Hp pcs partitioning and naming drives windows 10, 8 this document is for hp and compaq computers with windows 10 or windows 8. The long term file system is a robust file system that takes advantage of a new generation of tape hardware to provide efficient access to tape using standard tool and interfaces. With ltfs, one partition holds the content and the other holds the contents index, so the tape can be selfdescribing to improve archive management. Hp ltfs is currently available with standalone hp lto5 ultrium tape drives and linux os.
Lto tape drive driver for windows 10 and windows server 20162019 this is a compressed file that unzips into a set of files. Some hp printers, multifunction printers and allinones may not come with a driver, or may come with a basic driver built into the windows 7 operating system os inos driver. I want to use an archive feature from my backup application asigra cloud backup which only use tape drive cartridge formatted with ltfs linear tape file system. For samsung print products, enter the mc or model code found on the product label. The ltfs smart copy tool provides the binary ltfscopy command that provides the below two benefits to the ltfs users. It is a windows commandline utility which provides similarfunctionality to the attr. Ibm maintains the latest levels of the ltfs tools, as well as information on using the tool and related documentation, on the fix central website. These driver downloads enable an lto5 or lto6 tape drive with a cartridge to look to the system just like a usb thumb drive.
Hpe library and tape tools is a free, downloadable, and robust diagnostic tool for all hewlett packard enterprise tape storage products. Ltfs works in conjunction with lto tape technology for ease of use and portability for open systems tape storage. Hp storeopen automation gets better, easier and wider. Prerequisites to apply this hotfix in windows server 2012 r2, you must have april 2014 update rollup for windows rt 8. Hpe storeopen software for ltfs has simplified the process of using linear tape file system ltfs making it easier to leverage this technology. Data sheet storagetek linear tape file system software. The lto technology provider companies quantum, hp, and ibm each have free driver downloads available from their websites for ltfs for windows, mac, and linux platforms. Search hpe support center drivers for hpe ltfs software. Ltfs provides an index partition allowing the archive to write file metadata, including positional information for rapid access. If you want to read and write data to ltfs you need to always mount. I recently purchased a dell powervault lto6 tape drive to use with my dell server running ubuntu 14. By mark fleischhauer, tape storage solutions engineering manager since the introduction of the linear tape file system ltfs, a number of articles, white paper and tech briefs have been written about it and its impact on tape.
Snia ltfs twg members include hp, ibm, oracle and quantum. If user inserts a cleaning cartridge while a drive letter is assigned to the tape drive,hpe storeopen will attempt to use the cartridge. Free ltfs manage tool ltfs quick tools released software. Then, ltfs enables the encryption feature of a drive to handle the data key and its alias. Hello experts, i have a tape drive hp msl 2024 connected to a backup server windows 2012 via sas cable. Windows command line management tool for hp ltfs matts. Hp storeopen standalone ltfs linear tape file system makes tape selfdescribing, filebased, and easytouse and provides users with the ability to use standard file operations on tape media for accessing, managing and sharing files with an interface that behaves as a hard disk. This is attached to a qlogic qle2562 8 gbs fc card on a host. Select the most recent version of linear tape file system tools that you want to download and click continue.
The smaller of the two partitions, at the beginning of the tape, holds all of the file metadata for all of the files. Hp storeopen automation gets better, easier and wider connected with ltfs support for windows a new release of hp storeopen automation delivers a solution for using ltfs in automation environments with windows os. Inos drivers do not include the same features provided on the printer cd or in the full feature or full solution download. We use a quantum scalar i40 robot with a hp ultrium lto6 fibre channel attached drive. Hpe storage storeopen standalone for microsoft windows user. Ltfs software and windows 10 pro ibm hardware spiceworks. I have ts2250 lto5 tape drive for personal use and it used to work fine on windows 8. You can find it either on the back of your laptop, inside the battery compartment or under the cover on the back of. Hpe storeopen and linear tape file system ltfs software hpe. A screenshot of hp s magic ltfs management tool for windows a screenshot of the cartridge utilities screen reverse engineering ltfsconfigurator. In order to preserve the cleaning cartridge, remove the drive letter mapping for the tape drive byusing the ltfs configurator before inserting the cleaning cartridge in to the tape drive. Select your operating system from the platform menu. The quite option in mkltfs and unltfs utilities now does not imply force changes from version v2. Once a drive letter is assigned, no application other than ltfs windows can access the drive.
Now after i assign a drive letter using ltfs configuration tool, no drive appears inside computer container. Hewlett packard enterprise provides a free software implementat ion called storeopen. While ltfs can make a tape appear to behave like a disk, it does not change the fundamentally sequential nature of tape. To get detailed information about the process, including how to submit an ltfs supported offering to the lto programs ltfs compliance verification test process, send an email to the lto program licensing administrator to request an ltfs confidentiality disclosure agreement cda. Im trying to get a new powervault lto8 single drive to utilize ltfs. However, there are plans to extend support to tape automation products and a wider range of platforms including mac os and windows in the near future. Quantum corporation provides an ltfs product with windows, linux and mac os x. Access product support documents and manuals, download drivers by operating environment, and view product support videos and forum discussions.
