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  2. Veritas NetBackup™ OpenStorage Solutions Guide for Disk
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  4. About OpenStorage direct to tape
Veritas NetBackup™ OpenStorage Solutions Guide for Disk

About OpenStorage direct to tape

OpenStorage direct to tape lets you copy NetBackup backup images directly from a disk appliance to tape. The copy operation does not use NetBackup media server I/O.

NetBackup manages the copied images based on retention periods you define.

Direct to tape uses the Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP) for the copy operations. Direct to tape requires specific NDMP features and release levels.

See About NDMP requirements for OpenStorage direct to tape.

NetBackup media servers manage the operations. The media servers require the NetBackup for NDMP software and specific NetBackup release levels.

See About media server recommendations for OpenStorage direct to tape.

How to configure OpenStorage direct to tape is described elsewhere.

See Configuring OpenStorage direct to tape.

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