Features

Overview of New Features

S3 Object Archive to LTO and LTFS storage via the S3 interface
Server-wide incremental archiving using INC+ archive
Filter-based query and job history in the P5 Data Mover
Positional search in the Archive Index
NanoPure LTO media support, certified by MagStor

Archiware P5 S3 Object Archive

Behind the long name, lies an immensely powerful new interface through which external products can access the power and flexibility of archival to LTO storage with Archiware P5 Archive. P5 Archive now offers an S3 Object Storage service, presenting an S3 end-point for other software to connect to. Compatible with Amazon S3 Glacier Flexible & Deep Archive storage classes, objects received via the S3 interface are archived to LTO/LTFS, with full management of tapes, drives and libraries.

Third-party software solutions that manage data, such as MAM/DAM/PAM systems, now have the ability to archive data with P5 Archive via their own S3 client interface. Any solution that can archive data to cloud services, and supports the 'glacier' storage class, can now access LTO/LTFS storage. Existing P5 Archive customers gain the option to receive external data via an S3 connection and better leverage their LTO investment. External cloud storage can be migrated to on-prem storage, S3 to S3, returning physical security and ownership.

Storage Buckets are configured within P5 for this purpose, each connected to a P5 storage pool, defining the target archive storage. P5 maintains an archive index for each bucket, tracking each archived file.

Future MAM/DAM/PAM integrations may wish to use this interface as an alternative to the existing P5 API's.

Server-Wide Incremental Archiving

P5 Archive has long supported incremental (INC) archiving of data, such that only new and changed files are added to the archive while files that are already archived are not added again. Customers commonly use this feature to archive changing production data on their storage through its lifecycle. A FULL archival of completed projects then allows final delivered projects to be preserved into the future.

With version 7.2, we introduce an enhanced INC archive, called INC+.

INC+ archive is able to track files that have already been archived, when they are moved into different locations and/or different storage volumes. P5 Archive tracks each archived file by adding a unique identifier, using extended-attributes of the filesystem. It can then determine that a moved file is already saved in the archive and update its location in our index.

Tracking changing projects becomes more efficient, large amounts of data may be relocated without being re-saved by the archive - effectively de-duplicating the archive data at a file level.

P5 Data Mover Improvements

Filter based query

P5 Data Mover helps with the migration and maintenance of data already archived by P5 Archive. LTO tapes age and will need replacing over long periods of time. LTO tape capacities increase, making such a migration very attractive. Customers might wish to migrate some tape-based archive data to a cloud service.

In order to select which archive data should be migrated, a time-based filter was available in P5 version 7.1. This filter is extended in version 7.2. It's now possible to configure a migration based on an arbitrary query on the archive index. For example, it's now possible to migrate based on a specific directory, or the contents of one or more meta-data fields.

The selection of metadata in particular opens up many possibilities. For example, the data to be migrated can be marked in advance in the index with meta information, which is then specified in the migration plan.

Job history

Another feature helps monitor very large and lengthy migration operations. For this purpose, a job history function has been provided in the migration plan, which displays all jobs already executed on behalf of this plan, so that the daily progress of a migration can be tracked very precisely.

General Improvements

Positional search in the archive index

Version 7.2 introduces an enhanced 'positional' search in backup and archive indexes. Users can limit their search to the currently selected directory subtree in an index and thus obtain a reduced and more precise search result. In addition indexes are more quickly searched due to database optimizations.

NanoPure Media support

NanoPure Media are high quality LTO media certified by MagStor company. More information is available on the Magstor website.

Requirements & Compatibilities

Requirements - Archiware P5 Version 7.2

Operating System Requirements

macOS X	Intel x86 (64-Bit) macOSX 10.9 – 14.x - Apple M-series macOSX 11.x – 14.x
Windows	Server 2012R2 Server 2016 Server 2019 Server 2022 Windows 8.1, 10, 11 Please read before installing!
Linux	Intel/AMD x86 64-Bit systems with glibc version 2.15 are supported, including: - OpenSuSE 12.2+ / SLES 12+ - CentOS 7+ / RHEL 7+ / Fedora 19+ - Ubuntu 12+ - Debian 8+ Unicode UTF-8 Language package is required
FreeBSD	Version 12 – 13 Intel/AMD x86 64-Bit CPU
Synology	DSM operating system 5.2 – 7 Intel/AMD x86 64-Bit CPU
QNAP	QTS 4.3+, 5.0+ QTS hero QTScloud Intel/AMD x86 64-Bit CPU
NETGEAR	ReadyNAS OS 6.6.0 + Intel/AMD x86 64-Bit CPU
Virtualization	x86 – VMware, Parallels, Linux-Xen, Hyper-V

