AWS Storage Gateway User Guide
Using Your Tape Gateway
5. For Exporting tape, choose Close. The location of the tape changes from Slot to Offline.
6. On the AWS Storage Gateway console, choose your gateway, and then choose VTL Tape Cartridges
and verify the status of the virtual tape you are archiving.
The archiving process can take some time to complete. The initial status of the tape appears as
IN TRANSIT TO VTS. When archiving starts, the status changes to ARCHIVING. When archiving is
completed, the tape is no longer listed in the VTL but is archived in GLACIER or DEEP_ARCHIVE.
Restoring Data from a Tape Archived in Veeam
Restoring your archived data is a two-step process.
To restore data from an archived tape
1. Retrieve the archived tape from archive to a tape gateway. For instructions, see Retrieving Archived
Tapes (p. 181).
2. Use the Veeam software to restore the data. You do this by creating a restoring a folder file, as you
do when restoring data from physical tapes. For instructions, see Restoring Data from Tape in the
Veeam Help Center.
Next Step
Cleaning Up Resources You Don't Need (p. 133)
Testing Your Setup by Using Veritas Backup Exec
You can back up your data to virtual tapes, archive the tapes, and manage your virtual tape library (VTL)
devices by using Veritas Backup Exec. In this topic, you can find basic documentation needed to perform
backup and restore operations using the following versions of Backup Exec:
• Veritas Backup Exec 2014
• Veritas Backup Exec 15
• Veritas Backup Exec 16
• Veritas Backup Exec 20.x
The procedure for using these versions of Backup Exec with a tape gateway is the same. For detailed
information about how to use Backup Exec, see the How to Create Secure Backups with Backup Exec
video on the Backup Exec website. For Backup Exec support information on hardware compatibility, see
the Software Compatibility Lists (SCL), Hardware Compatibility Lists (HCL), and Administrator Guides for
Backup Exec (all versions) on the Backup Exec website. For information about best practices, see Best
Practices for using Symantec Backup products (NetBackup, Backup Exec) with the Amazon Web Services
(Tape Gateway) on the Veritas website.
For more information about supported backup applications, see Supported Third-Party Backup
Applications for a Tape Gateway (p. 22).
Topics
• Configuring Storage in Backup Exec (p. 119)
• Importing a Tape in Backup Exec (p. 119)
• Writing Data to a Tape in Backup Exec (p. 121)
• Archiving a Tape Using Backup Exec (p. 121)
• Restoring Data from a Tape Archived in Backup Exec (p. 121)
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