LTFS format
The LTFS format is a self-describing media format standardized by the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA), and IBM Spectrum Archive™ programs comply with this standard.
The LTFS format is a self-describing media format that contains a header that defines the format for the remainder of the file. The header includes instructions for data arrays, file elements and attributes, and the use of metadata.
- Data
- Index
IBM Spectrum Archive is an implementation of the Linear Tape File System™ specification and the first file system that works with LTO 5, TS1140, and later tapes. For the most current version of the LTFS format specification go to: Linear Tape File System (LTFS) Format Specification.
The system brings a new level of portability and interoperability to open-systems tape storage.
- Reduce complexity in data management and access time by enabling a self-describing tape with a simple file index
- Decrease tape, file management, and archive costs
- Improve response time
- Files and directories that appear on the desktop directory listing
- Files that can be dragged to and dropped from the tape
- A simple one-time installation