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Using Your Backup Software to Test Your Gateway Setup
You test your Tape Gateway setup by performing the following tasks using your backup application:
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Configure the backup application to detect your storage devices.
Note
To improve I/O performance, we recommend setting the block size of the tape drives in your backup application to 1 MB For more information, see Use a Larger Block Size for Tape Drives.
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Back up data to a tape.
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Archive the tape.
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Retrieve the tape from the archive.
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Restore data from the tape.
To test your setup, use a compatible backup application, as described following.
Note
Unless otherwise stated, all backup applications were qualified on Microsoft Windows.
Topics
- Testing Your Setup by Using Arcserve Backup r17.0
- Testing Your Setup by Using Bacula Enterprise
- Testing Your Setup by Using Commvault
- Testing Your Setup by Using Dell EMC NetWorker
- Testing Your Setup by Using IBM Spectrum Protect
- Testing Your Setup by Using Micro Focus (HPE) Data Protector
- Testing Your Setup by Using Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager
- Testing Your Setup by Using NovaStor DataCenter/Network
- Testing Your Setup by Using Quest NetVault Backup
- Testing Your Setup by Using Veeam Backup & Replication
- Testing Your Setup by Using Veritas Backup Exec
- Testing Your Setup by Using Veritas NetBackup
For more information about compatible backup applications, see Supported third-party backup applications for a Tape Gateway.