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- From: pease@amarna.gsfc.nasa.gov (Pease)
- Subject: Re: Info on large, slow storage wanted (jukeboxes, etc.)
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- Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1992 16:47:00 GMT
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- In article <1992Sep03.033736.10559@osh3.OSHA.GOV>, chip@osh3.OSHA.GOV (Charles Yamasaki) writes...
- >
- >Any more info on the optical jukebox scene? I need to provide backup
- >for as many as 20 networked Unix systems with an average of about 1GB
- >each. I'd like to be able to do a complete backup of all the systems
- >overnight. The whole thing must be able to operate completely
- >unattended and should have multiple drives to help reduce contention.
- >Of course, with this I'm going to need backup software that will support
- >multiple platforms (NCR SVR4 and SCO SVR3.2.4).
- >
- >I realize I could use a tape jukebox and probably save some money, but
- >I'm hoping to be able to use this as large scale on-line (albeit slow)
- >storage as well. Granted, I haven't checked if SCO or NCR can support
- >optical as mounted filesystems.
- >
- >Sorry to stray from the original topic, but there seemed to be such a
- >pool of expertise here I couldn't resist.
- >--
- >-----------------------+---------------------------------------------------
- >Charles "Chip" Yamasaki| The opinions expressed here are my own and are not
- >chip@osh1.OSHA.GOV | supported or even generally accepted by OSHA. :-)
- >-----------------------+---------------------------------------------------
-
- This is not responding to your direct querey; but I came across a backup
- sofware package from Titan Client Server Technologies. A 20 client
- version cost $10k; but it can handle up to 250 clients.
-
- I don't have their phone# handy; but their corp. headquarters is in
- San Diego, CA.
-
- Phil Pease
- My witty disclaimer - everything I perceive, through either sensory or
- extrasensory means, has been filtered to such an extent that you had better not
- attempt to attribute anything I say to anyone else.
-