ELECTRONIC TAPE VAULTING

With the introduction of 18 track tape technology and automated cartridge subsystems, the data processing user can achieve near-DASD performance at a fraction of the cost. Today, customers have the ability to assign data and applications to devices that offer significant improvement over 9 and 18 track manual tape as well as offering a storage solution for critical data sets that are created and subsequently stored in the same environment. Since the placement of critical data sets is a key aspect of disaster recovery, the ability of MGT's PIXNET-XL product family to provide connection between the CPU and remote automated cartridge subsystem offers the customer an attractive solution to disaster recovery.

Advantages of Channel Extension
Building on a technological foundation established in 1975, MGT has refined the sophisticated channel/device emulation technology which supports high performance devices. We have extended our technology to include the following feature:

• Support for 3480, 3490, and compatible tape subsystems 

• The elimination of human error associated with lost tapes from manual offsite vaulting.

 
• The reduction in time and people resources involved in retrieving critical files.

 
• The ability to share cartridge tape subsystems between multiple CPUs with no distance limitation.

 
• The added security of maintaining and controlling a remote vault site with the level of redundancy required by the customer's business. 

Continuous Data Availability
In the event of a geographically catastrophic disaster, the disaster recovery vendor of choice may not be able to accommodate the subscription base in a timely fashion. With PIXNET-XL channel connectivity units, offsite automated cartridge subsystems located hundreds or even thousands of miles away could provide access to the data necessary to restore critical on-line applications to host processors in multiple locations. The resulting reduction in time and resources could provide substantial cost savings to the corporation (see diagram which follows).

PIXNET-XL nodes allow immediate access to data at the vault site.

MGT's PIXNET-XL family provides cost effective solutions for the protection of critical information at remote locations. Data integrity is maintained while providing on-line access at maximum performance with no distance restrictions.
 
 

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