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DISC DVD Series
Professional, flexible optical libraries for compliant storage
DISC DVD Series - adapting to your changing storage requirements

The DISC DVD Series product family of modular DVD Storage Libraries are Next-Generation Libraries that can adapt to companies growing and changing storage requirements, offering NearLine storage and access to up to 6.48 TB of data.

The modular design concept gives users the flexibility to configure each library to meet the specific requirements of their application, can be easily integrated into your existing network via a wide range of connectivity options, and ensures that future technologies can be easily incorporated - it can be easily upgraded to Blu-ray technology in the future. Lifetime and power consumption are a sizeable improvement over standard HDD backup and DISC SmartPack™ technology combines hot swap capability with the best protection against scratches, dust, shock, light and x-rays.

Scalability

  • Modular design
  • Individual configurations>
  • Pay as you grow
  • SmartPack™ technology for flexible and infinite capacity

Data security & compatibility

  • Downward comDownward compatibility from DVD to CD
  • Upgradeable to Blu-ray technology
  • Maintenance-free operation and long-term data integrity for decades
  • Standard components and media

Applications

  • A/V production
  • Archiving & backup
  • Banking
  • Broadcasting & entertainment
  • Education
  • Government
  • Industry
  • Insurance
  • Law enforcement & judiciary
  • Libraries & museums
  • Medical
  • Security

Key features

  • Compatible with standard PC drives
  • Multiple LVD busses (iSCSI, FC optional)
  • Built-in diagnostics
  • Redundant power supply
  • Fits 19-inch standard racks and cabinets
  • Wide range oWide range of WORM and rewritable media with a transfer rate up to 264 MB/sec. (~22 TB/day!)
  • Engineered and manufactured in Germany

Connectivity

  • Direct attach LVD (optional iSCSI or Fibre Channel) support for Windows, Mac, Linux and Unix versions and Novell NetWare
  • Network attach support through NAS, SAN, iSCSI over IP or Fibre Channel
  • Tape Emulation Appliance

Software support

  • Connects to virtually any application via file systems or APIs with transparent access to optical libraries
  • Storage management options: HSM, mirroring and read/write cache settings using UDF and other file systems
  • Media can be managed in WORM or rewritable volume sets containing single or multiple physical media with spanning and dynamic expansion options

Configurations

Models DISC3000 DVD DISC4000 DVD DISC7000 DVD
Amount of drives 2 - 6 2 - 7 2 - 14
Amount of slots 210 - 270 315 - 400 510 - 690
Capacity (TB) 2.5 3.8 6
Max transfer rate (TB/day) 1.9 - 3.8 1.9 - 11 1.9 - 26
Media exchange time 3 sec. average 4 sec. average 6 sec. average
SmartPackTM Technology 3 or 4 removable packs 4 removable packs 4 removable packs
CapacityDoublerTM Optional Optional Optional

Specifications

System Drives Media
Mailslot Media handling Type Formats Characteristics Capacity
Standard SmartPackTM 15 media load with "no touch tray" technology DVD Disc CD
DVD
R/W compatible		 120 mm single side, surface hard coated 650 MB –
9,4 GB

RAS

The best values in the industry!

MTBF electronics 120,000 hrs
MLBF drive > 800,000
MSBF low /
mid / enterprise		 library 5,000,000
MTTR library < 20 min
Repair rate PpM < 10

DISC SmartPack™ - the smart way to handle your media

DISC SmartPack™ - smart cartridge based media management

DISC SmartPack™ is the smart way to handle your media for the best protection against accidental damage, dust, shock, light and X-rays. All DISC BareMedia Libraries come with the unique capacity enhancing and intelligent 15 disc off-line media management - the DISC SmartPack™.

The DISC SmartPack™ offers:

  • 15 disc enclosed cartridge - ergonomic enclosed design for easy handling and maximum protection to protect your bare media outside of libraries better than all other forms of cartridge
  • Only 720g
  • Half height design (5,25") for easy handling
  • Steel enclosure
  • Locked trays
  • Secure grip single small hand handling
  • Hot swap file system dependent
  • Worldwide unique serial number
  • Smart memory chip to store and carry SN, name and TOC
  • Bar code label that keeps track of offline media and data
  • Secure handling and shipping of offline media

Smart offline data management