comp.arch.storage FAQ 2/2

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Rod Van Meter, Joe Stith, and the gang on comp.arch.storage

Information on disk, tape, MO, RAID and SSD can be found in part 1 of
the FAQ.  Part 2 covers file systems, hierarchical storage management,
backup software, robotics, benchmarking, MTBF and miscellaneous
topics.



1.     Standards
1.1.   ANSI X3B5 {None}
1.2.   IEEE Mass Storage System Ref Model (OSSI) {Brief, 6/1/95}
1.3.   ECMA - European Computer Manufacturers Association {None}
1.4.   System Independent Data Format (SIDF)

2.     I/O Related Email Lists

3.     Hierarchical Storage Management
3.1.   Unitree {Brief}
3.1.1. Epoch vs Unitree
3.2.   National Storage Lab {Brief}
3.3.   HIARC {New}
3.4.   Epoch (also known as StorageTek's NearNet) {Brief}
3.5.   Zetaco/NETstor {Brief}
3.6.   R-Squared Infinity IFS 2 {Brief}
3.7.   AMASS
3.8.   Tracer XFS {None}
3.9.   Metior
3.10.  NAStore {Brief}
3.11.  DMF {Brief}
3.12.  FileServ {Brief}
3.13.  Cray Research's Open Storage Manager {Brief}
3.14.  T-mass {None}
3.15.  HP OpenView OmniStorage
3.16.  Platinum NetArchive-HSM {Brief, New}
3.17.  Large Storage Configurations {Brief,New}
3.18.  Unix HSM Vendor List
3.19.  Mainframe
3.20.  PC & PC Server Oriented Packages
3.20.1. HP Optical Jukebox Storage Solution
3.20.2. Chili Pepper Software
3.20.3. Cheyenne ARCserve
3.21.  DATMAN {Brief}
3.22.  Windows NT
3.23.  Other Non-Unix HSM
3.24.  Tapes as Disks {Brief, New}

4.     Backup Software
4.1.   PC-Oriented Backup Packages
4.2.   Unix Packages
4.2.1. Spectra Logic Alexandria
4.2.2. ADSTAR Distributed Storage Manager
4.2.3. NetWorker
4.2.4. BudTool {Brief}
4.2.5. HP OmniBack II {Brief, New}
4.2.6. Workstation Solutions {Brief}
4.2.7. Amanda {Brief, New}
4.2.8. Remote Backup or Mirroring {Brief, New}

5.     Tape and Autochanger Management Software
5.1.   REELlibrarian
5.2.   ANT Medium Changer
5.3.   Tapes 3000 {Brief}
5.4.   Others

