Replicated VM backup to tape possible ????

[plavielle]

Hi Community.

I have a simple question : can i backup replicated vm on tape ?????

On my backup server (VBR 11 and nextweek VBR 12) i replicate all my VM.
On this server i also have LTO6 TAPE. But for now, to backup vm on tape i need to backup locally.
My goal is to not have 2 time the same data just to backup to tape.

Any ideas ????

Thanks

[david.domask]

Hi plavielle,

At this time, the path for backup to tape is Production > Disk > Tape, so there must be a disk based backup for the Backup to Tape to work. When you mention replicate here, just to be clear, you're referring to a Replica job that keeps a "ready to go" copy of the VM in your environment for failovers, correct? I ask just because some other backup applications call making copies of existing backups "replica", and it can introduce confusion as we would refer to that as Backup Copy.

[plavielle]

Totaly right David. My server is a backup + disaster recovery server.
But in this case you have 2 times the same data (backup + replica) for the same VM.

And at this time i only have gigabit network, so put backup on another server slow down copy to LTO

Thanks for your response

[david.domask]

Hi plavielle,

Thank you for clarifying -- so indeed, in this case at this time it would be required to have a disk based backup to perform tape-out.

I understand that space may be a concern, but keep in mind that with the 3-2-1 rule, the more copies you have the better. Replicas are great for many use cases, but their lack of portability like we see here is a consideration for sure.

Consider a backup to disk job with shorter retention for the servers that need to be included in the tape-out process.