Part I: Standards

1.2 IEEE Mass Storage System Ref Model (OSSI) {Brief, 6/1/95}

storage FAQ: IEEE Mass Storage System Ref Model (OSSI) {Brief, 6/1/95}

1.4 System Independent Data Format (SIDF)

storage FAQ: System Independent Data Format (SIDF)

1 Standards

storage FAQ: 1 Standards

Part II: I/O Related Email Lists

2 I/O Related Email Lists

storage FAQ: 2 I/O Related Email Lists

Part III: Hierarchical Storage Management

3 Hierarchical Storage Management

storage FAQ: 3 Hierarchical Storage Management

3.1 Unitree

storage FAQ: Unitree

3.1.1 Epoch vs Unitree

storage FAQ: .1 Epoch vs Unitree

3.2 National Storage Lab

storage FAQ: National Storage Lab

3.3 HIARC

storage FAQ: HIARC

3.5 Zetaco/NETstor

storage FAQ: Zetaco/NETstor

3.6 R-Squared Infinity IFS 2

storage FAQ: R-Squared Infinity IFS 2

3.7 AMASS

storage FAQ: AMASS

3.9 Metior

storage FAQ: Metior

3.10 NAStore

storage FAQ: NAStore

3.11 DMF

storage FAQ: DMF

3.12 FileServ

storage FAQ: FileServ

3.13 Cray Research's Open Storage Manager

storage FAQ: Cray Research's Open Storage Manager

3.15 HP OpenView OmniStorage

storage FAQ: HP OpenView OmniStorage

3.16 Platinum NetArchive-HSM

storage FAQ: Platinum NetArchive-HSM

3.17 Large Storage Configurations

storage FAQ: Large Storage Configurations

3.18 Unix HSM Vendor List

storage FAQ: Unix HSM Vendor List

3.19 Mainframe

storage FAQ: Mainframe

3.20.1 HP Optical Jukebox Storage Solution

storage FAQ: .1 HP Optical Jukebox Storage Solution

3.20.2 Chili Pepper Software

storage FAQ: .2 Chili Pepper Software

3.20.3 Cheyenne ARCserve

storage FAQ: .3 Cheyenne ARCserve

3.20 PC & PC Server Oriented Packages

storage FAQ: PC & PC Server Oriented Packages

3.21 DATMAN

storage FAQ: DATMAN

3.22 Windows NT

storage FAQ: Windows NT

3.23 Other Non-Unix HSM

storage FAQ: Other Non-Unix HSM

3.24 Tapes as Disks

storage FAQ: Tapes as Disks

Part IV: Backup Software

4.1 PC-Oriented Backup Packages

storage FAQ: PC-Oriented Backup Packages

4.2.1 Spectra Logic Alexandria

storage FAQ: .1 Spectra Logic Alexandria

4.2.2 ADSTAR Distributed Storage Manager

storage FAQ: .2 ADSTAR Distributed Storage Manager

4.2.3 NetWorker

storage FAQ: .3 NetWorker

4.2.4 BudTool

storage FAQ: .4 BudTool

4.2.5 HP OmniBack II

storage FAQ: .5 HP OmniBack II

4.2.6 Workstation Solutions

storage FAQ: .6 Workstation Solutions

4.2.7 Amanda

storage FAQ: .7 Amanda

4.2.8 Remote Backup or Mirroring

storage FAQ: .8 Remote Backup or Mirroring

4.2 Unix Packages

storage FAQ: Unix Packages

4 Backup Software

storage FAQ: 4 Backup Software

Part V: Tape and Autochanger Management Software

5.1 REELlibrarian

storage FAQ: REELlibrarian

5.2 ANT Medium Changer

storage FAQ: ANT Medium Changer

5.3 Tapes 3000

storage FAQ: Tapes 3000

5.4 Others

storage FAQ: Others

5 Tape and Autochanger Management Software

storage FAQ: 5 Tape and Autochanger Management Software

Part VI: Robotics (Autochangers, Jukeboxes, Stackers, Libraries)

6 Robotics (Autochangers, Jukeboxes, Stackers, Libraries)

storage FAQ: 6 Robotics (Autochangers, Jukeboxes, Stackers, Libraries)

