Linear Tape Open Standard 9

According to the consortium lto 5 capacity is in the area of 3 terabytes tb with data transfer rates of up to 280.

Linear tape open standard 9.

September 16 2020 alex woodie. The solution also reduces your data storage investment risk by using open standards based tape technology. 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. 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.

Lto 9 linear tape open 9 is a future tape format from the linear tape open consortium. 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. Today lto technology provides the confidence that the file you save can be accessed by a broad range of partners for years to come. Those looking for a doubling of capacity over lto 8 which was the plan according to the group s product roadmap will be disappointed.

Files appear in folders and moving them to and retrieving them from tape is drag and drop easy. It s open source and open standard meaning that it s broadly available regardless of which brand of lto tape that you re using. Featuring an open format lto technology allows users to have multiple sources of product and media as well as. Hewlett packard enterprise ibm and quantum control the lto consortium which directs development and manages licensing and certification of media and mechanism manufacturers.

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. It has since been supplanted by lto 6 with planned lto 7 lto 8 lto 9 and lto 10 versions as yet unreleased. Brought to you by the most trusted brands in storage.

Ensure compatibility with lto ultrium 7 vendors tape drive and automation products. The three companies behind the linear tape open lto tape standard released the specifications for lto 9 last week. Linear tape open lto the lto logo ultrium and the ultrium logo are. Hewlett packard enterprise ibm and quantum control the lto consortium which directs development and manages licensing and certification of media and mechanism manufacturers.

Lto 5 is a tape format from the linear tape open lto consortium released in 2010. Adherence to linear tape open ultrium 7 standard. 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. Lto 5 linear tape open 5.

Snia linear tape file system format specification now an iso iec standard.