Converting data on LTO tapes
Can we convert the data on old LTO2 tapes to LTO3 or to save the data to a NAS.

Answer Question   |  March 31, 2012  8:08 PM
LTO2, LTO3 Tape Drive, NAS, NAS backup, Tape Backups

Restoring LTO2 backup
Can I restore LTO2 backup tapes on a LTO3 tape drive?

Answer Question   |  March 31, 2012  3:26 PM
Backup, LTO, LTO Tape, LTO2, LTO3 Tape Drive, Tape Backups

Restoring LTO3 tape without the app that backed it up
Is it possible to restore data on a LTO3 tape without the application (ArcServe2000) that backed it up?

Answer Question   |  April 12, 2011  4:41 PM
ArcServe, ARCserve Backup 12, Backup, LTO, LTO3 Tape Drive, Restore Database

Copying LTO 3 Drive to tape
We back up everynight to a LTO3 drive. Can we copy the tape to send it to multiple locations and not just store it in our datacenter? We use brightstore.

Answer Question   |  December 8, 2010  2:57 PM
Data center consolidation, Data Center management, Data Center Storage, LTO 3 tape library, LTO3 Tape Drive, Tape Backups

Can we simulate a library with multiple tape drives?
We have several LTO3 tape drives instead of purchasing a library can we make use of the 4 drives like a library to span tapes without having to load new ones? Using Backup Exec 12 on Win 2008 R2.

Answer Question   |  September 28, 2010  6:28 PM
LTO Tape, LTO3 Tape Drive, LTO3 tape library, Tape drives, Windows, Windows Server 2008 R2

Migrating BrightStore to a virtual machine
We are running BrightStore for backup purposes and currently it is hosted on its own server. What is necessary to migrate it to a VM? The VM will need to have access to the SCSI controller card for it needs to access the LTO3 tape drive that is connected to it.

Answer Question   |  September 13, 2010  2:40 PM
BrightStor, LTO3 Tape Drive, SCSI, SCSI controllers, Virtual Machine Migration, Virtual Machines, VM

Migrating a brightstore installation to a new box
server. We want to install on a new box and migrate our database and any other information needed from our old system to facilitate full restores from tapes going back 5 years. Old server win 2000 new server 2008. [!--[If !supportLineBreakNewLine]–] [!--[endif]–]

Answer Question   |  September 13, 2010  3:18 PM
Backup, BrightStor, BrightStor ARCserve Backup 12, brightstore 12, lto3, LTO3 Tape Drive, Windows Server 2008

LTO3 tape drive issue after cleaning
After cleaning my LTO3 tape drive with a cleaning tape it will not recognize my old tapes., It seems to write to new ones without an issue but the old ones with data are showing up as UNKNOWN.

Answer Question   |  August 20, 2010  5:35 PM
BrightStor, LTO3 Tape Drive, LTO3 tape library, Tape Backups, Tape Drive, Tape errors, Tape storage, Windows Server 2008 Backup