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Features
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Compatible with most
leading SCSI tape drives
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Restore files and
datasets from virtually any logical tape format - including many
proprietary computer systems
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Automatic format
recognition feature
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Writes most
industry-standard backup formats
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Tape to tape
duplication
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CD Writing from tape
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Tape initialization
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Media testing
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Scan and analyze
unknown tapes
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Optical and
removable magnetic drives supported
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Optional
record-based manipulation facility
Look & Feel
The system is interactive and runs as a GUI from within its own XTerm,
complete with drop down cascading menus, as well as, full on-line
context sensitive help. Icons exist for the main functions. The software
is very configurable, with plenty of user controllable run-time options.
Scripts can be pre-configured to allow automatic running based on
predefined file names, tape types, tape numbers etc. Tapes can be read,
written, scanned and viewed or dumped. Files can be specifically
requested for recall, negating the need to restore all files from a
given tape. Search strings can also be entered, and if the string is
found within a file on the tape, that specific file will be restored.
Logging
All actions are centrally logged, with the ability to bore down in
detail and see every action that occurred when reading or writing a
tape. This information is stored on a job basis, with each tape stream
being assigned a unique job number. Options exist to allow automatic
output of log files to a user defined location at the end of each job.
Multiple instances of the program can run on the same server, with all
logging being shared in a common file system - ensuring that job numbers
are unique within the system.
Processing Speed
MM/UNIX is fast! Unix systems tend to operate a lot faster than PC's and
consequently we find that we can usually drive the attached devices at
their designated capacity. As you attach more hardware to each server,
eventually the I/O bus tends to overload and this - not the processor
speed - tends to be the limiting factor of how many instances of the
package you can run concurrently
Error Handling
The software is exceptionally fault tolerant, and processes hard-to-read
media very well. A full log is kept of all I/O errors. Operator prompts
to the GUI are provided in case of problems. The software handles both
Standard-Label and Non-Labeled media, and in the case of Standard
Labeled tapes, will ensure that the media is processed in the correct
order, issuing a warning message in case the Operator mounts a volume
out of sequence.
Support for new tape
formats
We are adding new tape formats at the rate of a couple per month. If you
have an unsupported format, the software has a built-in function that
allows you to duplicate the front of the tape and allows you to email it
to us. It normally takes a few days and we will have a custom written
tape handler for your special tape. This handler will then be available
for others at the next general release.
Supported UNIX
Operating systems
Current system requirements for MM/UNIX:
Sun (SPARC) running Solaris 8
SCSI adapter with a SCSI tape drive 120MB free disk space for program
256MB or more RAM
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