Date: Fri, 14 May 1999 22:25:44 -0500 From: "Pedro F. Giffuni" <pfgiffun@bachue.usc.unal.edu.co> To: freebsd-fs@FreeBSD.org Subject: FYI: SGI releases OpenVault Message-ID: <373CE936.356A29D6@bachue.usc.unal.edu.co>
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OpenVaultTM http://www.sgi.com/software/opensource/openvault/ OpenVault is a package of mediation software that helps storage management applications manage removable media. In a Storage Area Network (SAN), OpenVault arbitrates access to removable media devices by allocating & deallocating these devices to various applications. Following are some tertiary storage applications that can benefit from OpenVault: *Tape access, such as tar or cpio *Backup, to guard against data loss * Archive, for long-term storage of unused data * Hierarchical storage management, to automatically stage data to the most cost-effective medium *CD-ROM jukeboxes or information libraries *Broadcast libraries containing videotapes SGI is releasing the OpenVault source code under a public source license. This will bring key media management technology to other platforms running Linux, BSD, and other popular operating systems. The release is targeted at storage management software developers that are enhancing their software to manage removable media in Storage Area Networks. OpenVault solves the problems of traditional media management by providing middleware that raises the level of abstraction, enabling rapid deployment of removable media libraries, drives, systems, and client applications. *Manufacturers of robotic libraries and drives can develop a single OpenVault interface to support a multitude of system platforms *Software vendors can integrate new robotic libraries and drives quickly, eliminating product support delays *Computer system providers can offer a complete range of robotic libraries and storage applications when customers want them *Users and administrators gain access to removable media libraries and application sharing becomes possible _______________________ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-fs" in the body of the message
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