X50 Overview

The X50 V3 Archive Appliance manages one or more attached LTO libraries and up to 144 TB of internal RAID.  Designed for long-term data retention, the appliance delivers the economics and durability of LTO with the usability of disk. Content can be written and read via SMB or NFS network shares or as object storage via HTTPS.

• Supports up to 8 LTO SAS drives or an unlimited number of FC LTO drives when using a FC switch
• Two models: with either 64 TB or 144 TB internal managed RAID
• Automatic LTO cartridge replication provides cost effective data protection
• Writes to LTO using the LTFS format, preventing vendor lock-in
• File/object versioning provides enhanced ransomware protection
• Manages an unlimited number of externalized LTO cartridges
• Easily create LTO cartridges for distribution to others
• Easy migration to later LTO generations
• Runs automatically, requiring minimal operator intervention

The XenData X50 V3 appliance provides a future-ready archive platform that grows with an organization’s needs.

File System and S3 Object Storage

By combining familiar Windows file system access with S3 object storage in a single LTO archive system, the X50 V3 delivers a solution that meets current and future workflows.

• File System Interface: a single standard Windows logical drive letter which scales to 100+ PB and up to 2 billion files. It may be shared as standard SMB or NFS network shares with standard Windows permissions.
• S3 Object Storage: Any folder in the file system may be designated as an S3 bucket, accessible via HTTPS. An appliance administrator defines S3 users and assigns an access key and secret key to each user. He or she then assigns permissions for each user to the S3 buckets.

Add a Web Interface to View Media Previews

Adding XenData Media Portal software to an X50 allows the user to browse the file system and see previews of video and image files within the selected folder. An authorized user can also use the web interface to download any selected file. By previewing files, users can be sure that they are selecting the correct content before restoring.

Combine LTO and Cloud Object Storage

Adding a Cloud File Gateway Extension to your LTO archive system provides you with two archive destinations: local LTO and public cloud. The different archive destinations are presented in the highly scalable XenData archive file system, and you configure policies to determine which files are stored on cloud and which on archived on your on-premises LTO.

A Cloud File Gateway Extension creates a hybrid system that may be used in many ways:

• Backup on-premises LTO content to the cloud. This is an alternative to using XenData LTO cartridge replication which minimizes manual intervention.
• Copy content to local LTO as it is being written to the cloud. By keeping an LTO copy, avoid expensive egress and rehydration fees if you ever need to migrate.
• Migrate from LTO to the cloud. Automatically repack your LTO content to the cloud. This is a background task with no downtime.
• Migrate from cloud to LTO Repatriate your cloud content to on-premises LTO to save on costly public cloud fees.
• Remote upload to the cloud and sync to on-prem LTO. Ideal for organizations that upload files to the cloud from the field and want to automatically create a copy on their central on-prem archive system.

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