Is it possible to use LTO tape library as an Archive Device

Is it possible to use LTO tape library as an Archive Device in Final Cut Server System?
Does it requires any additional hardware/software? Is there any recommendations available?

HI Daro, you might want to look at TolisGRoup's impending BRU "Producers edition" http://www.tolisgroup.com/products/macosx/pe/.
I believe they are looking to have these interfaces to some of the  pro-apps. [Will stand corrected].
Whatever the archiver.app, it needs to know where the objects start and end on the data tape volume (e.g Ultrium LTO4]. THis is simply done by knowing the BLOCKID ofthe first block of the file(s) that have been archivied on the tape (this was retrieved when the ARCHVE operation was done via RED BLKID cmd). This is simplest form. That way the software can "+LOCATE BLOCK scsi tape cmd+" to that spot on that tape volume using HIGH SPEED SEARCH and read in what it needs.
Some rather spiffy .apps like SGL's FLASHNET for OSX and others (DIVARCHIVE on windows) will resolve a TCR to a location DATA TAPE volume based on the known codec or in SGL's case, the interface through it's MXF archive implementation. This could be very hand for large high bitrate objects. .
I am waiting for this myself. It is currently in BETA.
Contact Tolisgroup and see what the status is of BR PE. http://www.tolisgroup.com/products/macosx/pe/
HTH
w

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