minimal m/o jukebox system

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2 total messages Started by Mike Caplinger Fri, 11 Sep 1992 16:31

#107

Author: Mike Caplinger
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 1992 16:31

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I'm looking for a M/O jukebox of at least 50 GB capacity, *but* I
don't want an elaborate caching or file migration software package
with it; I want straight Unix filesystems, one per platter side, and
some minimal way to change platters.  Anybody know of a vendor?
Everyone I've found wants to sell me a very expensive "system" and I
just need the bare bones.  Thanks for any information.

	Mike Caplinger, Mars Observer Camera
	mc@msss.com

Re: minimal m/o jukebox system

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Author: Al Kondoff
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1992 19:26

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In comp.arch.storage, mc@emma.la.asu.edu (Mike Caplinger) writes:

    I'm looking for a M/O jukebox of at least 50 GB capacity, *but* I
    don't want an elaborate caching or file migration software package
    with it; I want straight Unix filesystems, one per platter side, and
    some minimal way to change platters.  Anybody know of a vendor?
    Everyone I've found wants to sell me a very expensive "system" and I
    just need the bare bones.  Thanks for any information.

    	Mike Caplinger, Mars Observer Camera
    	mc@msss.com
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HP Greeley (Colorado) manufactures M.O. changer mechanisms from 40 to 100 GB
range. Aside from them OEMing these devices to many solution providers, they
have a file system (OSA) that mounts each side of a platter as a UNIX file
system.

HP has several basic products, on their UNIX platforms, which access these
devices in the primitive mode you describe.  The most basic comes gratis with
HP-UX. The next level (optical migration) comes from HP Boebingen (Germany)
where you have to actually pay additional $$.

Either call a HP sales rep, or I can get you the name of a product marketing
type in Greeley. My project is only a user of the MO Jukebox; I don't know
how to get you info on it. Sorry.

- Al Kondoff, HP NSA, Cupertino, CA

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