Backup Exec’s DirectCopy to tape option enables data to be copied from a virtual tape library directly to a physical tape device during a duplicate backup job. The Backup Exec media server coordinates the copy job, but it does not copy the data. Instead, the virtual tape library copies the virtual tape image directly to the physical device. The Backup Exec media server records information about the data in the catalog. Because the information about the copied data is in the catalog, you can restore data from either the virtual tape library or the physical device. The job log for the duplicate backup job indicates that DirectCopy to tape is enabled.
See Copying data from a virtual tape library to a physical tape device .
To use DirectCopy, both the source device and the destination device must be NDMP-enabled. If the devices are not NDMP-enabled, then Backup Exec performs a regular duplicate backup job.
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If you select a backup-to-disk folder as the destination device for a duplicate job with DirectCopy to tape enabled, Backup Exec performs a regular duplicate job. |
Both hardware encryption and software encryption are supported with DirectCopy. For software encryption, both the source backup set and the destination backup set must use software encryption.