Hedge has released Canister 24.1 which gives users the power of Pick & Mix Collections. You can also say goodbye to noisy archiving with support for GoSymply’s 10Gb Ethernet-connected LTO drives.
Pick & Mix
Pick and Mix allows you to drag, drop, pick and mix items in any order, from anywhere. Pick and Mix is available in Canister 24.1 for Mac and Windows. On a Mac, sources can be on any storage volume, but for technical reasons, Windows is currently limited to items from the same volume.
Ethernet LTO drive support
Thunderbolt made LTO much more accessible, but having a noisy unit on your desktop is not always ideal. While long optical Thunderbolt cabling is available on the market, it’s often considered very expensive. UK-based LTO manufacturer Symply has solved this problem with their new 10Gb Ethernet-connected LTO drives. It allows you to place your LTO into a room that’s out of earshot, far, far away whilst having your computer and storage close to you and your desktop. Also, these drives support connecting from multiple computers without switching cables; just upgrade your office switch or router to one with 10GE SPF connectors. Hedge is now offering support for Symply’s Ethernet LTO which is available in Canister 24.1 for Mac and Windows.
Levelling up Windows
Back in October 2023, Hedge launched Canister for Windows, which made a lot of people happy. Today, they are bringing it almost completely in line with Canister for Mac in terms of features:
- Simultaneous Transfers – need to deliver multiple tape copies of the same archive? No problem.
- Canister’s famed Preflight Checks (aka “CPC”) – yes, setting up an LTO drive is hard, so we built a simple onboarding tool that helps users get started. Along the way, we’ll add support for HBAs and more drivers and vendors.
- One-Click Support – with our Contact Support form, getting help is just one click away; all required logs are collected automatically, and we’ll be in touch ASAP with the next steps.
- Console Viewer – for the nerds, the power users, and, frankly, for us too; watch Canister’s Event Log scroll by in real-time.
