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7.4.3.5 Recovering under bootable media from a tape device attached
to a storage node
To recover under bootable media from a tape device attached to a storage node:
1. Load the tape(s) required for the recovery into the tape device.
2. Boot the machine from the bootable media.
3. Click Acronis Backup, and then click Manage this machine locally. Skip this step if you use
WinPE-based media.
4. Click Recover.
5. Click Select data, and then click Browse.
6. In the Path box, type bsp://<storage node address>/<vault name>/, where <storage
node address> is the IP address of the storage node that contains the required backup, and
<vault name> is the name of the vault. Click OK and specify credentials for the vault.
7. Select the backup, and then select the data you want to recover. After you click OK, the Recover
page will show you the list of tapes required for the recovery. The missing tapes are grayed out.
If your tape device has empty slots, load these tapes into the device.
8. Configure (p. 128) other recovery settings.
9. Click OK to start the recovery.
10. If any of the required tapes are not loaded for some reason, the software will show you a
message with the identifier of the needed tape. Load the tape, and click Retry to continue the
recovery.
7.4.4 Tape management
7.4.4.1 Detecting tape devices
When detecting tape devices, Acronis Backup finds tape devices attached to the machine and places
information about them in the tape management database. Detecting tape devices is required:
After you have attached or re-attached a tape device.
After you have installed or reinstalled Acronis Backup on the machine to which a tape device is
attached.
When detecting tape devices, Acronis Backup disables them from RSM.
To detect the tape devices
1. In the Navigation tree, click Tape management. If connected to the management server, select
the storage node to which your tape device is attached.
2. Click Detect tape devices. You will see the quantity of connected tape devices, their drives and
slots.
7.4.4.2 Tape pools
Acronis Backup uses tape pools that are logical groups of tapes. The software contains the following
predefined tape pools: Unrecognized tapes, Imported tapes, Free tapes, and Acronis. Also, you can
create your own custom pools.
Predefined pools
Unrecognized tapes