HP Storage Linear Tape File System (LTFS) Linux and Mac User Guide

and updating individual files) will not perform as well as streaming large files to and from
tape.
• The HP LTFS application will work in conjunction with graphical file explorer programs such
as Nautilus or Konqueror (on Linux). However because these types of applications tend to try
to pre-read files in the directory, using the graphical explorer window may lead to poor
performance. For optimum performance, use a terminal window and issue shell commands
to copy data, view directory contents, and so on.
Architecture
HP LTFS is a user space application, making use of the FUSE kernel mode subsystem included in
Linux systems. On the Apple Mac OS platform it uses the OSXFUSE module (or, for Leopard or
Snow Leopard systems, the MacFUSE module).
Supported configurations
HP LTFS supports:
• LTO-5 Ultrium 3000 and 3280 tape drives with SAS interfaces
• LTO-6 Ultrium 6650 and 6250 tape drives with SAS interfaces
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.5 or later (32-bit and 64-bit)
• SuSE Enterprise Linux (SLES) 11 (32-bit and 64-bit)
• Mac OS X (Snow Leopard, Lion, Mountain Lion and Mavericks—that is, 10.7 through 10.9)
NOTE: Only the binaries supplied are supported, not those built from the source. See the
Compatibility Matrix on http://www.hp.com/go/ltfs for the latest details on supported operating
system configurations and supported HBA and hardware configurations.
Architecture 5