OPENARCHIVE

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OPENARCHIVE
Basic data

developer Grau Data GmbH
Current  version 3.9.0.91
(February 12, 2012)
operating system Linux , Windows
category Long-term archiving
License AGPL , commercial
German speaking Yes
www.openarchive.net

OPEN ARCHIVE is an open source - software for digital long-term archiving , which the company Grau Data GmbH in Schwabisch Gmund has been developed.

Grau Data is a member of the Open Source Business Alliance , the OPENARCHIVE is the archiving component of the Open Source Reference Stack.

function

OPENARCHIVE is implemented internally in the form of a hierarchical storage management . For this purpose, the file systems of Linux and Windows were provided with a filter interface. Files that conform to an adjustable policy (file date, file size, file type) are automatically transferred to an external hard disk system or tape drive. A so-called stub file remains in the file system . If the swapped-out file is accessed again, it is copied back to the corresponding location in the file system. Multiple versions of a file can be archived if desired.

NFS or CIFS is normally used as an external interface . Since the respective native file systems and their APIs are used, the metadata ( ACLs , Extended Attributes) can also be archived in an audit-proof manner.

In order to guarantee the permanent availability of the data, multiple copies of the data can be made. In the event of a disaster, the complete archive can be restored from the data copies (hard drives, tapes).

The administration of the OPENARCHIVE is done via a command line tool or a graphical user interface that was developed in Qt . Parts of the functionalities can also be controlled via APIs.

The commercial version of the OPENARCHIVE is the Grau Archive Manager . This has a certified WORM functionality that creates audit-proof archive media from normal hard drives and tapes.

Fields of application

Today, OPENARCHIVE is used in various medium-sized companies and in a scientific environment. The Federal Archives have also been using this technology for a number of years. The Max Planck Society uses the technology as a replacement for SAM-FS .

See also

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  1. ↑ heise online: Archiving solution under AGPL. Retrieved December 5, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Markus Feilner: Open Archive: Audit-proof archiving with free source code. In: Linux magazine. March 22, 2009, accessed December 5, 2019 (German).
  3. ↑ Grau Data releases open archives. Retrieved December 5, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Central video archive in Norway archived with GRAU DATA software | storageconsortium.de. Retrieved December 5, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Archiving in the Federal Archives: data for eternity. Retrieved December 5, 2019 .
  6. ^ Case Max-Planck. In: Data archiving without limits | GRAY DATA. Accessed December 5, 2019 (German).

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