![\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-01\"](\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-01.jpg\" "\\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-01\\"")
<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Nakivo Backup to Tape<\/strong> is a feature provided by Nakivo Backup & Replication<\/a> that allows archiving backups created by Backup Jobs to tape devices.<\/p>\n The Nakivo Backup to Tape operation can be done by performing a Backup Copy Job<\/strong> setting the tape device as destination. A direct backup to tape<\/strong> is currently not supported.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Since the Tape Library must be connected to a server with the Nakivo Transporter<\/strong> component installed, you may need to deploy a new Transporter<\/strong>.\u00a0Download the appropriated installation file and proceed with the installation.<\/p>\n Run the installation wizard and enter the Master password<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Expand More options<\/strong> to customize the installation if required. Accept the EULA<\/strong> and click Install<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The Transporter is being installed.<\/p>\n When the installation is completed, click Finish<\/strong>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n To leverage the capabilities of the new Transporter, it must be added to Nakivo's Nodes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Go to Settings > Nodes<\/strong> and click the + (plus) icon<\/strong>. Select Installed service<\/strong> under Add Existing Node<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Enter the Hostname or IP<\/strong> and specify the Master password<\/strong> set during the Transporter installation. Click Connect<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Click Accept<\/strong>\u00a0to accept the certificate.<\/p>\n When the certificate is accepted, click More options<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Assign the desired Node name<\/strong> and click Add<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The new Transported has been successfully added in Nakivo Backup & Replication<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Go to Settings > Tape<\/strong> section and click the + (plus) icon<\/strong> in the Device<\/strong> tab. Select the type of Tape Library<\/strong> to install (Robotic tape library or VTL<\/a> in the example).<\/p>\n Select the previously added Transporter from the Assigned transporter<\/strong> drop-down list and click Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Select the Changer<\/strong> to use and click Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Select the tape drives<\/strong> to use and click Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Enter the\u00a0Name<\/strong>\u00a0of the Tape Library then click on the\u00a0add media pool<\/strong>\u00a0link.<\/p>\n Click the + (plus) icon<\/strong> to create a new Media Pool.<\/p>\n Enter a Name<\/strong> and optionally a Description<\/strong>. Click Add<\/strong> to create the new Media Pool.<\/p>\n The Media Pool is now created. Click Close<\/strong> to exit.<\/p>\n As Default media pool<\/strong> select the just created pool and click Finish<\/strong> to save the configuration.<\/p>\n The Tape Library is added in Nakivo.<\/p>\n The added Tape Library.<\/p>\n In the Tapes<\/strong> tab you can see the available tapes.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n From Data Protection<\/strong> section, click the + (plus) icon<\/strong> and select Backup Copy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Select the VMs you want to copy to tape and click Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Select Tape<\/strong> as Destination type<\/strong> and select the desired Destination<\/strong> from the list (in the example, the previously created Media Pool is used). Click Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Specify the Schedule<\/strong> for the Nakivo Backup to Tape job and the recovery points to keep. Click Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Specify the Job name<\/strong> and the Backup encryption<\/strong> type then click Save<\/strong>\u00a0to save the configuration.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Right click the just created Tape Job and select\u00a0Run<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Select\u00a0Run for all backups<\/strong>\u00a0and click\u00a0Run<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The backup operation is executed.<\/p>\n After a few minutes the Nakivo Backup to Tape job is completed successfully.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The restore process is a two stages<\/strong>\u00a0process:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n From Data Protection<\/strong> section, select the Backup to Tape job previously executed and click Recover > Full recovery from tape for VMware<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Select the VM to recover<\/strong> from the tape and the recovery point<\/strong> to use. Click Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n From the Recovery to<\/strong> drop-down list, select Backup Repository<\/strong> then select the Container<\/strong> to use. Click Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Enter the Job name<\/strong> and click Finish<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Right click the just created tape recovery job and select Run<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Select Run for all VMs<\/strong>\u00a0and click Run<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The restore from tape to the selected repository is being performed.<\/p>\n After few minutes the restore is completed successfully.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Go to Settings > Repositories<\/strong> and select the repository (NAS-BACKUP [nfs]<\/em> in the example) where the VM backup has been recovered from the tape.<\/p>\n Select the VM, click the ... (three dots)<\/strong> then select Recover<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Select Full recovery for VMware<\/strong> to restore the entire VM or Individual files<\/strong>\u00a0to perform FLR.<\/p>\n Nakivo Tape Backup capability allows you to store backups on tape devices, making it ideal for archiving long-retention backups<\/strong> and ensuring compliance with the 3-2-1 backup rule<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Nakivo Backup & Replication<\/a> is available as 15-day trial<\/a>.<\/p>\n Nakivo Backup to Tape is a feature provided by Nakivo Backup & Replication that allows archiving backups created by Backup Jobs to tape devices. The Nakivo Backup to Tape operation can be done by performing a Backup Copy Job setting the tape device as destination. A direct backup to tape is currently not supported.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":65404,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_2879994398731222_17841400390232720":"","mastodon_115463926174894442_115463926174894442":"","linkedin_93tdZWzMZc_93tdZWzMZc":"","bluesky_did:plc:tkabz5kl2rukzdwtuongv3kz_did:plc:tkabz5kl2rukzdwtuongv3kz":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[2138,1697],"tags":[579,2958,2960,2088],"class_list":["post-65399","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-backup-en","category-nakivo-en","tag-backup-en","tag-library","tag-media-pool","tag-tape-en","has_thumb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65399","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65399"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65399\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65399"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65399"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Deploy the Nakivo Transporter<\/h2>\n
![\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-02\"](\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-02-600x576.jpg\" "\\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-02\\"")
<\/p>\n![\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-03\"](\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-03-600x576.jpg\" "\\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-03\\"")
<\/p>\n![\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-04\"](\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-04-600x576.jpg\" "\\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-04\\"")
