NAS backup to tape and improved LTO9 support

Another significant enhancement to the backup-to-tape options is doing NAS backups to tape! Previously you could run a NAS backup to repositories, but the tape was unavailable in VBR v11. Now, with VBR v12, you can send NAS backups to tape and, similarly, send NAS backups to object storage.

The process for working with NAS backups to tape is the same as the previous Object storage to tape section. You create a backup to tape job using a media pool, but rather than choosing a backup job based on object storage, you select your NAS backup job as the source to send to the tape:

Figure 4.18 – Selecting NAS Backup to go to tape

The remaining screens in the Backup to Tape Job dialog noted in the previous screenshot are the same as the Object storage to tape section, which you can reference for further information.

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