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Which peripherals can I monitor?
StorSentry™ recognizes 9940, 9840, T10000, IBM 3590, 3592, LTO, DLT, and SDLT tape drives using Imation media.
StorSentry™ supports the Windows 2000 or XP & UNIX platforms.
All the software components required by StorSentry™ are included in the installation pack. StorSentry requires a SQL database and environment.
StorSentry™ is installed on the backup server to which the media to monitor are attached.
No, StorSentry™ is not a tester; this separate tool runs in parallel to the backup applications. It collects a certain amount of data available within the drive during the backup process.
No, StorSentry™ runs in an unobtrusive manner in the backup environment. The StorSentry collection agent regularly scans the SCSI or fibre chain on which the peripheral devices are connected. This scanning frequency is set by default so as not to impact the data throughput between the backup server and the attached peripherals in the majority of configurations.
No. An infrastructure with, for example, 10 drives and 300 media would generate, over a year, a database with a size of 96 MB for 20 mounts per day.