Copyright © Acronis, Inc., 2000-2009 33If you already have Acronis Universal Restore, the prompt will not come up and you willhave an option to enable Acronis Universal Restore later in the Restore Data Wizard.3.8 Backing up to tape libraries and tape drivesA tape library is a high-capacity storage device consisting of one or more tape drives anda loader that automatically selects and loads multiple tape cartridges. Tape libraries withonly one drive and loader are known as autoloaders.Acronis True Image for Microsoft Small Business Server supports tape libraries,autoloaders, and SCSI tape drives as storage devices.Tape libraries, autoloaders and tape drives are accessible through the Acronis BackupServer. Acronis True Image for Microsoft Small Business Server local version can accesstape drives only. The following diagram illustrates ways of access to tape devices fornetworks with (I) and without (II) backup server.1 U1 U 1 UServer Server Server ServerWorkstationAcronis True ImageManagement ConsoleAcronis True ImageAgentAcronisBackup ServerAcronis True Image forMicrosoft Small Business Server(local version)Acronis True Image forMicrosoft Small Business Server(local version)Tape library,Autoloader, orTape driveTape drive Tape driveI II.The devices must be locally attached to the servers. The devices attached to the BackupServer must work through Windows Removable Storage Management (RSM). Locallyattached devices do not require RSM.The following operations are available for backups stored on tape devices:Validationdata recoveryconverting an image to virtual disk.LimitationsDevices that use the Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP) are not supported.Consolidation, mounting or exploring backups stored on tape devices is not supported.Tapes created by a tape device attached to the Backup Server are not compatible withtapes created by a locally attached tape device
