Evaluating the PeAk 8Pak autoloader. (Top Technology Showcase).Our test environment for the PeAk 8Pak autoloader included the following: Novell NetWare (operating system, networking) Novell NetWare - Novell, Inc.'s proprietary networking operating system for the IBM PC. NetWare uses the IPX/SPX, NetBEUI or TCP/IP network protocols. It supports MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, OS/2, Macintosh and Unix clients. 5.0 server, Novell NetWare 3.12 server, Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. NT 4.0 server, PC and Mac Platform Workstations. This is very typical for small- to mid-size companies that would probably be most interested in this product. The 8Pak is compact and well-designed and can be an excellent replacement or upgrade for DDS (1) (Digital Data Storage) See DAT. (2) (Data Dictionary System) See QuickBuild and OpenDDS. (3) (Dataphone Digital S users. It installed relatively easily. I ran nearly 100 backup jobs and a number of restores. The device performed well and met all of its price, performance, and capacity specifications. This combination makes it a price and performance leader. The 8Pak has an operator panel and control keys in the front panel. The operator panel is an LCD display that provides information about the status and current operating mode. The messages that are displayed are informative and easy to understand. The operator panel allows the operator to initiate activities like: show messages/logs, change mode, setup device, show setup information, show hardware information, move cartridge from one slot to another, from slot to tape drive, from tape drive to slot (a very useful feature), inventory, unit test, and re-initialize. These operations are possible to perform by selecting menu options. The menu is well-organized and easy to use and navigate. Software In my experience the most popular and best-performing backup software See backup program. (tool, software) backup software - Software for doing a backup, often included as part of the operating system. Backup software should provide ways to specify what files get backed up and to where. for an environment like ours are Veritas Backup Exec Backup Exec is backup software for Microsoft Windows environments currently developed by Symantec. Backup Exec has a long history of being sold from one company to another. , and Computer Associates ARCserve. The 8Pak Autoloader is qualified under Arcserve2000 (see http://esupport.ca.com/index.html?/public/storage/infodocs/nt/arc2000 .asp). The 8-Pak can be used with Backup Exec when running Q2.15 emulation mode An operational state of a computer when it is running a foreign program under emulation. . I installed the 8Pak on a server running Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server. Backup Exec. V8.6 from Veritas was used as the backup software to test the unit. The unit ran flawlessly and met expectations. www.peakstar.com RELATED ARTICLE: An Affordable Solution The PeAk 8Pak helical scan A tape recording method that uses a spinning read/write head and diagonal tracks. Although it uses a rather complex transport mechanism, it is very gentle on the tape. After the cassette is inserted into the drive, the tape is pulled out and wrapped around the read/write head. (8mm) autoloader is an entry-level tape automation solution that offers 728GB of storage capacity at a transfer rate of 37GB per hour with AIT 1, 1,040GB of storage at a transfer rate of up to 56GB per hour with AIT2, and 2,080GB of storage at a transfer rate of up to 112GB per hour with AIT3. The 8Pak is an affordable solution that accommodates a single AIT drive and eight AIT tape cartridges. A single unit easily fits on a standard tabletop or two units fit side by side in a standard 19-inch rack-mount cabinet, extending its application into multi-server environments. Alyona Kononova is system administrator for WestWorld Productions (Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, city (1990 pop. 31,971), Los Angeles co., S Calif., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles; inc. 1914. The largely residential city is home to many motion-picture and television personalities. , CA). |
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