Product Description

Openness is the AML/E’s most significant advantage. It is a true mixed-media system, compatible with all commonly available drives. Mixtures of different media and drives can easily be combined within a single system. Also, the AML/E can be expanded in stages, allowing the system to grow with your projected data storage requirements.

MDL has many years of experience with large computer installations and has drawn on the expertise that went into the market leading AML/2 for the design of the AML/E. That’s why choosing an MDL Automated Mixed-Media Library is a sound investment in the future of your company. Our systems can make the best use of even the smallest space in a computer room.

• Tailored for businesses that can store their data on 360 to 11,520 cartridges.
• Sustains 300 mount/keep actions per hour, thus ensuring consistently low access times for increasing amounts of data.
• Handles 3480/3490, 3590, LTO, SDLT™, VHS, 8mm, 5 1/4" Optical Disks, D-2S, D-2M with its versatile gripper.
• Cartridge storage units can be installed in a variety of combinations.
• Easily expands with your growing business.
• Modular construction is a key factor in the flexibility of the AML/E system.
• Fully compatible with all major operating systems today.
• Supports mixed media and mixed drive types.

Expansion Possibilities

Technical Specifications

Storage capacities with, for example, 3480 style cartridges:

Linear Rack: height cartridges max of 6 racks

2.05m 120 720

2.43m 150 900

2.80m 180 1080

Hexa Tower: height cartridges max of 4 towers

2.05m 720 2880

2.43m 900 3600

2.80m 1080 4320

Quadro Tower: height cartridges max of 2 towers

2.05m 3840 7680

2.43m 4800 9600

2.80m 5760 11520

All storage units can be equipped with a mixture of several different media types.

Actions per hour: 300 sustained, 400 peak

We support magnetic tape cartridge drives from the following manufacturers: ADIC, IBM, DEC, HDS, Memorex, SNI, STK and others.

All automatable drives for: 3480/3490, 8590, SDLT, VHS, 8mm, 5 1/4" Optical Disks, D-2S, D-2M.

Host-To-Tape Library Communications

LU 6.2 Token Ring

LU2

EXCP/3x74

V24 (RS-232)

Ethernet TCP/IP

Software and Platforms

IBM MVS/SP2/XA/ESA

IBS/OS/400

Cray, Convex, Silicon Graphics, Sun, IBM RS/6000,

HP, Digital Open VMS and others

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