6.1.1 Exabyte

storage FAQ: .1 Exabyte

6.1.1.1 EXB-10h

storage FAQ: .1.1 EXB-10h

6.1.1.2 EXB-210

storage FAQ: .1.2 EXB-210

6.1.1.3 EXB-220

storage FAQ: .1.3 EXB-220

6.1.1.4 EXB-440/480

storage FAQ: .1.4 EXB-440/480

6.1.1.5 EXB-10

storage FAQ: .1.5 EXB-10

6.1.1.6 EXB-10i

storage FAQ: .1.6 EXB-10i

6.1.1.7 EXB-10e

storage FAQ: .1.7 EXB-10e

6.1.1.8 EXB-120

storage FAQ: .1.8 EXB-120

6.1.2 ADIC

storage FAQ: .2 ADIC

6.1.3 Storage Tek (was Lago) DataWheel

storage FAQ: .3 Storage Tek (was Lago) DataWheel

6.1.5 Cambridge On-Line Storage Sixty and 240 GB libraries, 713/981-3812

storage FAQ: .5 Cambridge On-Line Storage Sixty and 240 GB libraries, 713/981-3812

6.1.6 Spectra Logic

storage FAQ: .6 Spectra Logic

6.1.7 Qualstar

storage FAQ: .7 Qualstar

6.2.1 StorageTek

storage FAQ: .1 StorageTek

6.2.2 EMASS (was GRAU)

storage FAQ: .2 EMASS (was GRAU)

6.2.3 3590 (Magstar,NTP)

storage FAQ: .3 3590 (Magstar,NTP)

6.3.2 Spectra Logic

storage FAQ: .2 Spectra Logic

6.3.3 HP 4mm

storage FAQ: .3 HP 4mm

6.3.4 Storage Tek Datawheel

storage FAQ: .4 Storage Tek Datawheel

6.3.5 Diverse Logistics Libra

storage FAQ: .5 Diverse Logistics Libra

6.3.6 Qualstar

storage FAQ: .6 Qualstar

6.3.7 ADIC

storage FAQ: .7 ADIC

6.4.1 MountainGate (was Metrum)

storage FAQ: .1 MountainGate (was Metrum)

6.5 Digital Linear Tape (DLT) (Quantum)

storage FAQ: Digital Linear Tape (DLT) (Quantum)

