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IBM Spectrum Archive

IBM Spectrum Archive™, a member of the IBM Spectrum Storage™ family, gives you direct, intuitive and graphical access to data stored in IBM tape drives and libraries by incorporating the Linear Tape File System™ (LTFS) format standard for reading, writing and exchanging descriptive metadata on formatted tape cartridges. Spectrum Archive eliminates the need for additional tape management and software to access data. Spectrum Archive offers three software solutions for managing your digital files with the LTFS format: Single Drive Edition, Library Edition and Enterprise Edition.

  • Easy to use: Access and manage files on tape as easily as if they were on hard disk, drag and drop files to and from tape without requiring device-specific software and share file data across platforms.
  • Fast access to data: Display directories and files without the need for proprietary backup software.
  • Simple file portability: Easily exchange tapes between different operating systems and software.