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Configure a backup device for Remote Storage

Rahul Shah, Contributor
03.22.2007
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The Remote Storage file migration service requires a backup device to migrate the data from the managed volume. If third-party backup software will be installed on a server running Remote Storage, it is recommended that at least two separate backup devices be installed, but to enable the Removable Storage service to access only one.

The reason for this is to prevent any conflicts with backup devices when both Remote Storage and the backup software want to simultaneously access the device.

If only one backup device is available, try to avoid third-party backup products, unless it is certain that conflicts will not be encountered. Third-party backup agents running backups to remote servers and backup devices do not affect Remote Storage and local backup devices. All backup devices, such as tape drives, robotic tape libraries and CD-ROMs, are enabled by default to be managed by the

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Removable Storage service. Because Remote Storage uses this service to access the backup devices, a backup device for Remote Storage is configured by enabling the device to the Removable Storage service.

Here are the steps that will allow you to enable a backup device:

Note: Remote Storage can work with a single-tape device, but robotic tape libraries are recommended for automatically locating and restoring data stored on multiple pieces of media. A single-tape device requires administrator intervention when a file migrated by Remote Storage needs to be restored.

About the author: Rahul Shah currently works at a software firm in India, where he is a systems administrator maintaining Windows servers. He also has experience in testing, analytics and deploying client/server applications in different Windows configurations.

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