This IS the Avid L2: Re: [Avid-L2] Re: Media Archiving. LTO?

For those who have not seen it, this is exactly what cache-a is doing. Keeps a raid protected "Vtape" harddrive networked and online for quick loading or recovery of files. An archive directory of all tapes and files is kept on the networked appliance(s) and backed up to tape.

The goal is to have the catalog (and some media) online and updated for all users at all times. And to allow asset managers (like catdv) to check-in, check-out and index files from anywhere, for seamless library operations.

In theory, anyway.

I don't believe raw LTFS drives can offer any of these advantages. Although one could build their own server, cache-a saves some of the expense and frustration of doing this yourself.

You could edit from the Vtape until you needed a file from tape. Then things would get ridiculous.

Anyone recall what happened when you used a jazz drive for avid mefiafiles? ;-)

RT
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On Jan 9, 2012, at 1:34 AM, "bouke" <bouke@editb.nl> wrote:

> well, i got a Xendata system, and that behaves like it is a drive, so you
> can select files in the finder and copy them to harddisk.
> No idea if it is possible for Avid to see it as a drive as well (i very much
> doubt it), so it might be worth to have a media database handy so you know
> what files to copy. Or indeed keep a harddisk next to the tape. (that's what
> i do...)
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "johnrobmoore" <bigfish@pacbell.net>
> To: <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Monday, January 09, 2012 3:51 AM
> Subject: [Avid-L2] Re: Media Archiving. LTO?
>
> Assuming I've archive to LTO-5 LTFS, or is all LTO-5 LTFS?, and I've also
> archived to a raw HD. What is the time difference in retrieving data back
> if I need to fix a 3 shot section in an hour show? Will those LTFS LTO-5
> drives appear like a media drive so I could in theory consolidate the
> necessary media back to my normal storage to do the fix?
>
> --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, "Pat Horridge" <pat@...> wrote:
> >
> > This is a really interesting area currently
> >
> > LTFS is relatively new and is a method of allowing an LTO-5 drive and it's
> > tape to appear as a drive on the host system and via that on a network.
> >
> > However this is quite different from sing the LTO as a backup up restore
> > route.
> >
> >
> >
> > One of the big attractions to using data backup techniques for managing
> > post
> > files is it's a very established technology and industry and adopting it
> > buys into that. So it's as safe a bet as you can make on continued support
> > and access to your data in decades to come. However that didn't really
> > suit
> > the needs of the post industry and the LTFS method has been developed to
> > use
> > the LTO-5 tape and drive more like a sort of VTR come hard drive.
> >
> > But will that still be carried forward and supported over the next 10, 20
> > or
> > 30 years as the more traditional backup restore process are likely to be?
> >
> >
> >
> > So my view is there are two different uses for an LTO-5 setup. One being
> > LTFS and something like a Cache-A for near line storage of media allowing
> > reasonably fast and easy access to content. And also a more robust
> > traditional software based backup solution for longer term backup.
> >
> >
> >
> > But a lots happening in this areas so who knows what this year will see.
> >
> >
> >
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