Buffalo Surveillance Server, Administrator'S Manual

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Buffalo Surveillance Server System Requirements
The Buffalo Surveillance Server fully manages data in an Information Repository comprising
computers equipped with diverse OSs, including
Microsoft Windows , Linux , and
Macintosh OS X . All data attributes, including streams, access forks, access control lists,
and rights are preserved by the Information Repository. Regardless of which OS you are
running, you will need a keyboard and monitor to run the Buffalo Surveillance Server. If you are
running a Buffalo Surveillance Server application, you will also need a pointing device such as a
mouse. If you are using a single-button mouse, press
click where the documentation
states "right-click."
Buffalo Surveillance Server processes will run less than optimally if your hardware does
not meet or exceed requirements.
The appearance of Buffalo Surveillance Server applications will vary slightly depending on
the platform on which they are installed. For example, where the Window's application
menu displays Exit, the Macintosh application menu displays Quit.
Retrieval of files requires TCP/IP - Ethernet Network Protocol.
Supported Configurations
Buffalo Surveillance Server Vaults support many different types of storage hardware. The
following table covers a few of the device technologies that the Buffalo Surveillance Server
supports.
Hard Disk
The Buffalo Surveillance Server uses an assigned portion of a computer’s file
system disk space when a hard disk based Vault is set up. Space in this dynamic
media environment can be added or removed very easily using the media
management tools in Vault Admin.
Tape Stackers, Changers, Auto-loaders, and Libraries
A tape automation system is a single unit of equipment with one or more tape drives and
internal shelves or slots in which several units of media are stored. Tape automation
systems contain robotic systems that move media between storage slots and the drives.
These units range from single drive systems, with just a few tape slots, to large, truck
shipped systems that can accommodate over 100 drives and thousands of tapes.
Tape automation systems fit into two basic categories:
Stackers and changers are sequential automation systems. They are designed to
change tapes in a sequence, from 1 through x.
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