LTFS Linear Tape File System

Welcome back to my blog! Today I wish to discuss a recent install I did. I installed a LTO Ultrium 5 Tape drive into a HP Z800 Workstation running windows 7 OS. The install was rather easy. I had to acquire an mini sas to external sas cable kit (part# 536309-001) discription - Cable kit - Contains SAS hard drive cable with bracket and mounting screws. It is imperative I mentioned this because this part was very difficult to find. I did acquire the part through a web search and a great deal of help from HP to get the actual part number from them. Once installed; Windows 7 OS recognized the LTO-5 Ultrium drive immediately. However, I did have to go to the HP site to download the HP StoreOpen Standalone software 7 64bit version. THis software release was greatly anticipated by myself and other frienfs in the fields of video editing. Since installing this drive and using the LTFS (Linear Tape File System) has been a plus for archive solutions to back up projects, saving archive footage, and saving valuable space when storage space on servers is at a premium. For more information check the links below at HP: http://h71028.www7.hp.com/enterprise/us/en/solutions/storage-linear-tape-file-system.html , This will help you in your storage adventures!