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Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 supports tape libraries, autoloaders, SCSI and USB tape drives

Description

Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 supports tape libraries, autoloaders, SCSI and USB tape drives as storage devices. A tape device can be locally attached to a managed machine (in this case, the Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Agent writes and reads the tapes) or accessed through the Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Storage Node. Storage Nodes ensure fully automatic operation of tape libraries and autoloaders.

Backup archives created using different ways of access to tape have different formats. A tape written by Storage Node can be read by Acronis Agent only by accessing corresponding Storage Node (i.e. via Centralized storage).

Linux-based and PE-based bootable media allow for backup and recovery using both local access and access through Storage Node. Backups created using the bootable media can be recovered with the Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Agent running in the operating system.

More information

(!) Restore of files/folders from a disk/partition archive stored on tape cannot be performed.

(!) Resize during recovery is impossible if disk/partition archive is stored on tape.

See also:

• Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Tape Compatibility Table
• Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Tape Support in Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7
• Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Detects Archives on Tape as Corrupt
• Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Fails to Recreate Centralized Managed Vault on Tape
• Acronis Products Cannot Access Tape Drives if There Is Symantec's Backup Exec Installed
• Acronis Backup & Recovery 10: Validation Fails if the "Dismount media after backup has finished" Option is Enabled
• Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Requires a New Tape for Every Backup if Acronis Storage Node is on Windows Server 2008
• Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Advanced: Tape Library Does Not Automatically Load Tape Cartridges
• Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Supports Virtual Tape Libraries