Managing the AMASS File System

When to Use Utility

Use this utility, to diagnose the following problems:

You write to a file but the drive light does not come on.

The system is slowing down.

An AMASS command does not complete.

Supported Drives

The following table lists tape drives that support streaming I/O.

Tip

To obtain the current list, contact your AMASS sales representative.

 

Tape Drives

 

 

 

IBM 3570

 

Quantum DLT 8000 ¥

 

 

 

IBM 3590 B1A

 

Sony GY-2120 (DTF-2)

 

 

Requires FW level 1.10

 

 

 

IBM 3590B1A-ultra

 

StorageTek Redwood SD-3

 

 

 

IBM 3590E1A

 

StorageTek 9840

 

 

 

Quantum DLT 7000 ¥

 

Sony SDX-500

 

 

 

¥ DLT customers: ADIC recommends that you enable the Tape Streaming feature. Using tape streaming IO will eliminate start/stop cycles on these drives, which leads to better tape handling. For instructions on configuring AMASS for tape streaming, refer to the “Optional Parameters” appendix in the Installing AMASS book.

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