Active Circle announces LTFS support for data exchange on LTO

Active Circle announces LTFS support for data exchange on LTO Active Circle customers are now able to select data and export it to an LTO tape in LTFS format. LTFS (Linear Tape File System) is a format which is supported by tape drive manufacturers adhering to the LTO Ultrium standard since LTO version 5. It offers the advantage of storing both data and the file index of the data on tape. Active Circle announces support for LTFS as a data exchange format for LTO tapes.

An LTFS tape can be read independently of the storage system, and it offers a file system view of the files on the tape, similar to a USB key. The LTFS drivers of an operating system can read the file index and provide copying, moving and deletion functionality, as well as drag-and-drop capability in the user interface.

The LTFS format is supported starting in version 4.0.2 of the Active Circle storage and archiving system. With this version, users can use the Active Circle File Explorer to select data on a share and create an LTO tape in LTFS format containing the data. The data can be selected independently of physical location be it disk or tape.

We have supported the Posix TAR format for ten years, which guarantees the longevity and the readability of the data independently of Active Circle. LTFS was therefore a logical addition, as the format is being used by our customers in the media, science and imaging sectors says Philippe Motet, CTO of Active Circle.

About Active Circle Active Circle provides software solutions for storing, preserving and sharing large-scale flows of digital assets in the Media, Science and Imaging sectors. Active Circle's vision goes beyond the current trend of specialized scale-out solutions for storing large and growing amounts of data. Active Circle software is industry-smart: it handles industry-specific data formats, provides optimizations and user-oriented interfaces. It integrates deeply into applications to simplify their workflows and to provide an unlimited space to store, archive and share data.

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