Bus-Tech, Inc. Announces the Mainframe Data Library.BURLINGTON, Mass. -- A Highly Scalable Mainframe Virtual Tape Solution Today, Bus-Tech(R), Inc., a leading supplier of data center connectivity products announced the availability of the Mainframe Data Library, a revolutionary tape-on-disk control system for IBM compatible (computer) IBM compatible - A computer which can use hardware and software designed for the IBM PC (or, less often, IBM mainframes). This was once a key phrase in marketing a new PC clone but now in 1998 is rarely used, the non-IBM wintel personal computer manufacturers such mainframes. Mainframe Data Library (MDL MDL - (Originally "Muddle"). C. Reeve, Carl Hewitt and Gerald Sussman, Dynamic Modeling Group, MIT ca. 1971. Intended as a successor to Lisp, and a possible base for Planner-70. Basically LISP 1.5 with data types and arrays. ) provides enterprise data centers with lower tape processing costs, improved end-user service levels, innovative disaster recovery alternatives, and the ability to include compliant storage in their mainframe environment. "Mainframe tape libraries are still an integral component of a large enterprise's storage strategy, and providing a faster, more reliable disk based (1) Refers to devices that use magnetic hard disks for storage. It often refers to portable devices such as digital music players that have hard disks rather than flash memory. All desktop and laptop computers are presumed to have hard disks, and most servers have hard disks. solution for back up and disaster recovery should be well received in the marketplace," said Dianne McAdam, Director of Enterprise Information Assurance at the Clipper Group. "The Mainframe Data Library provides these as well as help manage the ever growing volume of Electronic Content Data companies are being regulated to maintain." Lower tape processing costs are achieved when application data is migrated off of Virtual Tape Libraries, Automated Tape Libraries (ATLs) or optical media libraries such as IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) 3995. Significant reduction in batch processing (1) Performing a particular operation automatically on a group of files all at once rather than manually opening, editing and saving one file at a time. For example, graphics software that converts a selection of images from one format to another would be a batch processing utility. windows occurs by expediting media mount requests and eliminating manual or robotic media handling. Additionally, archive data retrieval applications such as Mobius ViewDirect, IBM ImagePlus and others offer substantial improvement in end-user service levels as MDL retrieves tape data at near DASD (Direct Access Storage Device) Pronounced "daz-dee." A peripheral device that is directly addressable, such as a disk or drum. The term is used in the mainframe world. DASD - Direct-Access Storage Device speeds. Capitalizing on the data mirroring capabilities of today's open-system storage, Mainframe Data Library provides innovative alternatives for implementing Disaster Recovery. MDL eliminates the need for tape duplexing and offsite shipping by using IP-based data replication over private or public wide area networks. And, when compared to current peer-to-peer tape data replication solutions, MDL and open-systems storage eliminate requirements for specialized channel extension equipment and provide concurrent data replication to multiple sites. Mainframe Data Library supports compliant storage offerings from EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. , Network Appliance (1) A specialized device for use on a network. For example, Web servers, cache servers and file servers can be implemented as general-purpose computers with the appropriate software or as network appliances, which are computers dedicated to a single function and cannot do anything , and Sun. Connecting compliant storage to mainframe systems using MDL allows data centers to immediately implement regulatory compliant storage within their mainframe tape infrastructure without the need for costly application re-engineering while realizing vastly improved data retrieval response times. Built on Bus-Tech's proven FICON (FIber CONnector) An IBM mainframe channel introduced with its G5 servers in 1998. Based on the Fibre Channel standard, it boosts the transfer rate of ESCON's half-duplex 17MB/sec to a full-duplex 100MB/sec. and ESCON (Enterprise Systems CONnection) An IBM S/390 fiber-optic channel that transfers 17 Mbytes/sec over distances up to 60 km depending on connection type. ESCON allows peripheral devices to be located across large campuses and metropolitan areas. channel technology, Mainframe Data Library provides multiple independently operating Connect Nodes to insure high-availability. Each Connect Node provides a minimum of 2 FICON or ESCON channel interfaces and emulates up to 256 mainframe tape drives. Attached to NFS-based Network Attached Storage (NAS (1) See network access server. (2) (Network Attached Storage) A specialized file server that connects to the network. A NAS device contains a slimmed-down operating system and a file system and processes only I/O requests by supporting the popular ) or major vendors' compliant storage offerings, including EMC's Centera, the MDL stores mainframe tape volumes (VOLSERs) directly on disk. A minimum MDL configuration incorporates dual Connect Nodes providing 4 FICON or ESCON channels and 512 tape drives. A full MDL configuration includes 4 Connect Nodes, 8 FICON or 12 ESCON channels and up to 1,024 tape drives. The MDL is available immediately and is available from EMC through their Select Partner program or other Bus-Tech, Inc. resellers. About Bus-Tech, Inc. Bus-Tech, Inc. founded in 1987 is the industry's leading provider of state-of-the-art connectivity solution for the data center to Original Equipment Manufacturers. The company's powerful suite of adapter and platform solution satisfy even the most rugged demands of data processing professionals for high-bandwidth, high-availability, and high-performance connectivity. With more than 20,000 installed sites worldwide, Bus-Tech is a recognized leader in the data center interconnect market. Headquartered in Burlington, MA, the company is privately held with location around the world. For more information about Bus-Tech and its products, please visit the Bus-Tech World Wide Web site at http://www.bustech.com, send email to info@bustech.com, or call 800-284-3172 or 781-272-8200. |
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