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2.11 Tape support
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 (p. 21). Storage nodes ensure fully automatic operation of tape
libraries and autoloaders (p. 138).
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 (p. 21). Storage nodes ensure fully automatic operation of tape
libraries and autoloaders (p. 138).
Backup archives created using different ways of access to tape have different formats. A tape written
by a storage node cannot be read by an agent.
by a storage node cannot be read by an agent.
Linux-based and PE-based bootable media allow for backup and recovery using both local access and
access through the storage node. Backups created using the bootable media can be recovered with
the Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Agent running in the operating system.
access through the storage node. Backups created using the bootable media can be recovered with
the Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 Agent running in the operating system.
2.11.1 Tape compatibility table
The following table summarizes the readability of tapes written by Acronis True Image Echo and
Acronis True Image 9.1 product families in Acronis Backup & Recovery 10. The table also illustrates
the compatibility of tapes written by various components of Acronis Backup & Recovery 10.
Acronis True Image 9.1 product families in Acronis Backup & Recovery 10. The table also illustrates
the compatibility of tapes written by various components of Acronis Backup & Recovery 10.
...is readable on a tape device attached to a machine
with...
ABR10
Bootable
Media
ABR10
Agent for
Windows
Windows
ABR10
Agent for
Linux
ABR10
Storage
Node
Tape written on
a locally
attached tape
device (tape
drive or tape
library) by...
Bootable Media
ATIE 9.1
+
+
+
+
ATIE 9.5
+
+
+
+
ATIE 9.7
+
+
+
+
ABR10
+
+
+
+
Agent for
Windows
Windows
ATIE 9.1
+
+
+
+
ATIE 9.5
-
-
-
+
ATIE 9.7
-
-
-
+
ABR10
+
+
+
+
Agent for Linux
ATIE 9.1
+
+
+
+
ATIE 9.5
+
+
+
+
ATIE 9.7
+
+
+
+
ABR10
+
+
+
+
Tape written on
a tape device
through...
Backup Server
ATIE 9.1
+
+
+
+
ATIE 9.5
-
-
-
+
ATIE 9.7
-
-
-
+
Storage Node
ABR10
-
-
-
+
2.11.2 Using a single tape drive
A tape drive that is locally attached to a managed machine can be used by local backup plans as a
storage device. The functionality of a locally attached autoloader or tape library is limited to the
ordinary tape drive. This means that the program can only work with the currently mounted tape and
you have to mount tapes manually.
storage device. The functionality of a locally attached autoloader or tape library is limited to the
ordinary tape drive. This means that the program can only work with the currently mounted tape and
you have to mount tapes manually.