ltfs

Reference implementation of the LTFS format Spec for stand alone tape drive (by LinearTapeFileSystem)

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  • Controller with correct block size for LTFS
    2 projects | /r/LTO_LTFS_Tape_Copy | 10 Mar 2023
    Hi, What is the LTFS 'driver' you use for this? Some LTFS version provide a mode for supporting the buggy HBA. This helps time to time with some. It can be worst to try . Here is one version of LTFS i can recommend to use, and a link to an explanation about the Buggy HBA mode: https://github.com/LinearTapeFileSystem/ltfs/wiki/HBA-info And link to issue of user having potential similar problem https://github.com/LinearTapeFileSystem/ltfs/issues/144
  • Alternative to using LTFS on LTO ?
    1 project | /r/DataHoarder | 27 Jan 2023
    I think IBM are actually the ones writing the reference implementation that HP and everyone else are basing their LTFS drivers on, so the compatibility list includes more than just IBM drives. In a production environment you'll probably be using the vendor software in any case. But I built the reference implementation on my home machine previously and it worked fine. https://github.com/LinearTapeFileSystem/ltfs
  • HPE StoreOpen for Windows
    4 projects | /r/DataHoarder | 17 Jan 2023
    There is also a fair amount of energy going into the reference ltfs implementation, which I’ve yet to try properly: https://github.com/LinearTapeFileSystem/ltfs I suspect using this version would be a good idea in the long term.
  • LTFS on CentOS 6?
    1 project | /r/sysadmin | 8 Dec 2022
    Is LTFS (including "mkltfs") on any repo? Is CentOS 6 still supported? The IBM docs suggest RHEL6 was supported. I found an LTFS GitHub, but of course it says CentOS 7+ is needed. It doesn't show support for newer Linux releases, though (CentOS9/RHEL9, Ubuntu 20/22, Debian 10/11, etc.), so I'm not sure if there is a better source for LTFS.
  • Cheapest Backup software for use with LTO Tape Library
    1 project | /r/sysadmin | 27 Sep 2022
  • LTO Tape data storage for Linux nerds
    4 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 27 Jan 2022
    I recently purchased a LTO-5 drive for my Gentoo-based NAS and have a few key takeaways for those who are interested. Don't buy a HP tape drive if you want to use LTFS on Linux! HPE Library & Tape Tools is prety much dead on modern Linux. Official support is only for RHE 7.x and a few versions of Suse. Building from source is a dependency nightmare that will leave you pulling hair. IBM drives have much better Linux support thanks to https://github.com/LinearTapeFileSystem/ltfs. That being said, IMO, you should consider ditching LTFS for good ol' TAR! It's been battle tested since 1979 and can be installed on basically anything. TAR is easy to use, well documented, and makes way more sense for linear filesystems. While drag&drop is nice and all, it really does not make sense for linear storage.
  • Fujifilm Created a Magnetic Tape That Can Store 580 Terabytes
    1 project | /r/gadgets | 29 Dec 2020
    Looks fairly active to me
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LinearTapeFileSystem/ltfs is an open source project licensed under BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised" License which is an OSI approved license.

The primary programming language of ltfs is C.


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