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7.4.2.7
Readability of tapes written by the older Acronis products
The following table summarizes the readability of tapes written by Acronis True Image Echo, Acronis
True Image 9.1, Acronis Backup & Recovery 10 and Acronis Backup & Recovery 11 product families in
Acronis Backup. The table also illustrates the compatibility of tapes written by various components of
Acronis Backup.
...is readable on a tape device attached to a machine
with...
Acronis
Backup
Bootable
Media
Acronis
Backup
Agent for
Windows
Acronis
Backup
Agent for
Linux
Acronis
Backup
Storage
Node
Tape written on a
locally attached tape
device (tape drive or
tape library) by...
Bootable Media
9.1
+
+
+
+
Echo
+
+
+
+
ABR10
+
+
+
+
ABR11/
Acronis
Backup 11.5
+
+
+
+
Agent for
Windows
9.1
+
+
+
+
Echo
+
+
+
+
ABR10
+
+
+
+
ABR11/
Acronis
Backup 11.5
+
+
+
+
Agent for Linux
9.1
+
+
+
+
Echo
+
+
+
+
ABR10
+
+
+
+
ABR11/
Acronis
Backup 11.5
+
+
+
+
Tape written on a
tape device
through...
Backup Server
9.1
-
-
-
-
Echo
-
-
-
-
Storage Node
ABR10
+
+
+
+
ABR11/
Acronis
Backup 11.5
+
+
+
+
7.4.3 Getting started with a tape device
7.4.3.1
Backing up a machine to a directly attached tape device
Prerequisites
The tape device is attached to the machine in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
Acronis Backup agent is installed on the machine.
Before backing up
1. Load tapes to the tape device.
2. Connect the console to the machine.
3. In the Navigation tree, click Tape management.
4. Click Detect tape devices.
5. If your tape device is a stand-alone drive, skip this step. Otherwise, do the following: