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The world's only system that allows anyone to use "LTO*" easily and safely,

the optimal media for long-term data storage applied in the cloud and data centers

Features

Small scale IT investments will release your anxiety of ever-increasing data

Support the latest LTO-9 (capacity per piece: 18TB native/45TB compressed)
The world's only USB interface LTO drive that saves data to LTO by simply connecting to a notebook PC or other USB devices
USB LTO drive size: 21 (W) x 37 (D) x 6 (H) cm, 4.5 kg
Direct connection to USB Type-C and Thunderbolt 3 PCs

*TO [Linear Tape-Open]: International standard magnetic tape media
The latest media features a maximum capacity of 45TB per piece, low cost, durability of more than 30 years, safety by off-line management, and reduced environmental impact.

Easy to use without IT knowledge

Data can be copied by drag & drop to LTO via USB connection

High-speed data transfer enables stress-free storage of large amounts of data

USB interface with high-speed data transfer of 300MB/s
Our unique technology achieves both stable operation and high-speed data transfer.

Protect your data safely and securely from ransomware and other cyber attacks

Offline management of data stored in LTO by disconnecting it from the network (air gap deployment)
Combination with our archiving software, data falsification prevention, and LTFS encryption support for even more secure data protection

Realizing both "high capacity data storage" and "significant reduction in CO2 emissions"

Compared to the conventional hard disk storage, LTO tape storage generates only about 4% to 10%
(*) of CO2 emissions for the same amount of data
(*)JEITA Tape Storage Technical Committee

Up to two LTO drives can be installed in 2U LTO rackmount kit

Two LTO drives can be mounted in a 19 inch 2U
Available in USB, SAS, and USB/SAS hybrid models
Simultaneous Primary and Secondary LTO tapes creation with two same-generation LTO drives
Allow migration from older to the latest generation LTO tapes with two different generations of LTO drives
Size : 17.13 (W) x 14.65 (D) 3.39 (H) inch, or 435 (W) x 372 (D) x 87 (H) mm
Weight : 12.1 lb, or 4.5 kg

Other Features

USB/SAS hybrid model is switchable between USB 3.0 and SAS interface according to the usage
USB cable clamp prevents unexpected cable disconnection
USB plug-and-play connection enables connection and disconnection without stopping the server, making sharing and maintenance work easy on multiple servers
Equipped with the latest USB board
Support Windows, Mac and Linux
Support the world's leading products of backup software
Support other LTFS based software Archiware P5, Xen data, Yoyotta

Software with usability
and reliability enables long-term operation

Software
LTFS Software
UNITEX LTFS3000

All LTFS operations can be performed on a single GUI in English
Move/copy/delete data by drag & drop from Windows Explorer/Mac Finder
Multiple LTO drives can share a single system
Data can be shared and exchanged in multiple OS environments (Windows, Mac, Linux)

LTO Archiving Software
UNITEX ArchiveLT

Archiving of large data such as video data and surveillance camera data
High-speed archiving and retrieval
Offline management of archived data
Reliable history management function
Verification check of archived data
Migration from other software

LTFS Data Copy Software
UNITEX FASTapeLT Advanced

Simultaneous copying to 4 destinations (LTO/HDD) at maximum
Simultaneous copying to multiple LTO tapes
Save time by high-speed copying with our unique algorithm
Automatic verification function confirms perfect match of copied data.

Tar Backup Software
TarBackup

Read and extract magnetic tapes written by Linux/UNIX tar command
Extract archived files created by Linux/UNIX tar command
Write magnetic tapes that can be read and extracted with the Linux/UNIX tar command
Create archived files that can be extracted by the Linux/UNIX tar command
Write Windows files in tar format
Provide command line interface
Support files in Japanese/directory names (support SJIS and EUC)

Arcserve Backup 18.0 for Windows

Adaptability for small to large scale deployments
Backup to a variety of targets including tape media and the cloud
Extensive standard features including data de-duplication
Centralized management from a single management console
Track resource usage and more with reports

Main Applications
From laptop PC to LTO
Easy backup and archiving

Ideal entry model for LTO tape devices
Ideal for hardware migration in small-scale environments where backup and archiving were previously performed with DAT160
Compatible with the latest LTO-9 for high-capacity data storage
Save space in tape storage locations

Storage for large volumes of high-resolution video data

Archiving of video assets such as films and VTRs
Meet the demand for archived media of increasing video data

Surveillance Camera Data Archiving

Archiving of large-volume video data due to higher resolution, colorization, and the increase in the number of surveillance cameras used in various scenes such as crime prevention, food defense, etc.

Storage of electronic medical records and medical image data, data exchange with other hospitals and research institutions

Archiving of large volumes of high-resolution data from electronic medical records and medical image data
Long-term storage of medical data, data exchange between hospitals