LTO Ultrium LTFS
LTO Ultrium Linear Tape File System (LTFS)
Eliminating the Complexity of Tape.
LTFS (Linear Tape File System) is a free and easy-to-use software utility that allows LTO tape drives to connect and operate just like a large hard disk. Users can drag and drop files at high speed directly from tape onto the desktop or vice-versa. LTFS is ideal for large data file transportation or archiving tasks.
The LTFS specification is controlled by the LTO consortium ensuring compatibility across all LTO tape products. LTFS also supports multiple operating systems: Windows, MacOS and Linux.
Key Benefits:
- LTFS is free and easy to use (drag and drop files).
- LTFS supports multiple operating systems (Windows, Mac & Linux).
- LTFS is fully compatible across all LTO-5, 6, 7, 8 and LTO-9 tape drives.
Applications for LTFS
- Media and entertainment: data transportation and archive.
- Medical & health: X-rays/CT backup and archive.
- Surveillance: CCTV backup and archive.
- Military: video backup and archive.
- Information archival for e-discovery purposes.
LTFS is a Solution for:
- Eliminating data loss
- Improving Productivity
- Reducing Software costs
- Reducing administration costs
- Lowering storage costs
- Lowering Migration costs
- Others
LTFS Downloads
Download OS Specific Software for LTFS Archiving Downloads For LTO-7/8Downloads For LTO-5/6When to use LTFS:
- LTFS can be used for any file that needs to be protected with a copy.
- LTFS is ideal for transporting large data {les (video, database etc.).
Benifits of LTFS:
- Copy files to tape with your File system
- Quick ad-hok file protection, not scheduled backup.
- Single drive Desktop Tape solution
- Open format Tape, Free LTFS software
How to Implement and Use LTFS with Overland-Tandberg LTO-5/6/7/8 Tape Drives
Implementation is easy. Simply download the LTFS software and install. You may need to upgrade the firmware for your tape drive or SAS/FC controller. Simply load a tape into the drive, mount it into the file system, and it becomes visible as a disk. For more information, please download the LTFS user guide.
LTFS Summary
The Linear Tape File System (LTFS) makes viewing and accessing tape files easier than ever before. LTFS works in conjunction with LTO tape technology for ease of use and portability for open systems tape storage. With LTFS, one partition holds the content and the other holds the content’s index, so the tape can be self-describing to improve archive management. With the operating system’s graphical file manager and directory tree, utilizing data on an LTO Ultrium tape cartridge is as easy as dragging and dropping the file.
New Mac OS Software
| Description | Name | Link |
| Linear Tape File System Software – MacOS X | LTFS_SDE_LTO_MAC_v2.4.1.2 | Download |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
| Description | Name | Size | Link |
| Linear Tape File System Software – SUSE 11 | LTFS_SDE_LTO7_SUSE11_v2.2.2.zip | 1.428 KB | Download |
LTFS Version 2.2.1 – Downloads for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
| Description | Name | Link |
| Linear Tape File System Software – x64 | LTFS_BINARIES_SLES11_x64_PKG.tar.gz | Download |
| Linear Tape File System Software – x86 | LTFS_BINARIES_SLES11_x86_PKG.tar.gz | Download |
| Linear Tape File System Software – (Source) | LTFS_2.2.1_SOURCE.tar.gz | Download |
Documentation
| Description | Name | Link |
| LTFS Implementation Guide for Single Drives | IB-Implementation_of_LTFS_for_TD_LTO5_LTO6_Single_Drives_EN | Download |
| LTFS User Guide for Mac and Linux Systems | LTFS User Guide – Mac & Linux | Download |
| LTFS User Guide for Windows Systems | LTFS User Guide – Windows | Download |
| LTFS Compatibility Matrix | LTFS Compatibility Matrix-Jul-2017 | Download |