Active archives provide secure long-term storage of your digital assets. They represent a tier of storage that is lower performance than fast primary disk but much lower in cost per TB. XenData provides tiered storage systems that archive to LTO data tape in robotic libraries and in stand-alone drives, on-premises disk-based object storage and/or to public cloud object storage.
XenData archive solutions with stand-alone LTO drives manage an unlimited number of offline LTO cartridges. They offer a highly cost-effective way to manage an unlimited volume of digital content.
X1 Archive Appliance for External LTO Drives
Rich Functionality: running the same software as XenData Library Appliances
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- Manages one or more Thunderbolt LTO drives
- Manages unlimited number of offline LTO cartridges
- Accessed as network share or local drive letter
- LTFS and TAR format. Legacy formats supported.
- Syncs any accessible file system to LTO
- Add XenData Media Portal to provide previews of your offline video and image digital assets.
XenData Workstation Software for LTO Drives
Easy to Use: read and write using Windows File Explorer.
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- Manages one or more LTO external drives with SAS, USB or Thunderbolt interfaces.
- Manages unlimited number of offline LTO cartridges
- Accessed via Windows File Explorer
- LTFS and TAR