Operating Systems in Client-Only Mode

Solaris	Solaris 10 1/13 s10x_u11wos_24a X86 (64-Bit only) Note: Language package Unicode UTF-8 required; Cloud services not supported client-only mode as of version 5.6.2 (See Discontinuations for details)

Space requirements

Memory	2 GB+ available
Hard disk	1 GB for Installation + variable (for backup/archive indexes)

Browser Requirements

Safari	12+
Firefox	60+
Chrome	64+
Internet Explorer	11+

Compatibilites - Archiware P5 Version 7.2

Supported Tape Technologies

LTO-1, LTO-2, LTO-3, LTO-4, LTO-5, LTO-6, LTO-7, LTO-8, LTO-9
S-AIT 1, 2, 3, 4
AIT 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
DLT4000-8000
SDLT220-600
DLT-S4
VXA (on request)
8mm
DAT

Disk Storage

Direct attached storage (DAS)
FreeNAS
HyperFS
MetaSAN 4.5.0.0 (Windows/Linux supported from 4.6.0.0)
QNAP NAS
RAID
Scale Logic
Seagate LaCie
Storage area network (SAN)
StorNext
Synology NAS (as of P5 Version 5.3.3)
SSD
Tiger Store
Vtrak FS
XSAN

Proprietary File Systems

Helios (UB, UB+, UB2, UB64)
Xinet 14.0+
Netatalk 2
Windows Services for Macintosh

Supported Interfaces

SAS
SCSI
iSCSI
FibreChannel
Firewire
USB
SATA
eSATA
Thunderbolt

Supported Cloud Services

Alibaba Object Storage Service
Amazon S3
Amazon Snowball
Amazon Glacier
Backblaze B2
Exoscale as Generic S3
Generic S3
Google Cloud Storage
Hitachi S3 (as generic S3)
Huawei (as generic S3)
Microsoft Azure
MinIO (as generic S3)
Oracle Cloud Storage
OrionVM (as generic S3)
RSTOR Space (as generic S3)
Seagate Lyve Cloud
Synology C2 Object Cloud Storage (as generic S3)
Viking Cloud Native Obsidian
Wasabi Cloud Storage

Supported platforms include macOS X, Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, QNAP, Synology, and NETGEAR

Cloud Object Storage Classes

Amazon S3: S3 Standard, S3 Intelligent-Tiering, S3 Standard-IA, S3 One Zone-IA
Amazon Glacier: Standard, Deep Archive
Google: Standard, Nearline, Coldline
Microsoft Azure: Standard Hot, Cool

MAM/DAM Integrations

axle
Final Cut Server
Canto Cumulus
CANTEMO
CatDV
cavok (Peak-14)
DALIM ES
Editshare
empress eMAM
FocalPoint Server
KeyFlow ADAMS
KYNO
Metus
Projective Strawberry
Streamline Pro
Xinet

Supported Tape Library Vendors

Actidata
BDT
Dell
HPE
IBM
MagStor
mLogic
NEC
Oracle/StorageTek
OWC
Overland-Tandberg
Qualstar
Quantum
Spectra Logic

Supported Hardware Manufacturers

Accusys
Apple
BDT
Bright Technologies Astella
DDP
Dell
Drobo (as a disk)
Facilis
FAST LTA
GB Labs
G-Technology
HPE
IBM
LaCie
mLogic
NEC
NetApp
Netgear
Overland-Tandberg
Perifery
Promise
QNAP (as of P5 version 5.5.3)
Qualstar
Quantum
Samsung
Scale Logic
Sonnet
Spectra Logic
Starline
Sun/Oracle
SYMPLY
Synology (as of P5 Version 5.3.3)
ToolsOnAir just:store
UNITEX

Upgrade FAQ

FAQ - Updating to Archiware P5 Version 7.2

What is new in Archiware P5 Version 7.2?

For more information about Version 7.2, please refer to the New Features page. Important information about platform and module limitations can be found on the Discontinuations page.

Which PresSTORE or Archiware P5 versions can directly update to Version 7.2?

