• DocumentCode
    920193
  • Title

    The design and use of a 2 terabyte optical archival store

  • Author

    Thompson, Murray A. ; Varda, Ann Park ; de Clute, G. ; Kriesel, Ken

  • Author_Institution
    Phys. Sci. Lab., Wisconsin Univ., Madison, WI, USA
  • Volume
    35
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1988
  • Firstpage
    243
  • Lastpage
    247
  • Abstract
    A two-terabyte optical archival store (OAS) has been built and is currently in use with a number of VAX computers. It is intended to hold very large sets of experimental data for a minimum cost, with automatic operation and rapid random access to files. The system has been designed for easy use by scientists. The OAS can be used from a VAX cluster or via an extensive Ethernet and has shown the strong reliability needed for holding valuable data for long periods of time.<>
  • Keywords
    optical storage; 2 terabyte optical archival store; VAX cluster; VAX computers; automatic operation; extensive Ethernet; files; minimum cost; rapid random access; strong reliability; Biomedical imaging; Biomedical optical imaging; Costs; Hardware; Laboratories; Magnetic semiconductors; Nonlinear optics; Optical design; Random access memory; Read-write memory;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/23.12716
  • Filename
    12716