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From: philf@xymox.metaphor.com (Phil Fernandez)
Newsgroups: comp.periphs
Subject: Looking for info about smart Exabyte archive software
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Date: 21 Sep 89 03:20:31 GMT
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Reply-To: philf@xymox.metaphor.com (Phil Fernandez)
Organization: Metaphor Computer Systems, Mountain View, CA
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I'm looking for information about the availability and function of
intelligent archive software running under Unix (SunOS 4 on Sun 4 to
be specific) for the Exabyte drive.  By "intelligent archive"
software, I mean software that will automatically identify files that
have not been accessed for some period (set by a configuration
script), copy these files to the Exabyte tape, then remove the files
from disk.  Also, it should maintain a catalog of the files on archive
tapes (including version information), and provide a user interface
for requesting the return of one or more files.  Finally, the software
should have a facility to take advantage of the Exabyte's fast strip
search capability.

Does such a best exist?  If so, can anyone send me advice and
contacts?  Please mail responses; I'll summarize if there's interest.

My apologies if this has been a recent discussion item.  My site just
got news.

phil

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