Panasonic LB-DM9 User Manual

Optical disc library system for long-term data
archiving using Blu-ray disc™ technology

DataArchiver unit

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Long term archiving

Sustainable storage

Low T.C.O.

(Preliminary)

DataArchiver unit
and its media

Characteristics

Suitable for preserving valuable data

• Less migration with long media life, 50-year longevity

• Reducing the cost for data migration, operation cost, media purchasing and

electric power

Energy-saving and natural-resource-saving data preservation

• No electric power required for media storage since the media can be preserved
for long time in the office environment

• No media disposal is necessary on data migration

High data density/high capacity

• 12 BD-R discs held in ultra thin magazine makes 1.2TB/magazine and
108TB/unit maximum.

• Magazine can be taken out from the unit and stored in a shelf. Magazine can be
managed by RFID in it

High performance

• 216MB/s read and write

• 200ms of access time

System configuration examples

Example of video archiving system

LAN

Filed video data

： Video data flow

SAS

Video source

VTR Video ingestion

system

Data archiving

system

Example of generic IT sysme

Client PC

NAS connection

(CIFS protocol)

DA Manager

Archiving

DataArchiver

unit

LAN

Server

NAS head with magazine
management function

DataArchiver
unit

Magazine shelf

- Each magazine is
managed by its RFID

- Surveillance function
with RFID

- Door lock mechanism
with user
identification