Configuring the Arcserve UDP Appliance › Create a Backup Plan to a Tape Device

Create a Backup Plan to a Tape Device

UDP Appliance has the capability to write data to a tape device. Typically, the source data is the recovery point that you have saved in a data store using the UDP backup plan, and the destination is a tape device. You need to use Arcserve Backup Manager to manage your backup jobs to a tape.

The following process overview gives you an idea on how to write to a tape device using the UDP Appliance:

1. Attach the tape device to the UDP Appliance

   UDP Appliance comes with a port at the rear panel to attach your tape device. Once you attach the tape device, UDP Appliance automatically identifies the tape device.

2. Configure the tape device using the Backup Manager

   Open the Backup Manager and add the tape device to Backup Manager. Backup Manager is the interface that lets you manage Arcserve Backup. After you add the tape device to Backup Manager, configure the device.

   Note: For more information on configuring and managing the device, see Managing Devices and Media in Arcserve Backup for Windows Administration Guide.

3. Successfully complete at least one backup job using the UDP Console

   You need at least one successful backup that you can write to a tape device. To back up data, create a plan using the UDP Console and back up to a data store.

   Note: For more information about creating a backup plan for different nodes, see Creating Plans to Protect data in the Solutions Guide.

4. Initiate a backup to tape job from Backup Manager

   Open the Backup Manager and create a plan to back up data to the tape device. Here the source data is the destination of UDP backup plan and the destination is the tape device.

   Note: For more information on creating a backup plan to tape, see Backing Up and Recovering D2D/UDP Data in Arcserve Backup for Windows Administration Guide.

Create an On-Appliance Virtual Standby Plan

Appliance has the capability to serve as a virtual standby machine. You need to manually create a virtual machine within the appliance and configure it for virtual standby. This capability is present in the following Appliance series:

• <Appliance Series 1>
• <Appliance Series 2>

Prerequisite: You must have a successful backup plan.

Follow these steps:

1. Open the Appliance Console.
2. Navigate to the plans and modify the backup plan.
3. Add a Virtual Standby task.
4. Update the Source, Destination, Virtual Machine configurations.

   Note: For more information about each configurations, see How to Create a Virtual Standby Plan in the Solutions Guide.

5. Save and run the plan.