Linear Tape Open Standard 9
The solution also reduces your data storage investment risk by using open standards based tape technology.
Linear tape open standard 9. Lto 5 is a tape format from the linear tape open lto consortium released in 2010. Featuring an open format lto technology allows users to have multiple sources of product and media as well as. Iso iec reinforces confidence in file management system for linear tape open technology. Also a new initialization feature will allow you to use new lto generation 7 cartridges as lto 8 type.
Adherence to linear tape open ultrium 7 standard. It will follow the lto 8 version which launched in 2017. Lto 9 specs reveal compromise. Hewlett packard enterprise ibm and quantum control the lto consortium which directs development and manages licensing and certification of media and mechanism manufacturers.
Snia linear tape file system format specification now an iso iec standard. It has since been supplanted by lto 6 with planned lto 7 lto 8 lto 9 and lto 10 versions as yet unreleased. With the recent release of the linear tape open 9 lto 9 standard tape drives with increased capacity and speed should be available soon but that doesn t mean users of tape drives should. Lto ultrium often used for backup and archiving is the standard form factor of the lto cartridge developed and released by the consortium.
Linear tape open lto is a magnetic tape data storage technology originally developed in the late 1990s as an open standards alternative to the proprietary magnetic tape formats that were available at the time. According to the consortium lto 5 capacity is in the area of 3 terabytes tb with data transfer rates of up to 280. Ensure compatibility with lto ultrium 7 vendors tape drive and automation products. Those looking for a doubling of capacity over lto 8 which was the plan according to the group s product roadmap will be disappointed.
Linear tape open lto is a magnetic tape data storage technology originally developed in the late 1990s as an open standards alternative to the proprietary magnetic tape formats that were available at the time. The three companies behind the linear tape open lto tape standard released the specifications for lto 9 last week. Using linear tape open lto tapes formatted with the linear tape file system ltfs the tape can be accessed on your computer just like a hard drive or ssd. Hewlett packard enterprise ibm and quantum control the lto consortium which directs development and manages licensing and certification of media and mechanism manufacturers.
Brought to you by the most trusted brands in storage. Linear tape open lto the lto logo ultrium and the ultrium logo are. Lto 9 linear tape open 9 is a future tape format from the linear tape open consortium. Files appear in folders and moving them to and retrieving them from tape is drag and drop easy.
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