Version 6.x/7.x can be updated directly to Version 7.2.
Version 5.x needs to be updated to Version 6.1 first.
For more details please refer to Upgrade FAQ 6.1.
Version 4.4 needs to be updated to Version 5.1 first.
For more details please refer to Upgrade FAQ 5.1.
Older versions need to be updated to Version 4.4.x. first.
For more details please refer to Upgrade FAQ 4.4.

Note: Support for PresSTORE 4 (P4) backup and archive indexes is discontinued in version P5 5.6 and later.

Who is entitled to an Update free of charge?

The update is free of charge for all customers who:

purchased or registered P5 after February 5th, 2023 or
had active Software Maintenance on February 5th, 2024.

Validity of the Software Maintenance Agreements can be verified in the Archiware Portal.

How much does it cost to update an installation when Software Maintenance is expired?

Updates are available through the Archiware Software Maintenance. For all licenses that ran out of maintenance, a reactivation of Software Maintenance is possible. It covers two major aspects:

1. access to the latest software version, and
2. access to manufacturer support. Prices depend on how long the maintenance is expired:

Expiration <1 year: 35% of the license price according to the current price list
Expiration <2 years: 60% of the license price according to the current price list
Expiration <3 years: 70% of the license price according to the current price list

The reactivated maintenance is valid for 12 months, starting on the 1st of the month following the Archiware invoice date. For more details about Archiware Software Maintenance & Support please refer to the Maintenance & Support.

Where can I get a quote for reactivation of Archiware Software Maintenance?

In order to receive a Software Maintenance reactivation quote, please contact your local reseller or request one through the Archiware Portal.

Which preparations should be made before the Update?

Make sure you meet the System Requirements.
Make sure that a required platform or function has not been discontinued.
Make sure you are eligible for the required license (point 3/4) or request a corresponding quote (point 5).
Read the Important Notes for important information regarding any necessary changes in the affected installations.
For safety purposes, please make a copy of the installation directory!

Do I need new license keys for the Update and where can I get them?

All installations with an up-to-date key and a valid Software Maintenance Agreement do not need a new license key. Installations without an up-to-date key have to request one through the Archiware Portal.

What are the system requirements for P5 Version 7.2?

On this dedicated page, you will find all information about System Requirements for P5 Version 7.2.

Which features of previous versions are no longer available in P5 Version 7.2?

On this dedicated page, you will find all information about Discontinuations for P5 Version 7.2.
Please read the Important Notes for information regarding any necessary changes in the affected installations.

What technical effort is required for the Update?

An update from Version 6.x/7.x installation is comparable to a new installation. The installer automatically detects an existing version and executes all necessary changes in the application and its configuration. Please check if it might be necessary to take precautions for a downgrade (see point 13). For security reasons, please create a copy of your installation directory.

Important Note for updating from 5.2 and previous releases: In some rare cases, a full backup may be necessary for P5 Backup. Therefore, the first backup after the upgrade will require the appropriate amount of time and backup capacity. The reason for this is that any missing drive information is mandatory in Version 6.0 and higher.

Do all clients/agents have to be updated to P5 Version 7.2 as well?

Yes, Version 7.2 has to be installed on all servers, workstations and virtual server agents. Please read the Important Notes for information regarding any necessary changes in the affected installations.

Will all my settings remain intact when updating?

Yes, all settings remain intact when installing P5 Version 7.2.

Is it possible to downgrade to a previous version after updating to P5 Version 7.2?

After upgrading from Version 7.1, a downgrade back to 7.1 is possible with the following limitation:

All P5 Server and Workstation Agents have to be downgraded as well

Note: please refer to the necessary preparations described in point 6.

In case it is necessary to re-activate Version 6, this can only be done through a new installation and a subsequent restore of the configuration from a security copy made previously.

Upgrading from Archiware P4

Files stored with P4 can be restored through P5, but only with reduced functionality and without search capabilities.

P5 Backup: After having upgraded to P5 Backup, a full backup run is required.
Please be sure to schedule backup time and capacity accordingly.

P5 Archive: P5 Archive requires a conversion of the P4 archive index. To do so, each archive index has to be converted within the administration section of P5. Depending on the size of the index as well as computing power, this process can take anything between minutes and hours.

For more details, please read the P5 Upgrade Guide.

Now, to download the installer package, please return to the Download page and click "New Install".