Using Ethernet-Connected LTO Drives

XenData LTO archives manage files on three storage tiers:

  • Online on the XenData disk cache
  • Nearline on an LTO cartridge within a robotic library
  • Offline on externalized cartridges

The externalized LTO cartridges storing offline files were typically written in the library and then subsequently exported. The provides the lowest cost archive storage available.

XenData software keeps track of the offline file locations and provides an alert if an offline file is requested. The alert identifies the barcode(s) of the cartridges containing the file. A human operator can then bring the file nearline by importing the cartridge into the LTO library. Alternatively, the cartridge can be inserted into an external LTO drive connected to the system. Now that Ethernet-connected drives are available from Magstor and Symply, an external LTO drive can be conveniently located outside the server room together with the externalized cartridges.

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PBS

XenData’s fully supported clustered server meets all the requirements for our disaster recovery site. We have been very pleased with the SX-525 product and XenData’s technical team who have provided system design and integration services above and beyond expectations.

James Cutright, Director, Project Management
PBS

Crew Cuts

I did my research, and the best archive solution was from XenData which manages a robotic LTO library behind the scenes. This helps to minimize our total costs and allows us to focus on producing great content for our customers.

Chris Keenan, CTO
Crew Cuts

Ideal Systems Singapore

We partnered with XenData for the GlobeCast Broadcast facility rollout, because it offers one of the most cost effective, robust digital video archives on the market and a great migration alternative to some of the more expensive digital video archive vendor offerings.

Fintan Mc Kiernan, CEO
Ideal Systems Singapore

North Shore Automation

Having completed over 25 joint installations of XenData archive systems, we have found everyone on the XenData team to be both highly professional and super responsive and their technology to be rock solid. They are truly a pleasure to work with.

Bryson Jones, Founder
North Shore Automation

Warner Brothers Animation

Our XenData LTO archive system provides us with a central repository for all completed projects. It is a single multi-petabyte storage volume containing over 100 million files that can be easily browsed and restored.

Maxwell Frome
Warner Brothers Animation

This is Just a Test

With over 558 TB of content and growing, conventional backup solutions just don’t work for us. Our XenData system allows us to maintain an ongoing mirrored copy of our shared storage while creating replica LTO copies for offsite storage.

Nathan Flom
This is Just a Test

Excelencia

We have now installed over 170 XenData archive systems across Mexico and they have proven to be very reliable. In addition, the technical support from XenData has been outstanding.

Jorge Castaneda, President
Excelencia en Comunicaciones y Tecnología

XenData Announces Support for ALTO Disk-Based Archives

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