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Data Archiver LB-DH8 seriesDiscontinued

Japanese
A scalable optical disc library system that satisfies increasing demand for long-term data storage [Made-to-order product]
Highly-reliable, low running cost optical disc storage suitable for long-term data storage Scalable module configuration to flexibly respond to user needs

The LB-DH8 Series Data Archiver is a scalable optical disc library system that supports ever-increasing demand for longer-term data storage in data center business. Panasonic has leveraged its optical disc drive, media, and advanced robotics technologies to develop a scalable module expansion configuration that can support an increase of data with high reliability that is necessary for long-term data storage.
The system consists of data archiver magazines which hold twelve optical discs. Each magazine can store 1.2 TB of data. The system has a base module (magazine writer unit) and expansion module (magazine loader) that can house up to 76 data archiver magazines respectively. A maximum of 91.2 TB can be stored in each module. The system consists of three types of modules: base module, bottom module (magazine carrier), and expansion module combined with magazine management software. By installing additional expansion modules on the 19-inch rack, a flexible system configuration can be created according to the data volume. Up to seven modules can be installed to realize high-volume optical disc storage of 638.4 TB max. per rack.
The Data Archiver uses RAID technology. Twelve drive units concurrently operate twelve optical discs housed in a data archiver magazine to provide high-speed data transfer up to 216 MB/s*1 and high reliability to protect data from unforeseen failures. Optical discs that have a data storage life of 100 years*2 are adopted to eliminate regular data migration. Standby power consumption is only 7 W*3, significantly lowering power consumption and reducing running cost of data centers.

*1: When RAID 0 is applied. Unit measurement value obtained by a Panasonic standard test. Actual writing speed varies depending on environmental conditions, such as the server.
*2:The estimated lifetime based on acceleration tests conducted by Panasonic at a temperature of 30 °C and humidity of 70%. Note that it is not a guaranteed value.
*3: In the case of the minimum configuration (base module + bottom module) at 24 V DC input.