSM. NetSpace also runs on Novell NetWare
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