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70 -- TEST AND EVALUATION OF AN INTEGRATED CACHE DISK ARRAY SOL RFI95-7 POC Kaye Klinker, Contracting Officer, (202)707-8608. Information Technology Services (ITS) of the Library of Congress plans to test and evaluate a high capacity, high performance, integrated cache disk array from the EMC Corporation of Hopkinton, MA. ITS plans to use this disk array to develop, test, and evaluate the high performance component of a hierarchically structured mass storage facility required as part of the National Digital Library Initiative of the Library of Congress. The ITS considers a disk array storage capacity of one terabyte to be appropriate. Additionally appropriate are the capabilities, to attach directly to a minimum of six IBM RS/6000 servers, to provide configuration administration facilities directly compatible with the AIX Smit utility, to provide a RAID-5 or compatible level of data protection, and to provide a hot sparing capability. Other companies which have available, similar high capacity small footprint disk array equipment that can attach directly to a minimum of six IBM RS/6000 servers, that can be administrered by the Smit utility, and that wish to make its equipment available at no cost for similar testing are invited to contact Melissa A. Stevenski, Contracts Specialists, (202)707-8606 to obtain information about the procedures under RFI95-7. (0178)

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