UNITEX ArchiveLT for Linux
UNITEX ArchiveLT QNAP

LTO Data Copy Software

UNITEX ArchiveLT for Linux

High-Speed Copy and Verify to LTO on Linux
Simplified and Secure Data Storage with NAS Integration

Update information

September 01, 2025
Announcement of the release for UNITEX ArchiveLT for Linux Ver.1.0.0

Features

Flexible System Configurations with Linux Containers

ArchiveLT for Linux containers

QNAP NAS Integration with Ubuntu Linux Station （ArchiveLT QNAP）

  • Leverages the advantages of both online storage with network connectivity and offline storage using LTO.
  • Eliminates the need to set up a virtual OS environment on the NAS.
  • Combining with QNAP「HybridMount」 enables data storage from other NAS or cloud services to LTO.
  • QNAP NAS Compatibility Confirmed Models :
    TVS-672XT / TS-264 / TS-873A / TS-h765eU
    * For products not listed, please contact us.

Learn more about the "LTO Drive x NAS bundle archive system".

QNAP NAS x ArchiveLT

Functions

Copy / Verify

  • Simultaneous copy/verify to maximum 4 media
  • High speed copy by UNITEX unique algorithm
  • Simultaneous LTO tape copies for backup and recovery, without sacrificing transfer speed
  • Additional copy jobs can be added sequentially during copying, allowing for continuous execution.
Copy
  • Copy job execution supports configuration of the "If the file already exists" *.
    * Users can customize the software's behavior when duplicate data is detected, including scenarios like re-execution after an error.
    Overwrite Overwrite all files
    Overwrite Updated Files Overwrite updated files only
    Error Stop job with an error
    Skip Skip existing files, process others only
  • "Verify Mode (Binary, Hash, FileSize)" configurable
  • This feature supports long-term preservation level 3 (File-by-file byte comparison) for digital data integrity verification as defined in JIS Z 6019.
  • Confirm the exact match of copy data by Automatic verify function.
  • Hash value verification mode ensures data integrity without re-accessing the source data.
    * Hash function : MD5/SHA-1/SHA-256
Verify

Automatic mount / Utility

  • LTO tapes are automatically mounted upon insertion into the drive.
  • Detailed settings are available, such as specifying mount points and enabling or disabling drives.
  • Users can view drive and tape information and format to LTFS.
    Other features：eject / repair / rollback
Automatic mount

Job history management

  • Automatic execution result reports are generated at the completion of Copy, Verify, and Format jobs.
  • Enables search for job execution history and confirmation of the detailed job result.
  • Enables to check not only job result but also copy/verify result per file/folder at Job history management window.
  • It is possible to use for confirmation of file consistency by checking hush value.
Job history management

Specification

System Requirements

Name Supported Devices/Environments
CPU Recommended Processor Speed : 2.5 GHz or above
(Recommended : twice the number of CPU cores as LTO drives)
Memory 4GB or above （Recommended: 8GB or above）
In addition, 1GB of memory is required for every 1 million files on a single LTO (LTFS) tape.
(When using multiple LTO devices simultaneously, memory is required for the number of LTO tapes used concurrently.)
Storage 20GB or above
Display WXGA resolution or above
Recommended Interface USB3.0 or above *When connecting a USB device
SAS 6Gbps or above *When connecting a SAS device
Supported Operating Systems (OS) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (x86_64)　/　Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (x86_64)
AlmaLinux OS 8 (x86_64)　/　AlmaLinux OS 9 (x86_64)
Rocky Linux 8 (x86_64)　/　Rocky Linux 9 (x86_64)
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (x86_64)　/　Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (x86_64)
*Please contact us for OS not listed.
Supported Devices LTO Single Drive LT90H/LT80H2/LT80H/70H2/70H/70/60H/60/50H/50（USB/SAS）
LTO Rack-Mount System LT90H//LT80H2/LT80H/LT70H2/70H/70/60H/60/50H/50（USB-RM/SAS-RM）
Dual LTO Series
Flash Memory / Disk Storage
Supported Media LTO Ultrium Cartridge (LTFS format) *1
Flash Memory / Disk Storage
*1 WORM media is not supported.