Cimarron user experience

Author

Kendall, Curt

Author_Institution

Mervyns, Hayward, CA, USA

fYear

1988

fDate

Oct. 31 1988-Nov. 3 1988

Firstpage

93

Lastpage

97

Abstract

The author describes the implementation of a library storage module (LSM) of the 4400 Automatic Cartridge System manufactured by StorageTek (STK). Each of the five LSMs contains approximately 6000 cartridges (1/2-in, 18-track) with a robot performing cartridge mounts and dismounts. Multiple LSMs can be connected together in such a way that cartridges are passed between robots for improved optimization of cartridge transports. The current configuration has eight 4480 cartridge transports attached to each of the five LSMs for a total of forty transports. With five LSMs installed, the current storage capacity is very close to six terabytes (TB). A discussion is presented of the original decision-making process, the implementation planning process, the implementation of both the StorageTek 4480 transports and 4400 Automatic Cartridge System, and some critical observations from a heavy production user of this type of mass storage device.<>

Keywords

magnetic disc storage; storage management; 4400 Automatic Cartridge System; StorageTek; decision-making process; library storage module; mass storage device; optimization; planning process; robot; Data processing; Decision making; Libraries; Manufacturing automation; Marketing and sales; Process planning; Production planning; Robotics and automation; Robots; Storage automation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Mass Storage Systems, 1988. Storage Systems: Perspectives. Digest of Papers., Ninth IEEE Symposium on

Conference_Location

Monterey, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

0-8186-8880-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MASS.1988.72792

Filename

72792