User`s guide

If you already have Acronis Universal Restore, the prompt will not come up and you will

have an option to enable Acronis Universal Restore later in the Restore Data Wizard.

3.8 Backing up to tape libraries and tape drives

A tape library is a high-capacity storage device consisting of one or more tape drives and

a loader that automatically selects and loads multiple tape cartridges. Tape libraries with

only one drive and loader are known as autoloaders.

Acronis True Image for Microsoft Small Business Server supports tape libraries,

autoloaders, and SCSI tape drives as storage devices.

Tape libraries, autoloaders and tape drives are accessible through the Acronis Backup

Server. Acronis True Image for Microsoft Small Business Server local version can access

tape drives only. The following diagram illustrates ways of access to tape devices for

networks with (I) and without (II) backup server.

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Server Server Server Server

Workstation

Acronis True Image

Management Console

Acronis True Image

Agent

Acronis

Backup Server

Acronis True Image for

Microsoft Small Business Server

(local version)

Acronis True Image for

Microsoft Small Business Server

(local version)

Tape library,

Autoloader, or

Tape drive

The devices must be locally attached to the servers. The devices attached to the Backup

Server must work through Windows Removable Storage Management (RSM). Locally

attached devices do not require RSM.

The following operations are available for backups stored on tape devices:

Validation

data recovery

converting an image to virtual disk.

Limitations

Devices that use the Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP) are not supported.

Consolidation, mounting or exploring backups stored on tape devices is not supported.

Tapes created by a tape device attached to the Backup Server are not compatible with

tapes created by a locally attached tape device