Tapes

Tapes are created in arkeia to link the logical names used by tape pools and the physical tapes in the devices.

A label is inserted at the beginning of the tape, to allow the identification and management of the tape by Arkeia.

Arkeia manages bar codes to locate tape in a library. This feature is essential if your library handles a large number of tapes to reduce the search time.

Tapes created by Arkeia will always be assigned to a specific tape pool. When a backup is launched, only the backup administrator decide which tape pool will be used by the backup. Arkeia then manages the tape(s) used in the tape pool, according to the tape strategy chosen by the administrator.

Creating your tapes is a step you really must prepare for: the amount of tapes you need will depend on the backup policy you will configure. Try to evaluate your needs as precisely as possible.