# Using your backup software to test your gateway setup
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You test your Tape Gateway setup by performing the following tasks using your backup application:

1. 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](Performance.md#block-size).

1. Back up data to a tape.

1. Archive the tape.

1. Retrieve the tape from the archive.

1. 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. 

For more information about compatible backup applications, see [Supported third-party backup applications for a Tape Gateway](Requirements.md#requirements-backup-sw-for-vtl).

**Topics**
+ [Testing your setup by using Arcserve Backup](backup-arcserve.md)
+ [Testing Your Setup by Using Bacula Enterprise](backup-bacula.md)
+ [Testing Your Setup by Using Commvault](backup-commvault.md)
+ [Testing Your Setup by Using Dell EMC NetWorker](backup-emc.md)
+ [Testing Your Setup by Using IBM Data Protect](backup-tsm.md)
+ [Testing your setup by using OpenText Data Protector](backup-hpdataprotector.md)
+ [Testing your setup by using Microsoft System Center DPM](backup-DPM.md)
+ [Testing your setup by using NovaStor DataCenter](backup-novastor.md)
+ [Testing your setup by using Quest NetVault Backup](backup-netvault.md)
+ [Testing your setup by using Veeam Backup and Replication](backup-Veeam.md)
+ [Testing Your Setup by Using Veritas Backup Exec](backup-BackupExec.md)
+ [Testing Your Setup by Using Veritas NetBackup](backup_netbackup-vtl.md)