<\/p>\n![\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-05\"](\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-05-600x576.jpg\" "\\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-05\\"")
<\/p>\nAdd the Transporter to Nodes<\/h2>\n
![\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-06\"](\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-06-600x359.jpg\" "\\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-06\\"")
<\/p>\n![\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-07\"](\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-07-600x168.jpg\" "\\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-07\\"")
<\/p>\n![\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-08\"](\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-08-600x276.jpg\" "\\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-08\\"")
<\/p>\n![\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-09\"](\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-09-600x192.jpg\" "\\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-09\\"")
<\/p>\n![\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-10\"](\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-10-600x454.jpg\" "\\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-10\\"")
<\/p>\n![\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-11\"](\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-11-600x457.jpg\" "\\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-11\\"")
<\/p>\nConfigure the Tape Library<\/h2>\n
![\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-12\"](\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-12-600x444.jpg\" "\\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-12\\"")
<\/p>\n![\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-13\"](\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-13-600x407.jpg\" "\\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-13\\"")
<\/p>\n![\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-14\"](\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-14-600x407.jpg\" "\\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-14\\"")
<\/p>\n![\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-15\"](\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-15-600x407.jpg\" "\\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-15\\"")
<\/p>\n![\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-16\"](\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-16-600x182.jpg\" "\\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-16\\"")
<\/p>\n![\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-17\"](\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-17.jpg\" "\\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-17\\"")
<\/p>\n![\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-18\"](\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-18.jpg\" "\\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-18\\"")
<\/p>\n![\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-19\"](\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-19.jpg\" "\\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-19\\"")
<\/p>\n![\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-20\"](\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-20-600x407.jpg\" "\\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-20\\"")
<\/p>\n![\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-21\"](\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-21-600x176.jpg\" "\\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-21\\"")
<\/p>\n![\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-22\"](\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-22-600x176.jpg\" "\\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-22\\"")
<\/p>\n![\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-23\"](\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-23-600x185.jpg\" "\\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-23\\"")
<\/p>\nCreate a Nakivo Backup to Tape job<\/h2>\n
![\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-24\"](\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-24-600x364.jpg\" "\\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-24\\"")
<\/p>\n![\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-25\"](\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-25-600x411.jpg\" "\\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-25\\"")
<\/p>\n![\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-26\"](\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-26-600x411.jpg\" "\\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-26\\"")
<\/p>\n![\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-27\"](\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-27-600x411.jpg\" "\\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-27\\"")
<\/p>\n![\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-28\"](\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-28-600x411.jpg\" "\\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-28\\"")
<\/p>\nTest the backup job<\/h2>\n
![\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-29\"](\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-29-600x384.jpg\" "\\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-29\\"")
<\/p>\n![\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-30\"](\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-30-600x358.jpg\" "\\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-30\\"")
<\/p>\n![\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-31\"](\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-31-600x529.jpg\" "\\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-31\\"")
<\/p>\n![\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-32\"](\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-32-600x391.jpg\" "\\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-32\\"")
<\/p>\nRestore backup from tape<\/h2>\n
\n
![\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-33\"](\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-33.jpg\" "\\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-33\\"")
<\/p>\nStage 1: Restore the VM backup from tape to repository<\/h4>\n
![\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-34\"](\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-34-600x368.jpg\" "\\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-34\\"")
<\/p>\n![\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-35\"](\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-35-600x411.jpg\" "\\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-35\\"")
<\/p>\n![\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-36\"](\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-36-600x411.jpg\" "\\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-36\\"")
<\/p>\n![\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-37\"](\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-37-600x411.jpg\" "\\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-37\\"")
<\/p>\n![\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-38\"](\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-38-600x353.jpg\" "\\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-38\\"")
<\/p>\n![\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-39\"](\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-39-600x250.jpg\" "\\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-39\\"")
<\/p>\n![\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-40\"](\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-40-600x392.jpg\" "\\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-40\\"")
<\/p>\n![\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-41\"](\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-41-600x392.jpg\" "\\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-41\\"")
<\/p>\nStage 2: Restore the VM backup from repository to production<\/h4>\n
![\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-42\"](\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-42-600x255.jpg\" "\\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-42\\"")
<\/p>\n![\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-43\"](\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-43-600x257.jpg\" "\\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-43\\"")
<\/p>\n![\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-44\"](\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-44.jpg\" "\\"nakivo-backup-to-tape-configuration-44\\"")
<\/p>\n![\"signature\"](\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/firma.jpg\" "\\"signature\\"")
<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"