Tape Servers and Other Enhancements
This chapter will look at tape servers and other enhancements to Veeam Backup & Replication (VBR) v12. We will look at having a tape server role with a Linux-based server and also at sending backups from object storage to tape. We will also look at network attached storage (NAS) backup direct to tape and better LTO9 support. Finally, we will look at other changes such as restoring “permissions only” for files, exporting virtual machine (VM) disks to another hypervisor, and the enhancements to the VM exclusions, which now include exclusion from everywhere!
By the end of this chapter, you will know about the changes to the tape server role, which includes a Linux-based server, NAS backup to tape and improved LTO9 support, and the other enhancements introduced to VBR v12.
In this chapter, we will cover the following main topics:
- Understanding what is new with tape servers and object storage to tape
- Learning about...