Backing Up To Tape Drive - ACRONIS TRUE IMAGE ECHO - FOR LINUX User Manual

3.8 Backing up to tape drive

Acronis True Image Echo Server supports SCSI tape drives. It can store backups on the
tape and restore data from the tape, store large backups to multiple tapes, and append
incremental/differential changes to a tape with the existing archives.
If a SCSI tape drive is connected to the server, the list of devices available for storing
backups will be extended with a name corresponding to the drive type.
Backup and restore using tape drive proceed in the same way as with other devices, with
the following exceptions.
1. A full backup can be stored on an empty tape only. If the tape already contains data,
its contents will be overwritten on prompt. You have an option to disable prompts. See
5.3.12 Additional settings
details in
2. In case you want to keep more than one archive on the tape, for example, back up two
disks separately, choose
create an initial backup for the second disk. In other situations, incremental backup is
used for appending changes to the previously created archive.
3. You do not have to provide filenames for backups.
You might experience short pauses that are required to rewind the tape.
Low-quality or old tape, as well as dirt on the magnetic head, might lead to pauses that
can last up to several minutes.
Implementation notice
Due to the wide variety of tape libraries and configuration complexity, for detailed
information on how to implement Acronis True Image Echo Server with tape devices
please contact Acronis support specialists.
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incremental
backup mode instead of a
full
backup when you