Archiware P5, UNITEX, and QNAP – a complete solution for archiving data on LTO tapes

Data Archiving Without Compromise – Archiware P5, UNITEX, and QNAP Create a Comprehensive Data Protection Environment

In an era of growing data volumes and increasingly frequent ransomware threats, professional archiving is becoming an essential component of IT infrastructure. Companies involved in film production, photography, CAD design, scientific research, and public administration need a solution that is secure, easy to use, and cost-effective. The combination of Archiware P5 software, UNITEX LTO external drives, and QNAP NAS servers creates a comprehensive environment for long-term data archiving, eliminating many of the limitations of traditional solutions.

Why should you archive data on LTO tapes?

Modern LTO tapes have long been the standard used by businesses and data centers around the world. They offer very high capacity, low storage costs, and an exceptionally long media lifespan of up to 30 years. An additional advantage is the ability to create a physically isolated archive (Air Gap), which effectively protects data against ransomware attacks, system failures, and accidental file deletion.

UNITEX – the world’s only external LTO drives with a USB interface

The standout feature of the entire solution is the UNITEX drives, which are the world’s only external LTO drives equipped with a USB interface or a hybrid USB + 12Gb SAS interface. This allows users to take advantage of professional tape technology without having to install a SAS or Fibre Channel controller.

This is a huge advantage, especially for users of Apple Mac computers, workstations, and modern servers equipped exclusively with USB ports. Connecting the drive is quick and extremely simple, and the device is ready to use almost immediately, without installing any additional drivers. The maximum transfer speed reaches approximately 300 MB/s, allowing for efficient backups of even very large data sets.

Archiware P5 – Professional Archive Management

At the heart of the entire solution is Archiware P5, one of the world’s most highly regarded solutions for data backup and archiving.

The P5 Archive module not only stores data on LTO tapes but also builds a transparent archive catalog, enabling users to instantly locate stored materials. The system generates photo thumbnails and video previews (proxies), supports extensive metadata, and allows you to manage massive data sets comprising billions of files and many petabytes of storage capacity. All operations are performed via a user-friendly web interface.

QNAP NAS as a Central Data Repository

The solution works seamlessly with QNAP NAS servers, which serve as a central data repository. Thanks to UNITEX drives equipped with a USB interface, virtually any professional QNAP server can perform archiving directly to LTO tapes using a standard USB port.

This significantly simplifies the deployment of the entire system and eliminates the need to purchase additional expansion cards or specialized SAS controllers.

A Single Source of Truth for Businesses

More and more organizations are adopting the concept of a Single Source of Truth—a single, central repository containing only final versions of projects and documents.

Once a project is completed, data is transferred from disk arrays or NAS servers to LTO tapes, freeing up valuable disk space while ensuring the data can be quickly located and restored in the future. This approach significantly reduces data storage costs and improves workflow organization within the company.

Key Benefits of the Solution

• The combination of Archiware P5, UNITEX drives, and QNAP servers provides:
• professional data archiving on LTO tapes,
• the only LTO drives on the market with USB and USB + 12Gb SAS interfaces,
• support for Windows, macOS, and Linux systems,
• full support for the LTFS standard,
• data protection against ransomware thanks to Air Gap technology,
• convenient archive management via a web browser,
• support for thumbnails, video previews, and extensive metadata,
• scalability from a single workstation to multi-petabyte enterprise archives.

Professional Data Archiving with Abart Pro

Abart Pro offers comprehensive solutions for long-term data archiving based on UNITEX products, Archiware P5, and QNAP servers. We help select the right configuration for film studios, photographers, public institutions, laboratories, design firms, and all businesses for which data security is of critical importance.

Thanks to our many years of experience with LTO solutions and mass storage systems, we help implement an archiving system that guarantees maximum data security while minimizing the costs of long-term storage.