Using Your Backup Software to Test Your Gateway Setup

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.

2. Back up data to a tape.

3. Archive the tape.

4. Retrieve the tape from the archive.

5. 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.