XenData X2500-USB Installation & User Manual - page 5
User Guide: XenData X2500-USB LTO-6 Archive System
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The system supports all file types, including non-video files. It maintains file and folder structures,
which allows the transfer of nested folder structures to and from LTO tapes.
1.4 Offline File Management
The X2500 system can manage a large offline LTO archive as the file and folder structure stored
on all cartridges that have ever been inserted into the LTO tape drive may be retained. You can
browse the contents of offline cartridges using W indows Explorer and should you need to restore
one or more files or folders, the system will prompt with the name of the offline cartridge.
The software includes a report generator which is useful for managing the archive. Options include
File Search reports that produce a list of files which meet user-defined file search criteria and
identify the LTO cartridge that contains each match. A Tape Contents report is also available which
produces a list of files contained on any LTO cartridge including offline tapes.
1.5 Barcodes and Cartridge Labels
A label may be attached to an LTO tape cartridge. This can be a paper label with a descriptive
volume label which may be hand-written or it can be a barcode label as shown below.
When using a robotic LTO library, barcodes labels are the preferred method for keeping track of
cartridges, as most LTO libraries include a barcode reader. However, external tape drives do not
have the capability of reading barcode labels but they are able to read the in-cartridge memory chip
that is present in all LTO tape cartridges. When an LTO tape having a barcode label is formatted
in an LTO library under control of XenData server software, the software writes the barcode
information to the in-cartridge memory chip which allows the barcode information to be read in a
stand-alone tape drive and to be displayed by XenData6 W orkstation software.
1.6 Use on Multiple Computers
The XenData6 W orkstation software license supports use of the supplied LTO tape drive on
multiple computers. W hen you first install the software, you will assign the supplied LTO drive to
your software license. Then you may install the XenData6 W orkstation software on multiple
computers and use the specific assigned LTO drive on any of those computers.