ADIC 6-00026-01 Rev A Purpose of This Book, Who Should, Read This, Book, How This Book is Organized

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AMASS Overview

This book provides an introduction or high-level summary of AMASS, ADIC’s Archival Management and Storage System software application.

This book is written for prospective customers as well as for the system administrator who will be using and maintaining

AMASS.

This book contains the following chapters:

Chapter 1: Online Archiving with AMASS — The benefits

of using AMASS to archive your data

Chapter 2: Accessing the Storage Network — Supported: access protocols, system security, storage devices, connectivity, and Fibre Channel

Chapter 3: Technical Support — Technical support available to you

Glossary — Defines terms

6-00026-01 Rev A

Preface

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Contents

Page Trademark Notice Copyright Notice U.S. Government Rights Restricted Technical Assistance Documentation READER COMMENT FORM Page Preface Online Archiving with AMASS Page Accessing the Storage Network Technical Support Glossary Index Preface Page Purpose of This Book Who Should Read This Book How This Book is Organized Conventions Online Archiving with AMASS Page Using AMASS to Archive Your Data Archive versus Backup and Restore Files Viewed as Online Page Benefits of Using AMASS Page Page Design Prevents Thrashing Cache Optimizes Virtually Unlimited File System Size Page Page Maintains Data Integrity Page Increased Throughput Page Page Tools Page Flexible Page Optional Features Page Page Volume Copy CD Import DataMgr Infinite File Life Page Accessing the Storage Network Page Local and Network Access Page Security Supported Libraries and Drives Page Fibre Channel Support Page Page Page Page Phone Support Training Solutions Group Books Related Publications Secured Web Site Year 2000 Compliant Glossary