User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Preface
- Online Archiving with AMASS 1
- Accessing the Storage Network 2
- Technical Support 3
- Preface
- Online Archiving with AMASS
- Accessing the Storage Network
- Technical Support
- Glossary
- AMASS®
- API
- appended files
- archive
- backup
- bar code
- BFS
- bitfile
- bitfile ID
- cache
- cleaning group
- client
- DAS™
- DataClass group
- DataMgr™
- dead space
- DLT™
- DMFS
- drive pool
- drives
- Ethernet
- FCB
- FDDI
- file
- file import
- file replication
- FileServ™
- file system
- File System Database
- GUI
- HSM
- inode
- IP address
- IPI
- Journal
- jukebox
- label
- library
- mailbox
- media
- metadata
- migration
- multi-tier migration
- NFS
- NIS
- nonresident file
- optical
- Offline Media Manager
- RAID
- resident file
- RPC
- scattered writes
- SCSI Fast/Wide
- server
- SLD
- slot
- SMP
- space pool
- SSD
- standalone drives
- Storage Area Network
- storage policy
- striping
- stub file
- TCP/IP
- thrashing
- truncate
- UNIX™
- VBS
- volume
- volume group
- volume number
- VolServ™
- Windows NT™
- XDI
- Index

AMASS Overview
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Purpose of
This Book
This book provides an introduction or high-level summary of
AMASS, ADIC’s Archival Management and Storage System
software application.
Who Should
Read This
Book
This book is written for prospective customers as well as for the
system administrator who will be using and maintaining
AMASS.
How This
Book is
Organized
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