QStar's HSM Offers Upgrade Path For IBM's OLM Customers

Fort Walton Beach, Florida, July 22, 1997

IBM Corporation and QStar Technologies, the leading provider of Storage Management Software, have joined forces to provide a unique Upgrade Path in the UNIX market for IBM OLM users wanting to upgrade to AIX 4.1.5 and 4.2.

This exclusive software package not only makes it possible to access previously written OLM data on the current AIX releases, but it also turns the optical library into a blazingly fast archive and retrieval resource for the entire network.
The product in this announcement is available through the program supplier, QStar Technologies, Inc. Intended Customers IBM's OLM customers operating in a RISC 6000 AIX 3.2.5 environment and needing to upgrade to AIX 4.1.5 or 4.2.

Key Prerequisites

Although this package is tailored for users who have OLM generated optical media, any customer with AIX 4.1.5 or 4.2 and an IBM 3995 Jukebox can use it.

Available Dates

July 15, 1997.

QStar HSM V 3.0

Upgrade Path to AIX 4.1.5

OLM JFS Read Only Capability, OFS Read/Write Capability

August 1, 1997.

QStar HSM V4.0

Upgrade Path to AIX 4.2.

OLM JFS Read/Write Capability, OFS Read/Write Capability

At a Glance

QStar HSM, QStar's leading Storage Management Software for sophisticated large-scale networks. Features Include:

OLM data can be accessed directly from the media it was originally written on or transferred to an OFS (Optical File System) format which allows old and new data to be added to new media sets with platter spanning capabilities.

QStar HSM enables the server to provide a virtually unlimited on-line, transparently managed mass storage resource.

Partitioning allows the 3995 jukebox to be logically divided up so that it appears as multiple standard virtual hard disks.

Technical Information

Specified Operating Environment

Primary Industry: IBM's OLM users

Hardware Requirements

Minimum

Processor: RS/6000

Memory: 32MB

Storage Devices: 35MB free disk space

3995 Models A63, 063, or 163

Software Requirement

OS: AIX 4.1.5, or 4.

Other Software: None

Software Support

Standard 90 day warranty

Annual Maintenance Includes

- Unlimited Phone Support 9 AM to 5 PM Central

- Free Software Updates to HSM version 4.0 and future releases.

Packaging

Product Media: CD ROM

Manuals: Install Guide and Users Guide

Ordering Information

Orders for new licenses will only be accepted and scheduled for shipment by QStar Technologies, Inc. Corporate Office. Contact Kim Workman at +850-243-0900 x. 224 or by Internet/Email at: info@qstar.com. Or fax Purchase Order to +850-243-4234 Attn. Sales Department

Available Dates

July 15, 1997: Version 3.0 for AIX 4.1.5

August 15, 1997: Version 4.0 for AIX 4.2

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