Self-Describing Means Fast and Secure
ARCHION provides a complete set of independently licensable eXtensible File System (XFS) components consisting of ISO 9660/RockRidge, BFS rewritable, UDF, WFS write-once & OLFS (Off-Line File Systems). Because all ARCHION media are self-describing, you have the security of knowing that all the super-block and inode index information used for directory operations and file lookups are contained on each media surface. This allows inter-platform data and media transportability to any supported host operating system environment. ARCHION recognizes rewritable and write-once media, media with standard disc labels, media without a label or partition scheme, bar-code enabled libraries, services to all standard system calls and allows online formatting of media in the attached drive(s). In addition, ARCHION also recognizes a valid UFS disc label, enabling creation of other partitioning schemes on various optical media types.

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High-Performance,Transparent Scalability
ARCHION offers an intelligent way to access the same CD, DVD. MO and UDO data, and is specifically designed to provide high performance for hundreds or even thousands of optical media. ARCHION enables every optical disc contained in the subsystem(s) appear to be mounted and available. Intelligent scheduling algorithms provide transparent access to all the available optical drives contained within the array, mini-changer or library. Applications and users simply access data using the same system calls and utilities normally used, transparently. Optimal performance is achieved through the use of tunable pre-fetch and caching variables that allow both inode and data to be cached onto a pre-defined magnetic disk-based cache area. If a non-cached file is accessed directly from a non-cached directory on an optical media, ARCHION’s pre-fetch variable can be configured to roll in a portion of each file in that directory onto the disk-based cache area, providing continuous data access while minimizing drive and media exchanges. ARCHION is also capable of operating all drives in a library simultaneously to provide unmatched aggregate data transfer rates.

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Simple Web-Based Management
For those interested in library administration from the WEB, ARCHION offers a simple, yet powerful web-based management tool called ArchMan. ArchMan provides all the robust management functionality found in the CLI toolkit, but in a simple browser-based wrapper that can be accessed from anywhere on the world-wide web. Automated migration configuration management is also incorporated into the ArchMan interface. ArchMan also provides an intuitive, interactive online help facility for ease of operation by both the novice and expert administrator.

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Fast Facts About ARCHION
• Backwards compatible with Bakbone’s Magnavault Software
• Transparent Optical Drive and Library Management Software
• Concurrent CD, DVD, Rewritable & Write-Once MO and UDO Media support Under A Single Server License
• Unlimited Client Access, No Client-Side Licensing
• Virtual, spannable file system support across media surfaces and libraries
• Provides Single aggregate or Multiple Mount Point Views
• Self-Describing Media
• Automated HSM Level-1 Data File Migration
• Index & File Caching Under Native File System
• Appears As Standard File System - Supports Application system Calls & Databases
• File Systems Can Be Exported As A Single NFS Mount Point or Single CIFS Drive Letter
• Supports Multi-Processor Environments
• Supports Concurrent Access To ISO, UDF, UFS, BFS, WFS & HRFS File System Formats
• Includes AutoJuke CLI Management Tool
• Optional ArchMan WEB-based Administration Tool
• Scalable Licensing By Total Number Of Storage Elements
• Runs As User Level Process - No VFS Layer
• Tunable Data Prefetching and Library Scheduling Parameters
• 2 Terabyte Single File System Views
• Flexible Logical-Physical Volume Renaming
• Offline File & Media Tracking
• Supports Multiple SCSI Bus Targets & LUNS
• Supports Both Raw Device & File System Access
• Single License Supports Unlimited Number of Drives
• Concurrent Support For Daisy-Chained Unlike Drives
• Supports 512, 1024, 2048 & 4096 Sector Sizes

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Prerequisites:
100MB hard disk space
64MB RAM
200mhz processor
Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer V4.x or higher
SCSI host adapter

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