Key Features
Implementing nTier Deduplication
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You can select a tape based on its barcode or slot location. You can then use the
same barcode for the virtual tape or you can enter a new barcode. You can also
select a slot for the virtual tape.
5. Indicate how you want to create the virtual tape.
Custom
lets you select which physical device(s) to use and lets you designate
how much space to allocate from each.
Express
automatically creates the resource(s) for you using an available
device(s). If you select
Express
, you can create multiple virtual tapes at the
same time.
6. Specify which physical device should be used to create the virtual tapes.
7. Specify a name, size, and starting number for the tape(s).
8. Verify the information and then click
Finish
to import the tape(s).
You can view status by highlighting the job in the
Import/Export Queue
. You will
see a
Percent Complete
progress bar in the right-hand frame.
When import is completed, the virtual tape is automatically moved to the virtual
vault.
Export data to a physical tape
Moving data from virtual tape to physical tape can be accomplished in several ways:
•
From your backup software using the software’s own
Tape Copy
function
•
Using the FalconStor VTL export function, either manually or automatically
after each backup using the Auto Archive function.
The FalconStor VTL export methods are explained below.
Export
manually
1. If the virtual tape is not already in the vault, right-click on a tape and select
Move
to Vault
.
2. Select the tape(s) you want to move.
3. If you have not already done so, inventory the physical tapes in your library by
right-clicking on the physical library and selecting
Inventory
.
4. Right-click on the virtual tape under
Virtual Vault
and select
Export Tape
.
Note:
Because some third-party backup applications alter what they write to the
tape depending on the type of cartridge used, FalconStor VTL only exports tapes
to
like
media. You cannot export to a dissimilar physical tape. This guarantees
that the backup application will accept the tape as valid; from the backup
application’s point of view, there is no difference between the virtual and physical
tape.