Key Vtl Features And Options; Ndmp Migration - Sun Microsystems Virtual Tape Library User Manual

Key VTL features and options
Key VTL features and options
"NDMP migration" on page 8
"VTL high‐availability option" on page 9
"Automated Tape Caching" on page 12
"Virtual tape replication" on page 12
"VTL Secure Tape encryption option" on page 14.
NDMP migration
Backup applications that support Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP) 4.0
with Sun VTL virtual libraries can mount virtual tapes on a suitably configured
VTL Plus 2.0 server, copy them to physical media, and track copies using backup
application management databases. The backup application backs up data across the
SAN, creating the critical first copy on VTL virtual tape (
application then mounts the virtual tapes to an NDMP agent hosted on the VTL
server (
command and control information across the Ethernet LAN (
To take advantage of this functionality, you must enable the VTL Plus 2.0 Hosted
Backup and NDMP options.
NDMP 4.0
SAN fabric
Ethernet LAN
Note that the Sun VTL Plus Hosted Backup and NDMP options are not required
when backing up a Network Attached Storage (NAS) filer to a VTL applaince. In this
instance, the NAS filer is simply a backup client. The backup application server
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