XenData LTO Video Archive Solutions
Overview
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XenData Digital Archives
Simplify your video archive workflow
XenData Company Profile
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Our mission is simple: to provide the best digital video archiving solutions to our customers at
competitive prices.
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We have been developing digital archive solutions since 2001 and today we are 100% focused
on digital video archiving solutions for the media and entertainment industry.
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We have 600+ LTO library archive installations in over 50 countries worldwide in media and
entertainment – mainly with broadcasters, production companies, post organizations and media
studios for large corporations.
XenData Customer Support
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We provide pre- and post-sales customer support from our facilities in California and the UK.
XenData, Walnut Creek, CA
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XenData, Cambridge, UK
XenData engineers are also available for onsite installation and training.
LTO Archive Network Solutions
XenData Windows Server Solutions
File-Folder Interface
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XenData software virtualizes the RAID, tape library
and off-line tapes, presenting them as a single
magnetic disk volume:
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XenData Windows Server Solutions
File-Folder Interface
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The contents of all managed LTO cartridges and the disk cache are virtualized in a file/folder
structure. This is available locally on the server as a drive letter or may be shared over the
network and accessed via CIFS/SMB or FTP
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Files may be archived and restored directly from MAMs, automation, Windows Explorer, Finder,
etc.
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May be accessed from Mac clients – the XenData archive is usually mounted via SMB. Archive
and restores may be performed via Finder, Final Cut Server, Sienna newsroom automation, etc.
SX-520 Archive Servers
Managed by XenData6 Server software
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2U rack mount server running XenData6 Server
software on Windows Server 2008 R2 operating
system.
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NAS Architecture: archive and restore via
network share.
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Uses disk cache to optimize performance.
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Scales to support 10+ petabyte robotic tape
libraries.
Example System:
SX-520 Series Archive Server &LTO Library
SX-10 Archive Appliance
Managed by XenData6 Server software
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Cost effective 1U rack mount appliance running
XenData6 Server software on Windows 7.
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NAS Architecture: archive and restore via network
share.
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Uses 4 TB disk cache to optimize performance.
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Available in six models that manage from a single
LTO drive to a 225 TB robotic tape library.
SX-10-203 appliance
with 4 TB of disk cache
Example System:
SX-10 Archive Appliance & 60 TB Near-line LTO Library
SX-10 & SX-520 Archives
Managed by XenData6 Server software
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LTFS and TAR LTO tape pools
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LTO Cartridge replication for added data protection.
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Partial restore supported.
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Manages online, LTO near-line and offline files.
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Alert Module includes library messages
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Reports help manage the archive
SX-10 & SX-520
Interface options
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File-Folder Interface
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Broad compatibility including most MAMs
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Makes LTO archive appear as network share
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Accessed via CIFS/SMB or FTP
API
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Applications that use an API to interface with a
XenData archive include Avid Interplay, Avid
FastBreak and Harmonic MAS
XenData SX-10 & SX-520
File-Folder Compatibility
Windows
Explorer
Finder
etc.
LTO Archives for Avid Interplay Production
XenData Open Standard Archive
About Interplay Production
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Avid Interplay Production has more than 1,400 installations worldwide.
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It delivers Asset Management that expands workgroup capabilities by
coordinating projects in parallel, and enabling producers, editors, assistants
and reviewers to find, edit and annotate media from anywhere.
XenData Open Standard Archive
Interplay Production
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XenData has partnered with NL Technology to deliver an open standard
archive for Interplay Production.
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It integrates seamlessly into the Avid environment and yet it provides
independent access to your valuable assets.
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Connects via Interplay Web Services.
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Uses Interplay database to track assets stored in the XenData LTO library.
XenData Open Standard Archive
Interplay Production
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Interplay Access displays both
archived and online media.
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To archive or retrieve, users simply
drag and drop media assets such as
clips and sequences.
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By dragging and dropping to a restore
folder, media assets are moved to the
ISIS SAN where they appear online
automatically.
XenData Open Standard Archive
Interplay Production
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In addition to keeping metadata online
in the Interplay Production database,
the solution indexes archived content
and supports searching independently.
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All archived files are catalogued by an
extended version of axle Video’s
browser based asset manager.
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This makes the entire contents of the
archive searchable from any PC, Mac
or iPad connected via WiFi, supporting
users not connected to the production
workgroup.
LTO Archives for Harmonic Media Application Server (MAS)
About Harmonic MAS
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Harmonic Media Application Server (MAS) provides management of content across the
Harmonic server and storage infrastructure. This includes Harmonic’s Spectrum,
MediaDeck and MediaGrid products. Now, the managed storage infrastructure may be
extended to include XenData LTO archive systems.
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Powered by Harmonic MAS, Harmonic’s ProXplore is a web application which provides
content management across the Harmonic and XenData storage infrastructure.
ProXplore provides multisystem searches, content movement, and organization of
content based on physical or descriptive properties.
Harmonic Archive
Harmonic Archive
LTO Archive Workstation Solutions
Workstation Archive System
Managed by XenData6 Workstation software
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Easy to Use: Appears as a storage
device in Windows Explorer.
Archive to and restore from LTO
uses drag and drop or copy and
paste. Nested folder structures can
be archived and restored.
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Optimized Restores: When
restoring multiple files, they are
read in tape order for fast
restores.
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You can use either LTFS or TAR.
Workstation Archive System
Managed by XenData6 Workstation software
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Ideal for data wrangling. Nested
folders are easily copied to and
restored from LTO.
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A cost effective way to manage an
offline video archive. Provides
browse and search of all LTO
offline files using Windows
Explorer. Also includes reports
module for managing offline
content.
Workstation Archive System
Managed by XenData6 Workstation software
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XenData6 Workstation software
available to support HP, IBM and
Tandberg LTO drives.
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The XenData X2500 system
includes IBM LTO-6 drive, PCIe
interface card, cable and
XenData6 Workstation software.
For more information, please visit www.xendata.com
XenData Digital Archives
Simplify your video archive workflow