Off-line Media Management

The full benefits of tape- and optical-based devices become obvious with the off-line media management of PoINT Archiver. Off-line media are managed within the internal database. The integrated search function identifies the media which contains specific files and file versions so that the administrator can locate and retrieve archived files.

Compared with hard disc systems, off-line media management cause no respectively in operation only minimal energy cost. Therefore, energy cost will be significantly reduced by archiving data on tape or optical devices. Also release of primary storage space implies decreasing energy use as primary storage space enhancements which would spend extra energy can be avoided or at least deferred.

Usage of changeable media enables easy copying and secure storage of data media at diverse places. Thereby, the risk of data loss can be minimized. Security could be increased additionally if diverse storage technologies ( for example tape and optical) are used in parallel.