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Muss SromgeHP addresses new applications with HP Series6300 Model 2OGB/A rewritable optical disklibrary systemHP's new Series 6300 Model 20GBlA I Unattended backuplrestorerewritable optical disk library systemoffers over 20 Gbytes of reliable, lowcost,random access storage in less than3 % square feet of floor space. Thisprovides opportunities for improvingexisting storage procedures as well asaddressing new application areas previouslyimpossible due to high onlinestorage costs.Online archive"Given the choice, all data would bekept online," is the overriding sentimentof users and industry analysts, yetover 99 percent of all business informationresides offline either on paper,microfilm, or tape. The Model 20GBlAoffers many significant advantages inarchival applications.First, optical media is not only durable,it's made for long-term storage - lastingmore than 10 years with no data degradationor the regular maintenancerequired of tapes.Second, ANSI and IS0 standards allowfor media interchange and future drivecompatibility.Third, information is directly accessible.Users have their data when theyneed it without the need of an operatorsearching their archives for the righttape. Another significant advantage issecurity. Optical disks can be individuallywrite protected, the media canbe locked in the autochanger, or inextreme situations, disks can beremoved through the mail slot andlocked in a safe."Unattended," "lights out," and "operatorless"are the buzz words of today'sinformation managers seeking betterbackup solutions. With shrinking operatingbudgets, labor-intensive backuppractices are less acceptable. TheModel 20GBlA offers a better way.With a capacity of over 20 Gbytes,users can automate their backup1recovery processes with capacity tospare. Not only does automated backupprovide added security, operators andsystem managers are freed up to performother tasks.Because the Model 20GBlA is fullycompatible with the HP-UX 7.0 operatingsystem, existing backup commandscan be used without modification.Users can also write simple HP-UXscripts to automate the process, or takeadvantage of more sophisticated backuputilities that will be available in thefuture.Note that backup performance onHP-UX, especially over a network, hascertain limitations. For true throughputnumbers, a case-by-case performanceanalysis should be conducted takinginto account the HP-UX file system,system 110, and network overhead.Electronic image managementImage data (documents) is an importantinformation resource of any organization.But because images require suchlarge amounts of storage space (over1 Mbyte for an 8x10 page scanned at300 dpi), imageldocument data hastraditionally been kept offline on paperor microfilm. With optical storage, thisdata can be stored online and electronicallymanaged and shared among manyusers at different locations.As an example, some engineering managementsoftware (such as that offeredby GTX Corporation of Phoenix, Arizona)allows vast numbers of scannedengineering drawings to be storedonline with the Model 20GBlA. Notonly are storage space and labor costsreduced, but the data are directly accessiblefor retrieval, modification, andelectronic distribution. Software fordocument image management, such asthat which was demonstrated by HP atINTEREX in September will also beavailable soon. We'll keep you informedas these and other solutions becomeavailable.HP's Direct Access Secondary Storage(DASS) products open the door to awide variety of applications that werepreviously limited by high storage costsor poor access performance. Use yourimagination when building solutions.