XAM Specifications
During various times in the development of a technical document within the SNIA we will make available a Work-in-Progress DRAFT version of the document for public review feedback for a limited time period.
XAM (Extensible Access Method) is an application to storage interface which empowers meta-data to instrument the automation of information-based management. This new interface will give applications a standard interface and metadata to communicate with XAM-conformant storage devices to achieve interoperability, storage transparency, and automation for ILM-based practices, long term records retention, and information assurance (security).
XAM Specifications - Working Drafts
Publication of the Working Draft of Version 1.0 for review and comment has been approved by the FCAS TWG. This draft represents a “best effort” attempt by the FCAS TWG to reach preliminary consensus, and it may be updated, replaced, or made obsolete at any time. This document should not be used as reference material or cited as other than a “work in progress.”
Suggestions for changes to this document should be directed to the SNIA Technical Council Managing Director at tcmd@snia.org.
The Reviewer's Guide is available and summarizes changes to the specification between V 0.6 and V1.
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XAM Architecture Specification Version 1 This document is intended to be used by two broad audiences. The first audience consists of application programmers who wish to use the XAM Application Programmers Interface (API) to create, access, manage, and query reference content through standardized methods that are collectively referred to as XAM (eXtensible Access Method). The second audience consists of those who implement reference content stores that wish to provide access to their stores through the XAM standardized methods.
- XAM C API Specification Version 1
This document forms part of the XAM Software Development Kit (SDK). It is a complete reference document for C application development using the XAM API. It is intended for experienced programmers, for those developing applications that interface with storage systems that support the XAM API, and for those developing components of the XAM Library itself. For an overview of the SNIA XAM, refer to the Business Overview chapter in the XAM Architecture Specification.
- XAM JAVA API Specification Version 1
This document forms part of the XAM Software Development Kit (SDK). It is a complete reference document for Java application development using the XAM API. It is intended for experienced programmers, for those developing applications that interface with storage systems which support the XAM API, and for those developing components of the XAM Library itself. For an overview of the SNIA XAM, refer to the Business Overview chapter in the XAM Architecture Specification.
