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Prime Cache-A

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Cache-A’s first product introduction was the Prime-Cache archive appliance with all the features needed to provide networked storage systems to video professionals.


Prime-Cache represents a huge step forward delivering new capabilities to the professional video and film industries. Fast, small and unbelievably capable, archiving with Prime-Cache is easier than ever before. The lists below outline a range of features never seen before on any single archiving appliance.


 


Prime-Cache Advantages



  •   Direct access to archived content from any platform


Simultaneous multi-user access

Volume sharing and FTP built-in

Windows/MacOS/Unix/Linux

Web page control over all operations

FTP, Samba, NFS, afp, Bonjour

USB storage device direct connections

 

 

  •   Directory on each tape


Media is portable, shelf-storable, interchangeable

Directly accessible with no special software

Lets you treat A-Series tapes like video tape

 

 

  • Easy to Deploy - Easy to Use


Plug and play integration into Gb Ethernet networks

Integrates seamlessly into file-based workflows

Self-contained appliance is a complete solution

Lets you treat our LTO drive like a NAS

 

 

  • Content Aware


Keeps media metadata in each tape's directory and in the system catalog

Fully searchable database built-in

.mfx, .mov and .r3d file type support planned (option)*

 


 

Archiving Made Easy

 

  • Built-in searchable database of all your tapes


Prime-Cache remembers every single Cache-A tape it has ever seen

Prime-Cache shares its catalog database with all other Cache-A decks on the network

 
 

  • Automated backup capability built-in


Schedule events to backup any network shared volumes at any time

One-time, daily, weekly, or monthly events cover your backup needs

 
 

  • Span archives across multiple cartridges


Treat a group of tapes as a single entity allowing files and directories to span past the end of tape

 
 

  • Standard LTO-4 tape TAR compatibility


No special hardware or software needed to read out tapes with any LTO-4 Drive

 

 

Prime-Cache Product Specifications

 

LTO-4 Drive Specs


Native Capacity: 800 GB

Average Access Time: 64 Seconds from BOT

Average Load Time: 17 Seconds

Rewind Time: 121 Seconds from EOT

MTBF: 250,000 Hours

Uncorrected Error Rate: 1x10^17

 

 

 

Media Specs


Archival Life: 30 years

Durability: 5,000 load/unload cycles

 

 

 

Physical Specs


Power: 120VAC / 240VAC 50/60 Hz, auto-ranging, 120 Watts

Dimensions: 10.75 in. x 4.4 in. x 10.75 in., 273 mm x 112 mm x 273 mm

 


Prime-Cache System Specs

 

 

Sustained Transfer Rate: up to 75 MB/s (large file performance)

Hard Disk Drive Capacity: 1000 GB

Connectivity: GB Ethernet Port, USB Ports X 6 (2 front, 4 rear), VGA Monitor, Mouse & Keyboard for Maintenance

IP Services: NFS - Unix/Linux, SMB/CIFS - Windows, afp - MacOS, Bonjour / ZeroConf, FTP

 

 

 

 

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