Technical white papers hpe storeopen and linear tape file system ltfs software. Hpe storeopen and linear tape file system ltfs software. Official hp drivers and software download hp customer. Update to support lto7 tape drives in windows server 2012. Demystifying ltfs by quantum ltfs is available for lto5. A screenshot of hps magic ltfs management tool for windows a screenshot of the cartridge utilities screen reverse engineering ltfsconfigurator. If you dont see your language, its because a hotfix isnt available for that language. Valid license from hewlett packard enterprise required for possession, use or copying. The following applies to hp systems with intel 6th gen and other futuregeneration processors on systems shipping with windows 7, windows 8, windows 8. Ltfs makes tape selfdescribing, filebased, easytouse, and provides users with the ability to use standard file operations on tape media for accessing, managing, and sharing files with an interface. This version of windows running with the processor or chipsets used in this system has limited. Slm2020wxaa the product information label contains your serial number and product number. Step 1 download the ltfs free software for a standalone drive from your drive vendors website for use with your lto5 or lto6 tape drive.
Always download the most recent version of ibm ltfs tools from the fix central website before you install them as described in the topic extracting binary rpm. Downloading and installing hpe ltfs precompiled binaries. How to start using an lto6 tape backup drive with ltfs on. Supported hardware environment hpe 3par storeserv 7000c800020000 storage. Ease of use simply drag and drop files to and from tape. By laura loredo, hp storeever product manager today im talking about our new release of hp storeopen automation that delivers a solution for using ltfs in automation environments with windows os. Ltfs enables a single tape drive to be connected to a workstation running windows, linux or mac, with data accessible in a windowsstyle draganddrop interface. This software can be downloaded from the manufacturer of your lto tape drive. A drive letter is reserved by the system when it is assigned to a hard disk drive, cd, dvd, or network drive. I installed the drive attached to a dell hba, and windows shows it as operating correctly in device manager. The new versionavailable as a free download allows you to connect hp storeever tape libraries with lto5 or lto6 tape drives to windows. Check with your vendor for specific os version support. Archive of ltfs format specification documents download site for all versions of ltfs format specification. Provided for untrained administrators as well as experienced professionals, it is ideal for customers who want to verify their installation, facilitate product reliability, perform their own diagnostics, and achieve faster resolution of tape device issues.
Copyright 2020 hewlett packard enterprise development lp. This four minute value of hp storeopen with ltfs video provides a concise easy to understand overview of how hp storeopen with ltfs delivers a. To use the precompiled binaries, download the installer appropriate to your operating system. After installing ltfs windows, you must assign a drive letter to each tape drive in order to use the program for the first time. In a windows environment, specify a data key and its alias to ltfs by using the ibm ltfs data key configuration wizard for sde that ibm spectrum archive single drive edition provides. Lto8 drive not recognized by ltfs configuration manager. Next i installed the latest ibm ltfs single drive edition version 2. Faster data transfer from tape to disk and tape to tape. Warranty hewlett packard enterprise warrants only that the software media will be free of physical defects for a period of ninety 90 days from delivery. Select ltfs single drive edition sde from the tape drivers and software menu. Hpe storeopen software for ltfs has simplified the process of using linear tape.
Fast access once you load a tape, the directories and files are displayed on your screen directory, without the need to run backup software first. File portability since the information written to tape is selfcontained, data recovery is independent of. Ltfs quick tools is the tool that can be operated easily ltfs in the gui. Hp pcs partitioning and naming drives windows 10, 8. A walkthrough video showing how to format a tape and archive video clips using hp lto and hp storeopen ltfs software.
Readily interchange files across the workflow lto5 with ltfs is available across all the key platforms in media production linux, mac and windows. The new version available as a free download from november 2014 will allow customers to connect hp storeever tape libraries with lto5 or lto6 tape drives to windows. Downloading ltfs tools for a windows system ibm knowledge. Quantum lto5 model b tape drive with firmware v3082 or greater. Ltfs is supported on versions of linux, mac os and ms windows. System utilities downloads hp support assistant by hewlettpackard and many more programs are available for instant and free download. Lto5 with ltfs can overcome complexities to provide a common platform for file. Always download the most recent version of ibm ltfs tools from the fix central website before installing them as described in the topic extracting binary rpm files from an installation package. In this blog, im going to offer some context around what the excitement is all about and discuss how ltfs is being used and deployed. Ltfs is also sometimes used to refer to the software application which creates the on tape format, and which allows you to mount and use a tape volume.
The linear tape file system ltfs makes viewing and accessing tape files easier than ever before. Free ltfs software installed on your computer that allows your operating system to work with lto tapes written in the ltfs format. This can degrade the life of the cleaning cartridge. Hp ltfs provides everything customers need to use lto5 tape media as a disk. Linear tape file system ltfs for archiving with tandberg data lto5 and lto6 tape drives documents and downloads.
The ibm tape diagnostic tool itdt is an independent tool that provides diagnostics on tape drives and libraries. Note the hotfix download available form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. Hpe storeopen and linear tape file system ltfs software installation and configuration. Step 2 load the ltfs software one time on to your server, pc or mac. This document explains what drives, partitions, and volumes are, as well as how to add and delete partitions. We first started noticing something strange when copying using windows 2012 r2 standard. Get support for quantums linear tape file system ltfs. When the download has completed, run the installer. The linear tape file system ltfs is a file system that allows files stored on magnetic tape to. This section describes how to download itdt, and how to access related documentation. Hewlett packard labs get a closer look at emerging trends and.
A console is provided with the set up to run the ltfs smartcopy utility in windows the installer includes the ltfs smart copy utility for windows. Click continue to view the list of available downloads. Downloading and installing hpe storeopen standalone. Ltfs makes tape selfdescribing, filebased, easytouse, and provides users with the ability to use standard file operations on tape media for accessing, managing, and sharing files with an interface that behaves just like a hard disk.
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