1U Rack Mountable LTO-8 Archiving Solution with Thunderbolt 3 Connectivity

• 1U rack mountable enclosure with single LTO-8 tape drives
• Ideal for desktop use or for mounting in standard 19” racks or DIT carts
• Up to 12 TB native storage capacity per tape cartridge
• LTO tape has a 30+ year shelf-life - Significantly longer than hard drives
• Up to 300MB/second data transfer rate
• Reads and writes to both LTO-8 & LTO-7 tapes (does not read LTO-6 tapes)
• Compatible with industry leading backup and archiving software
• Dual Thunderbolt 3 ports enables daisy-chaining of Thunderbolt peripherals
• macOS and Windows compatible
• Includes Hedge Canister LTFS app for macOS - a $299 value!
• Ships complete with Fujifilm Universal Cleaning Cartridge and Thunderbolt 3 cable

LTO made easy. Just connect to a computer with a Thunderbolt port.

mRack LTO revolutionizes LTO, empowering users to easily connect LTO-8 technology to portable, desktop and all-in-one computers that feature Thunderbolt connectivity.  Dead simple.  Another mLogic first.   

LTO tape offers a shelf-life of 30+ years and a reliability level that exceeds what is achievable with spinning disk and solid state drive technology.  mRack is the ultimate archiving solution to safeguard important digital media for the long term.  And LTO tape is not only more reliable than disk, but much more cost effective.

Hello LTFS. Drag. Drop.

mRack ships with Hedge Canister - a $299 value!  Canister is a simple drag & drop Linear Tape File System (LTFS) archiving and retrieve app for macOS.

Canister Features

• Makes industry standard LTFS tapes
• True drag & drop archiving/retrieve for macOS (Big Sur compatible)
• Supports archiving to a single LTO or to two LTOs simultaneously
• xxHash64 verification ensures an exact replica of your source is copied to LTO
• Catalogs are created for every tape - retrieving files is simple!
• Catalogs mount as a network drive and are fully searchable by Finder
• Generates Transfer logs, Media Hash List and Manifests
• In app Console

Backup. Archive. Manage. Works with your favorite software.

mRack is compatible with industry leading LTO archiving and media management software for macOS and Windows including:

• Axle Video - Axle
• Archiware - P5
• Hedge Canister (included)
• Imagine Products - PreRoll Post
• Pomfort - Silverstack XT
• Retrospect
• Square Box - CatDV
• StorageDNA - DNA Evolution
• YoYotta - YoYottaID LTFS

Specifications

• Interface:   2x Thunderbolt 3 ports
• Tape Drive(s):   Single LTO-8, LTFS Compatible,   TAA Compliant
• System Requirements:   Mac or Windows PC with Thunderbolt port
• Size:   48.3 x 41.9 x 4.45 cm
• Weight: 
  • mRack LTO - 7.25 kg
• What's in the Box?  
  • mRack with single or dual LTO-8 drive(s)
  • Fujifilm Universal Cleaning cartridge
  • 1 meter Thunderbolt 3 cable
  • Hedge Canister license for macOS
• Warranty:   3-years