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| Implementing a VTL solution doesn't mean you should do away with your physical tape drive or library. A physical tape library acts as a secondary backup device for archival and disaster recovery purposes, particularly in the event of a disaster or destruction of infrastructure. Using your backup software's tape copy feature, you can copy the contents of a virtual tape cartridge to a physical tape and take that tape offsite. Doing this doesn't require a backup window and can be performed at any time. No more rotating tapes during the wee hours of the morning. |
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| Some vendors use a software approach in their VTL solutions, using commodity hardware, rather than a dedicated appliance. A software-based VTL solution enables users to take advantage of excess storage capacity, possibly residing on a NAS or storage server, while eliminating the need for additional hardware expenditures.. Typically, you install the VTL software onto the NAS or storage server and configure it to emulate libraries, drives, and tape cartridges. Then, using your software backup application, such as Data Protector, you can configure the connection between your production server and the software VTL server via Fibre Channel or iSCSI. |
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| The next section discusses how to evaluate VTL solutions. |
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