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IBM Linear Tape File System

A file system enabling direct access to IBM LTO generation 5 tape drives and libraries

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Linear Tape File System specifications at a glance
Linear Tape File System Single Drive Edition
Hardware requirements
Tape Systems IBM System Storage® TS2250 Tape Drive (3580S5E)

IBM System Storage TS2350 Tape Drive (3580S5X)
Tape media LTO-5
IBM System x® or Intel servers For details on supported hardware configurations please refer to the System Storage Interoperation Center (SSIC).
Apple Macintosh server For details on supported hardware configurations please refer to the SSIC.
Host bus adapter For details on supported hardware configurations please refer to the SSIC.
Supported operating systems Linux:

RHEL 5.4, 5.5

SLES 11 Service Pack 1

Apple Macintosh OS X: 10.5

Apple Macintosh OS X: 10.6

Apple Macintosh OSX: 10.7

Microsoft Windows: 7.0

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
Warranty AS IS software

Open Source for Linux and Apple Macintosh

Binary Only for Windows
Linear Tape File System Library Edition
Hardware requirements
Tape Systems IBM System Storage TS2900 Tape Autoloader Express

IBM System Storage TS3100 Tape Library Express

IBM System Storage TS3200 Tape Library Express

IBM System Storage TS3310 Tape Library

IBM System Storage TS3500 Tape Library

IBM System Storage TS1140 Tape Drive support on IBM TS3500 Tape Library
Tape media LTO-5, IBM 3592 JB, JC and JK
IBM System x or Intel server For details on supported hardware configurations please refer to the SSIC.
Host Bus Adapter For details on supported hardware configurations please refer to the SSIC.
Supported Operating Systems Linux:

RHEL 5.5, 5.6 installedSLES 11 SP1RHEL 5.7, 6.1
Warranty Multiyear warranty agreement

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IBM and Thought Equity Motion, Inc. announced that they are collaborating on a major film digitization and preservation project for the EYE Film Institute Netherlands, leveraging IBM´s LTFS/LTO-5 standard and TEM´s platform services.