Actidata Archiware P5 Appliance 180TB (6x 30TB EP-HDD, 1x LTO-8 Integrated)

In a busy post-production studio, the team relies on the Actidata Archiware P5 Appliance 180TB to safeguard their daily work. This 4U rackmount system pairs 180TB of raw hard drive capacity with an integrated LTO-8 tape drive, creating a seamless disk-to-tape workflow. Pre-installed Archiware P5 software manages archive, backup, synchronize, restore, and verify tasks, ensuring every project file is protected and retrievable.

Key specifications

• Total raw storage: 180TB (6x 30TB enterprise HDDs)
• Integrated LTO-8 tape drive: 12TB native, up to 30TB compressed per cartridge
• Processor: Intel Xeon E3-series
• Memory: 32GB DDR4 ECC
• Network: 2x 1 Gigabit Ethernet (RJ45)
• RAID: Hardware controller with battery backup, supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
• Form factor: 4U rackmount
• Power: Redundant hot-swap supplies
• Management: Web-based GUI
• Warranty: 3-year limited hardware

Why choose it

This appliance delivers a robust tiered storage strategy. Fast HDD access handles active data, while LTO-8 tape provides cost-effective, long-term archiving. Redundant power supplies and a battery-backed RAID controller ensure high availability. The web interface simplifies administration, making it a turnkey solution for IT teams.

Ideal use cases

• Medium to large enterprises needing scalable backup and archiving
• Organizations with compliance requirements for long-term data retention
• IT environments requiring a unified disk-to-tape backup workflow

Good to know

The LTO-8 drive supports native transfer rates up to 360MB/s and compressed rates up to 900MB/s. The system runs on a Linux-based OS and includes a 3-year limited hardware warranty.