Archimedia
Archimedia, Archive Management Software is an integrated product designed to provide all the functionality needed to drive a CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW MO, UDO or PDD system as a long-term archive device. Archimedia removes the low level robotics and drive performance issues from the end users, allowing them easy access to the enormous storage capacity of libraries in a network environment. The latest range of jukeboxes supporting 9.1 Gigabytes drive capacity can now store well over 10 Terabytes of online data, and with Archimedia having the capability of handling offline files as well, the jukebox can grow to store an infinite amount of data.
Archimedia has been designed to take the heartache out of storage, providing a means of viewing storage devices as a selection of large file systems which are accessible over the network. This technology allows the system administrator to design a storage solution that will suit the needs of the users.
Storage Management
Using already proven technology, such as CD/DVD, MO, and UDO, Archimedia enables the storage devices to be grouped together so that they can be viewed as a group of large file systems. This enables file systems to grow to be terabytes in size, allowing access to enormous amounts of data. All data is stored on the media in internationally recognized formats such as ISO9660, Rock Ridge, Joliet, NTFS, SUN NFS, UFS and UDF/UDF-Bridge. Archimedia indexes all the files stored within the jukebox to provide fast access when a list of directory contents is requested by a user. This prevents the library from thrashing, extending the life of your hardware. This is only part of the caching that Archimedia provides. Data caching is just as important so that fast access can be provided to the actual files stored within the archive.
Off-Line Access to Files
Media can be off-lined within a file system allowing the disc to be removed from the archive, but leaving the files visible from the client. This allows the slot that was occupied to be re-allocated for use by another piece of media. When a request for a file that is off-line is made to the file system, Archimedia can generate an event to alert a set of users that the media needs to be placed back on-line. This functionality allows the archive to grow infinitely so that your oldest, least accessed files can remain indexed but placed out of the library to allow room for new media.
Logical Volumes - eXtended File Systems (XFS)
An XFS consists of a set of media stored within one or many jukeboxes that is grouped together logically to be presented across the network as one large storage area. This can be made to appear on the network as an NFS mount on UNIX, or as a drive letter on Windows based machines. This makes transferring data easy to do, just drag and drop using file manager, explorer or even from the command line. Never before has it been so easy to store such enormous amounts of data.
Choice of Hardware
Supporting all major manufacturers’ hardware, Archimedia provides instant access to CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW, DVD-RAM, MO, UDO, or WORM (MO and UDO) systems. With quick and easy installation programs, storage could not be simpler.