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The SmartDAX Blu-ray Archive incorporates innovative Blu-ray Disc (BD) technology, enabling file based archiving permanent storage media and maintaining direct access to the archived data.

It features fully automated data archiving using an optimum combination of hard disk storage with Blu-ray technology (library). The end effect yields immediate and permanent access to any archived file. It is the perfect solution for enterprise environments to automate the archiving process of large quantities of data.

A single SmartDAX Blu-ray Archive offers a capacity of up to 35 TB. There are two types of models available:

• (NAS) Network-attached models including a small, integrated server. Performance: up to 75 GB/day.

• (SAS) Direct-attached models. These models require an additional server and offer improved scaling when compared to the NAS model. Performance: up to 300 GB/day.

There is a variety of models available, which can be upgraded and daisy-chained. This offers high flexibility and unlimited scalability. Customers are able to start with a small footprint and grow into larger systems if and when more capacity is required.

No. of slots	200	300		400	700
Blu-ray storage capacity	10TB	15TB		20TB	35TB
Number of drives	2 or 4 drive models available.
Media import/export	Mail slot
Included software	DAX file system software (DAXfs)
Data access time, cached data	< 1 sec
Media access time	< 7 sec
MSBF (mean swap between failure)	> 1,000,000 (mean swap between failure)
Supported media read	BD-ROM / BD-R		DVD-ROM rec. / DVD-R/RW
Supported media write	BD-R 25 GB / BD-R 50 GB		DVD-R 4.7 GB / DVD-R 8.5 GB
Client support	Windows (SMB), UNIX/Linux (NFS)
Dimensions (lxwxh)	25” x 25” x 35” / 64 x 64 x 88,5 cm (NAS version) 25” x 25” x 31”/ 64 x 64 x 78,5 cm (SAS version)
Weight (max)	268 lbs. / 122 kg (without media) (delivery without media)
Power requirements	100-240 V, 50/60 Hz, < 400 W
Temperature specifications	Operating: 50F to 95F /+10°C to +35°C Non-operating: 14F to 122F /-10°C to +50°C
Relative humidity	10 to 80% (non-condensing)
Regulations	EMC directive – 89/336/EEG

Specifications available NAS model:
System expansion options	Two PCI Slots
File cache setup	Max. 4 disk RAID 0+1 (mir. stripe)
File cache capacity	Standard: 1000 GB gross (463 GB net, mirrored) Expandable to: 2 TB gross (900 GB net, mirrored)

The SmartDAX Blu-ray Archive is controlled by DAX file system archiving software (DAXfs). DAXfs provides a simple and intuitive HSM based interface where users save, copy, archive and retrieve files through standard operations, hence no special user training is required.

DAX File and Folder Archive Software (FFA) is optional and provides a flexible platform for automating any digital archive requirement for archiving complete structures of files and folders. It offers more advanced features such as file spanning, adding metadata, low-res previews, versioning, automated back-up etc.

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