Replication

In a Replication operation, the data set from an Arkeia disk-to-disk backup job is copied to another Arkeia server. The replicated data is a normal Arkeia backup data set, which can be used in the same way as the original backup data set. Backup data sets on physical tapes cannot be replicated.

The target computer that hosts the replicated data is called the replication destination machine. Any Arkeia Network Backup server or Arkeia Appliance can be additionally configured as a replication destination machine, after a specific license is added to it.

The source computer sending a replication data set to a destination machine is called a replication source machine. A source machine can be either: