QStar Technologies Corporate

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QStar Technologies

• International Company
• Established in USA in 1987
• Seventeen years old
• Opened European offices in 1994
• Headquartered in
• Fort Walton Beach Florida, USA
• Milano Italy
• Office UK

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QStar Technologies Mission
Storage Technology
Platforms
Tape Libraries
MO, UDO, PDD DVD-RAM Libraries
CD/DVD-ROM CD/DVD-R Libraries
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Supported Platforms

• Microsoft Windows
• NT4
• Windows 2000
• XP
• Windows 2003
• Linux
• Red Hat
• SuSe
• Mandrake
• Debian
• SUN Solaris
• HP-UX
• HP/Compaq Tru64
• IBM AIX
• SGI IRIX

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Supported Technology

• RAID
• DAS
• SAN
• NAS
• Centera

• Optical
• UDO (Ultra Density Optical)
• PDD (Professional Disk for Data)
• Magneto Optical (MO)
• 12 True Worm
• Phase Change
• DVD
• DVD-R
• DVD-ROM
• DVD-RAM
• DVD-MULTI
• CD
• CD-R
• CD-ROM
• Tape
• AIT
• SAIT
• DLT
• SDLT

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QStar Media Transportability

• Media can be Transported Between Different
  Platforms in Real Time

Windows
SUN
HP
LINUX
IBM
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QStar Migration Concept
QSTAR INTEGRAL VOLUME
Cache is Full
Copy Disk Functionality
Cache 1
Media Set
Cache 2
Jukebox
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Hierarchical Storage Management
NETWORK
Server
RAID
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Hierarchical Storage Management
NETWORK
Server
RAID
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Hierarchical Storage Management
NETWORK
Server
RAID
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Qstar Integral Volume
QSTAR INTEGRAL VOLUME
Cache
Media Set
Jukebox
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Cache

• Cache
• Local Hard disk
• RAID
• RAID (Fibre Channel)
• NAS (Network Attached Storage)
• Transaction Logging
• Fast Automated Recovery From System Failure
• Reliable Data Integrity
• Secure Directory Structure
• Each Archive Media Contains
• File Index
• Directory Entries
• File Data
• Volume Identifier
• Volume File System Database (Fast Recovery)
• Single Volume View
• Combines Magnetic Disk, Archive Media and
  Off-line Media into a Single Logical Volume

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Transparent Access

• Works with any Application

Email Archiving
Imaging
Internet Server
CAD/CAM
Data Base
COLD
Pre-Press
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QStar Products
HSM UDO, PDD, MO, DVD-RAM, Tape
SDJ HSM, Data Director, Master
STJ HSM, Data Director
Data Director UDO, PDD, MO, DVD-RAM, Tape
Axxess DVD-ROM, CD-ROM
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QStar HSM

• Secure On-Line Archival
• Jukebox Spanning
• Multiple Native File Systems
• High Performance Caching
• Dynamically Expanding Volumes
• Hierarchical Storage Management
• Single Volume View
• No File Size Limitation
• Automated Data Migration
• Copy-Disk
• Scheduled or Automatic
• Incremental or Full Media

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QStar HSM

• Copy-Disk Functionality

NETWORK
Disk 1
Disk 2
Disk 3
Disk 4

• Disk 5

Media Set
Cache
Server
Copy Disk 1
Copy Disk 2
Jukebox
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QStar Data Director

• Real Time Mirroring
• All the features of QStar HSM
• Hot Standby
• Automatic Re-synchronisation (Hot Sync)
• Load Balancing
• Automatic Failover
• API based
• Three different Data Director
• Data Director 1 DDR 1
• Data Director 2 DDR 2
• Data Director 3 DDR 3

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QStar Data Director

• DDR 1
• Mirroring Single Jukebox and Single Server

QSTAR INTEGRAL VOLUME
Primary Mirror Set
Cache
Server
Jukebox
Secondary Mirror Set
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QStar Data Director

• DDR 2
• Mirroring Dual Jukebox and Single Server

NETWORK
Primary Mirror Jukebox
Secondary Mirror Jukebox
Server
Cache
Secondary Mirror Set
Primary Mirror Set
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QStar Data Director

• DDR 3
• Mirroring Dual Jukebox and Dual Server

NETWORK
INTERNET or T1 CONNECTION
Cache
Secondary Server
Primary Server
Primary Mirror Jukebox
Secondary Mirror Set
Primary Mirror Set
Secondary Mirror Jukebox
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QStar Axxess

• CD-ROM and DVD-ROM Formats Supported
• ISO 9660 - Rock Ridge and Microsoft Extensions
• UDF 1.50 2.00 2.01
• Full Directory Structure Caching
• Supports directory viewing of off-line media
• Entire CD/DVD Caching
• Selectively by set
• Or by default on all sets
• Jukebox Features Support
• Disc Magazine Pack Removal
• Dual Sided Media (Flipper)
• Dynamic On-line Set Management
• Addition of CD/DVDs to a mounted Set
• Removal of CD/DVDs from a mounted Set

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QStar Master

• CD-R and DVD-R Format Supported
• ISO 9660 - Rock Ridge and Microsoft Extensions
• UDF 1.50 2.00 2.01
• Recording CD-R and DVD-R
• Disk at Once
• Direct Write
• Scheduled Write
• Verification
• Packet Writing (Sequential Write)
• Single Volume
• Automount
• Spanning
• - Automatic Media Close
• - Manual Media Close
• Verification

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QStar Master

• Automount

Cache
DIR 1
DIR 2
DIR 3
Media Set
Jukebox
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QStar Master

• Spanning

Cache
Media Set
Jukebox
Automatic UDF Image Backup on Hard-Disk
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QStar Master

• Multiple Technology CD/DVD
• Different types of Media Drives in the same
  Jukebox
• Jukebox Features Support
• Disc Magazine Pack Removal
• Flipper
• Full Directory Structure Caching
• Supports directory viewing of off-line media
• Entire CD/DVD Caching
• Selectively by set
• Or by default on all sets
• Network Support
• Client-Server Interaction
• Dynamic On-line Set Management
• Addition of CD/DVDs to a mounted Set
• Removal of CD/DVDs from a mounted Set
• Failure Recovery
• Logical
• Physical
• Automatic UDF Image Backup

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QStar MultiStor

• File Server Side File Management
• Perfect fit for SAN Implementations
• Policy Based Data Mover and Retention Deletion
• Archiving/Deletion Policies
• Time Modification or Access
• Threshold Watermarks
• File Types Extensions
• Search Regular Expressions
• File Size Greater Than, Less Than, Between Two
  Sizes
• Seamless Integration with Current Customer
  Implementation
• Copy On Close
• Copy On close (Read Only Flag)
• Resync Existing Data Between Raid and Jukebox

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QStar MultiStor
Stub File
2Kb
Local Hard Disk or RAID
Server
500Mb
Cache
Jukebox
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QStar Network Migrator

• Centralized Storage
• Application Servers
• Client Machines
• Tiered Storage
• Hierarchical Storage Management with Layers of
  Hard Disk and RAID Volumes
• Archiving/Deletion Policies
• Time Modification or Access
• Threshold Watermarks
• File Types Extensions
• Search Regular Expressions
• File Size Greater Than, Less Than, Between Two
  Sizes
• Seamless Integration with Current Customer
  Implementation

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QStar Network Migrator
QStar Network Migrator
Stub File
Stub File
Stub File
Stub File
.mp3, .wav
NETWORK
.html, .swf
.doc, .txt, .ppt
Stub File
Local Hard Disk or RAID
2Kb
.tif, .eps, .jpg...
Server
.avi, .mov, .mpg...
500Mb
Cache
Cache
Jukebox
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Current Customer Industries

• Insurance
• Manufacturing
• Retail
• Industrial
• Retail Department Stores
• Application and Storage Services
• Providers (ASP and SSP)
• Medical and Lifesciences
• Hospitals / Medication Distribution
• Medical Imaging
• Newspapers
• Education
• Universities
• Public Schools
• Telecommunications
• Securities
• Close Circuit Video Surveillance

• Financial
• Federal Credit Unions 250 Active
• Installations
• Large Brokerage Houses
• Investment Companies
• Government Local, State and
• Federal
• Law Enforcement
• Federal Judicial Departments
• Military
• Utilities
• Nuclear / Power and Light
• Recycling Plants
• Electrical Plants
• Broadcast and Entertainment
• Television Stations
• Movie Production

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