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Can Acronis Backup read/write data to LTO tape devices over SAS or FC?

I cannot find any information saying it can or can't and would like some clarification. I'm looking at Acronis to replace Veritas Backup Exec which has been problematic for a while now.

We back up all data to on-site devices due to the nature of our business and have several LTO tape drives, naturally this is a requirement for any Backup Exec replacement.

Thanks in advance.

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Hello, Richard!

You can use special tool named "Acronis Hardware Compatibility Tool for tape devices" that was created right for such situations - to find out if current Tape Drive/Library will work with Acronis software.

It sends standard SCSI commands to drive/library and checks if they were successfully executed.

The tool itself you can find here: https://kb.acronis.com/content/57237

also refer to info from this document: https://go.acronis.com/acronis-backup-advanced-tape-hcl