Potential LTFS Enhancements and the Relationships between LTFS and other Media Types

This paper will demonstrate how LTFS could be enhanced if tape media had more than two partitions. Multi-level partitioning would improve access time as different metadata partitions could be placed close to the beginning of the tape. In addition, because media utilizing LTFS is designed to be removable, it needs CRC checking to ensure data integrity as it moves across storage landscapes, regardless of whether the movement is during importing and exporting or as content is archived. Checking should occur in-line with ANSI standards. Finally, the paper briefly describe potential relationship(s) between LTFS, and AXF.

Published

2011-10

Content type

Original Research

Keywords

LTFS, tape, storage, AXF, partitions, partitioning, CRC-check, LTO, T10000C, ANSI X3.139

DOI

10.5594/M001053

ISBN

978-1-61482-940-9