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1. Overview
1.1
Software Overview
XenData6 Workstation software provides high performance archiving to and restoring from LTO data tape
using Windows Explorer. It supports one or more LTO tape drives attached to a Window 7 computer and
manages an unlimited number of offline LTO tapes. Additionally, the software allows creation of reports for
management of the archive, including the ability to list the contents of any tape, the ability to search for files
and the generation of an archive status report.
Archive and restore operations are always performed using Windows Explorer. XenData6 extends
Windows Explorer's capabilities to transfer files to and from LTO using drag and drop or copy and paste.
Files may be archived to LTO from any accessible logical drive letter or network share. Similarly, files may
be restored to any accessible drive letter or share. The system maintains file and folder structures, allowing
the transfer of nested folders to and from LTO tape.
Archive and restore operations are described in
Archiving Files to LTO (3.1)
and
Restoring Files from LTO
(3.2). XenData6 Workstation gives an option to copy to LTO only files that have changed or are new. This
is an easy way to create an updated copy of project folders on LTO.
XenData6 Workstation can manage a large offline LTO tape archive as the files and folder structure stored
on all tapes that have ever been inserted into the LTO tape drive (or drives) may be retained. The archive
system will allow browsing of all the offline tapes that are retained 'on the shelf'. This is described further in
About LTO Shelf
(4.4). A file search report can generate a list of files that meet file search criteria specified
by the user and will identify the tapes that contain each match.
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