Tape backup?

[altecsole]

I'm looking at options for air-gapped backup and have seen quite a few recommendations for LTO tape. Can anyone recommend a supplier who can lead me through the options available? I'm guessing that the backup server will need to be a physical devices, to allow it to see the LTO device? Many thanks.

[Steve21]

It doesn't "need" to be a physical backup server for it just would work better/faster, if you're already using a VM based Veeam you have choices to add a tape drive to "another" physical device whether pc/server, and add it in as a server to your main Veeam server, and it'll just transfer data across to it when backups are run. (Obviously assuming something has the connections you need like SAS/FC)

 

Same kind of thing I did when being lazy with temporary USB backups, and set my workstation to act as a 2nd server with the USB repository plugged in, rather than going to backup room every day

 

Steve

[howartp]

Same kind of thing I did when being lazy with temporary USB backups, and set my workstation to act as a 2nd server with the USB repository plugged in, rather than going to backup room every day

Love it!

[psydii]

I've found the team at https://www.bechtle.com/gb/ to be very helpful.

[localzuk]

If you are using Veeam, note that you need an enterprise level license (not standard edition) to use the tape for backup jobs.

[Steve21]

If you are using Veeam, note that you need an enterprise level license (not standard edition) to use the tape for backup jobs.

 

Yep, however if you do run Standard you can still use Files to Tape method for doing it (pointing it at the full backup repository). Obviously just not as good/proper way but it will work if you "need" it without Ent

 

Steve