6.     Robotics (Autochangers, Jukeboxes, Stackers, Libraries)
6.1.   8mm {Brief}
6.1.1. Exabyte {Brief}
6.1.1.1. EXB-10h
6.1.1.2. EXB-210
6.1.1.3. EXB-220
6.1.1.4. EXB-440/480
6.1.1.5. EXB-10
6.1.1.6. EXB-10i
6.1.1.7. EXB-10e
6.1.1.8. EXB-120
6.1.2. ADIC {Brief, New}
6.1.3. Storage Tek (was Lago) DataWheel {Brief}
6.1.4. ACL {None}
6.1.5. Cambridge On-Line Storage {Brief}
6.1.6. Spectra Logic {Brief}
6.1.7. Qualstar {Brief}
6.2.   3480
6.2.1. StorageTek {Brief}
6.2.2. EMASS (was GRAU) {Brief}
6.2.3. 3590 (Magstar,NTP) {Brief}
6.3.   4mm {Brief}
6.3.1. Cambridge On-Line storage {Brief}
6.3.2. Spectra Logic {Brief}
6.3.3. HP 4mm {Brief}
6.3.4. Storage Tek Datawheel {Brief}
6.3.5. Diverse Logistics Libra {Brief, New}
6.3.6. Qualstar {Brief, New}
6.3.7. ADIC {Brief, New}
6.4.   VHS {Brief}
6.4.1. MountainGate (was Metrum)
6.5.   Digital Linear Tape (DLT) (Quantum) {Brief}
6.5.1. TZ877 {Brief}
6.5.2. TL820 {Brief}
6.5.3. MountainGate
6.5.4. Breece Hill {Brief}
6.5.5. Odetics {Brief}
6.5.6. MediaLogic ADL
6.5.7. ADIC {Brief, New}
6.6.   D-2
6.6.1. Ampex
6.6.2. Odetics
6.7.   ID-1
6.7.1. Sony DMS, PetaSite {Brief}
6.8.   Optical Disk (MO,WORM) Libraries
6.8.1. Hitachi 448 GB optical library
6.8.2. HP MO Autochangers
6.8.3. Maxoptix MO Autochangers
6.8.4. MountainGate {Brief}
6.8.5. DISC DocuStore {Brief}
6.8.6. Kodak {Brief}
6.8.7. Sony {Brief}
6.9.   CD-ROM Jukeboxes
6.9.1. Pioneer
6.9.2. CyberTower {Brief, New}
6.9.3. NSMJukebox {Brief, New}
6.9.4. Nakamichi {Brief, New}
6.9.5. CDI Juke Box Library {Brief,New}
6.9.6. K & S M-200 {Brief, New}
6.9.7. DISC {Brief, New}
6.9.8. Meridian {Brief, New}

7.     File Systems
7.1.   NFS {Brief}
7.1.1. NFS V3
7.2.   AFS {Brief}
7.3.   DFS {Brief}
7.4.   Log based file systems
7.5.   Mainframe File Systems
7.6.   Parallel System File Systems
7.7.   Microsoft Windows NT {Brief}
7.8.   Large Unix File Systems
7.9.   Non-Unix Large File Systems

8.     (Device) Interfaces
8.1.   SCSI {Full}
8.1.1. Single ended vs differential
8.1.2. Asynchronous vs Synchronous Transfers
8.1.3. SCSI-I vs SCSI-II vs SCSI-III
8.1.4. Fast-Wide SCSI
8.1.5. Shared Busses / Performance {Brief}
8.1.6. Cabling/Hot Plugging {Brief}
8.1.7. Third Party Transfers/Separation of Control & Data Paths {Brief}
8.2.   IDE {Brief}
8.3.   IPI {None}
8.4.   HIPPI {Brief}
8.4.1. HIPPI-6400 {Brief}
8.5.   Ultranet {Brief}
8.6.   Ethernet {Brief}
8.7.   FDDI {None}
8.8.   Fibre Channel Standard (FCS)
8.9.   ESCONN/SBCON {Brief}
8.10.  IEEE P1394 (Serial Bus)
8.11.  Serial Storage Architecture (SSA)
8.12.  S2I: IEEE P1285 Scalable Storage Interface
8.13.  Multibus, Unibus, Mainframe Channels, and other history {None}

9.     Other
9.1.   Video vs Datagrade tapes {brief, 5/94}
9.2.   Compression

10.    Benchmarking

11.    Mass Storage Conferences
11.0.1. THIC Tape Head Interface Committee {Brief, New}

12.    MTBF (Mean Time Between Flareups, er, Failures)

13.    Mass Storage Reports

14.    Network-Attached Peripherals {Brief}

15.    Other References
15.1.  Print
15.2.  Web
15.3.  Newsgroups
15.4.  Research Papers

16.    ORIGINAL CALL FOR VOTES

17.    Original Author's Disclaimer and Affiliation:

18.    Copyright Notice

19.    Additional Topics to be added
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Subject: [1] Standards
From: Standards

There's a killer supply of computer-related standards at
http://www.cmpcmm.com/cc/. Fibre Channel and several
mass-storage-related items can be found there.

The ANSI and IEEE standards can be purchased in hardcopy form (the
only way some of them are available) from Global Engineering
Documents, (800)854-7179 or (303)792-2181.
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