6.5.1 TZ877

storage FAQ: .1 TZ877

6.5.2 TL820

storage FAQ: .2 TL820

6.5.3 MountainGate

storage FAQ: .3 MountainGate

6.5.4 Breece Hill

storage FAQ: .4 Breece Hill

6.5.5 Odetics

storage FAQ: .5 Odetics

6.5.6 MediaLogic ADL

storage FAQ: .6 MediaLogic ADL

6.5.7 ADIC

storage FAQ: .7 ADIC

6.6.1 Ampex

storage FAQ: .1 Ampex

6.6.2 Odetics

storage FAQ: .2 Odetics

6.7.1 Sony DMS, PetaSite

storage FAQ: .1 Sony DMS, PetaSite

6.8 Optical Disk (MO,WORM) Libraries

storage FAQ: Optical Disk (MO,WORM) Libraries

6.8.1 Hitachi 448 GB optical library

storage FAQ: .1 Hitachi 448 GB optical library

6.8.2 HP MO Autochangers

storage FAQ: .2 HP MO Autochangers

6.8.3 Maxoptix MO Autochangers

storage FAQ: .3 Maxoptix MO Autochangers

6.8.4 MountainGate

storage FAQ: .4 MountainGate

6.8.5 DISC DocuStore

storage FAQ: .5 DISC DocuStore

6.8.6 Kodak

storage FAQ: .6 Kodak

6.8.7 Sony

storage FAQ: .7 Sony

6.9 CD-ROM Jukeboxes

storage FAQ: CD-ROM Jukeboxes

6.9.1 Pioneer

storage FAQ: .1 Pioneer

6.9.2 CyberTower

storage FAQ: .2 CyberTower

6.9.3 NSMJukebox

storage FAQ: .3 NSMJukebox

6.9.4 Nakamichi

storage FAQ: .4 Nakamichi

6.9.5 CDI Juke Box Library

storage FAQ: .5 CDI Juke Box Library

6.9.6 K & S M-200

storage FAQ: .6 K & S M-200

6.9.7 DISC

storage FAQ: .7 DISC

6.9.8 Meridian

storage FAQ: .8 Meridian

Part VII: File Systems

7 File Systems

storage FAQ: 7 File Systems

7.1 NFS

storage FAQ: NFS

7.1.1 NFS V3

storage FAQ: .1 NFS V3

7.2 AFS

storage FAQ: AFS

7.3 DFS

storage FAQ: DFS

7.4 Log based file systems

storage FAQ: Log based file systems

7.5 Mainframe File Systems

storage FAQ: Mainframe File Systems

7.6 Parallel System File Systems

storage FAQ: Parallel System File Systems

7.7 Microsoft Windows NT

storage FAQ: Microsoft Windows NT

7.8 Large Unix File Systems

storage FAQ: Large Unix File Systems

7.9 Non-Unix Large File Systems

storage FAQ: Non-Unix Large File Systems

Part VIII: (Device) Interfaces

8 (Device) Interfaces

storage FAQ: 8 (Device) Interfaces

8.1 SCSI {Full}

storage FAQ: SCSI {Full}

8.1.1 Single ended vs differential

storage FAQ: .1 Single ended vs differential

8.1.2 Asynchronous vs Synchronous Transfers

storage FAQ: .2 Asynchronous vs Synchronous Transfers

8.1.3 SCSI-I vs SCSI-II vs SCSI-III

storage FAQ: .3 SCSI-I vs SCSI-II vs SCSI-III

8.1.4 Fast-Wide SCSI

storage FAQ: .4 Fast-Wide SCSI

8.1.5 Shared Busses / Performance

storage FAQ: .5 Shared Busses / Performance

8.1.6 Cabling/Hot Plugging

storage FAQ: .6 Cabling/Hot Plugging

8.1.7 Third Party Transfers/Separation of Control & Data Paths

storage FAQ: .7 Third Party Transfers/Separation of Control & Data Paths

8.2 IDE

storage FAQ: IDE

8.4 HIPPI

storage FAQ: HIPPI

8.4.1 HIPPI-6400

storage FAQ: .1 HIPPI-6400

8.5 Ultranet

storage FAQ: Ultranet

8.6 Ethernet

storage FAQ: Ethernet

8.8 Fibre Channel Standard (FCS)

storage FAQ: Fibre Channel Standard (FCS)

8.9 ESCONN/SBCON

storage FAQ: ESCONN/SBCON

8.10 IEEE P1394 (Serial Bus)

storage FAQ: IEEE P1394 (Serial Bus)

8.11 Serial Storage Architecture (SSA)

storage FAQ: Serial Storage Architecture (SSA)

8.12 S2I: IEEE P1285 Scalable Storage Interface

storage FAQ: S2I: IEEE P1285 Scalable Storage Interface

Part IX: Other

9.1 Video vs Datagrade tapes {brief, 5/94}

storage FAQ: Video vs Datagrade tapes {brief, 5/94}

9.2 Compression

storage FAQ: Compression

10 Benchmarking

storage FAQ: 10 Benchmarking

11.0.1 THIC Tape Head Interface Committee

storage FAQ: 11.0.1 THIC Tape Head Interface Committee

11 Mass Storage Conferences

storage FAQ: 11 Mass Storage Conferences

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

storage FAQ: 12 MTBF (Mean Time Between Flareups, er, Failures)

13 Mass Storage Reports

storage FAQ: 13 Mass Storage Reports

14 Network-Attached Peripherals

storage FAQ: 14 Network-Attached Peripherals

15.1 Print

storage FAQ: 15.1 Print

15.2 Web

storage FAQ: 15.2 Web

15.3 Newsgroups

storage FAQ: 15.3 Newsgroups

15.4 Research Papers

storage FAQ: 15.4 Research Papers

16 ORIGINAL CALL FOR VOTES

storage FAQ: 16 ORIGINAL CALL FOR VOTES

17 Original Author's Disclaimer and Affiliation:

storage FAQ: 17 Original Author's Disclaimer and Affiliation:

18 Copyright Notice

storage FAQ: 18 Copyright Notice

19 Additional Topics to be added

storage FAQ: 19 Additional Topics to be added