Title :
Optical storage: terabytes on-line for IBM mainframes
Author :
Keele, Richard V.
Author_Institution :
Data/Ware Dev. Inc., San Diego, CA, USA
fDate :
Oct. 31 1988-Nov. 3 1988
Abstract :
An optical mass storage system for IBM mainframe computers is described. This system makes the unique benefits of WORM (write-once read-many) optical storage technology available to S/370 mainframe users while retaining the use of existing IBM programs and processes. This is accomplished through the emulation of 3480 tape equipment using the concept of virtual volumes combined with automated direct access. The resulting system is suitable for applications where high capacity, frequency access, and long-term data retention are required.<>
Keywords :
optical storage; 3480 tape equipment; IBM mainframe computers; S/370; WORM; automated direct access; data retention; optical mass storage system; write-once read-many; Automatic control; Delay effects; Disk drives; Information retrieval; Libraries; Magnetic devices; Memory; Optical control; Optical recording; Storage automation;
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
DOI :
10.1109/MASS.1988.72787
