olsen@palladium.UUCP (Bob Olsen) (11/10/88)
EPOCH SYSTEMS INTRODUCES HIGH CAPACITY NFS FILE SERVER MARLBOROUGH, MASS., November 8, 1988 -- Epoch Systems, Inc. today introduced the Epoch-1 InfiniteStorage (tm) Server, a high-capacity, high-performance, and fully automated file server designed to meet the growing data storage requirements of technical workstation users. The system attaches to an NFS-compatible Ethernet local area network to provide client workstation users with 2 to 150 gigabytes of high-speed online file storage capacity. It is ideally suited for data-intensive workstation networks experiencing a chronic shortage of Winchester disk space. The Epoch-1 features a hierarchical storage architecture that transparently integrates low-cost optical disk drives and jukeboxes into a high-performance Winchester disk storage system. This approach allows the Epoch-1 server to exploit the capacity and cost advantages of optical disk storage yet operate with the look and feel of an all-Winchester file server. In fact, for nearly the same price as a traditional all-Winchester file server, a typical Epoch-1 configuration offers five to ten times more online storage capacity. Epoch-1 manages its Winchester disk drives so that they never become full by systematically migrating 'inactive' files out to low-cost optical diskettes. When a magnetic disk file system fills, aged files are selected by the system and moved to optical storage to reduce magnetic disk space utilization. Unlike an archival storage system however, all of Epoch-1's files remain completely online and available to client workstation programs on demand. Directory information for all files on optical disk remains in place on magnetic disk as though files were never moved. Other features of the Epoch-1 InfiniteStorage Server include: a multi- processor system architecture that provides high-performance NFS file access; and an automatic backup facility that allows full and incremental backups to be taken while the system is actively serving workstation users. For more information, contact: Epoch Systems, Inc. 313 Boston Post Road West Marlborough, MA 01752 508-481-3717 800-U.S.EPOCH FAX 508-485-3241