Backup Exec also includes support for virtual tape libraries, allowing a disk resource to emulate a tape drive and be used in the same way. Tape Storage Devices In addition to disk storage, Backup Exec supports a wide variety of tape drives and tape libraries. High-performance local storage can be promoted to a Deduplication Storage Device, allowing backup data stored to that device to be optimized using Backup Exec’s built-in deduplication technology. This includes local disk devices accessed via SATA or SAS adapters, shared storage devices accessed through Fiber Channel adapters or iSCSI initiator software, as well as network disk storage resources accessed through network protocols as UNC locations or CIFS shares. Disk Storage Devices Most local and network disk devices can be utilized by Backup Exec for backup data storage.
Your business needs backup and recovery that adapts to your environment that works with your budget, not against it. With increasingly complex infrastructures and evolving IT needs, it’s vital that your business has a dynamic, unified solution that will deliver high performance, reliability and simplicity – from planning through to execution.