How to Create a Copy to Tape Plan

Arcserve UDP integrates with Arcserve Backup to copy backup data to a tape media destination. You can create a plan to backup source data and copy the backup data to the tape. You can create and manage the plan from the Console.

The advantages of archiving recovery points to a tape media are:

• Meet Regulatory Compliance - Helps you to preserve important documents, emails, and other critical data, as necessary to comply with internal rules and external regulations.

• Reduce Storage Cost - Helps you to reclaim storage capacity by migrating older or infrequently accessed data from your primary systems to more cost-effective archival storage locations.
• Maintain Multiple File Versions - Helps you to roll back to previous versions of backed-up files (if necessary) or maintain multiple versions of the same files at different destinations.

Supported Scenarios

• If the Destination of Task 1 is Arcserve UDP Recovery Point Server, install the client agent on the RPS node.
• For Agent-based plan with Destination as Local/Remote share, install the client agent on all the Arcserve UDP agent nodes.
• For Host-Based Agentless plan, install the client agent on the Arcserve UDP Proxy Node.

What To Do Next?

• Review the Prerequisites
• Create a Plan with a Backup Task
• Add a Copy to Tape Plan
• Verify the Plan