Tape Backup
Catalogic DPX tape backup support, long-term retention, and device compatibility.
Tape Backup
Spectra Logic Tape Backup with Catalogic DPX
Catalogic DPX and Spectra Logic tape libraries deliver enterprise tape backup, long-term retention, air-gapped protection, and scalable archive.
Catalogic DPX and Spectra Logic tape libraries
Catalogic DPX provides enterprise tape backup capabilities, while Spectra Logic tape libraries deliver scalable, reliable tape infrastructure for protecting data at scale. Together they support long-term retention, offline protection, and air-gapped backup copies for enterprise data protection strategies.
- Use DPX with Spectra tape libraries for enterprise backup and archive
- Support broad tape device and media changer compatibility
- Create offline, air-gapped backup copies for ransomware resilience
- Use tape for long-term retention and compliance requirements
- Combine disk, vStor, cloud, and tape in a 3-2-1 backup strategy
Key features and benefits
DPX and Spectra Logic tape infrastructure help organizations preserve, protect, and recover enterprise data at scale.
Tape device compatibility
DPX supports a broad range of tape devices and media changers compliant with the SCSI-2 standard, including modern LTO technology.
Trusted tape hardware
Spectra tape libraries provide scalable tape storage for backup, active archive, and long-term archive use cases.
Robust backup and recovery
DPX combines patented block-level protection with flexible backup workflows across disk, vStor, cloud, and tape.
Air-gapped retention
Tape provides offline backup copies that help protect against ransomware, accidental deletion, and premature alteration.
vStor archive to tape
Use DPX vStor as a software-defined backup repository and archive retained backup data to tape.
Cost-effective NDMP backup
Use DPX for economical NDMP backup to disk, tape, or cloud for large NAS environments.
Long-term retention with recovery discipline
Tape remains useful when retention periods are long, data volumes are large, and offline protection is required. DPX adds centralized backup management and recovery workflows so tape fits into a broader enterprise data protection strategy.
- Use tape for compliance and long-term archive requirements
- Keep offline copies as part of ransomware recovery planning
- Protect NAS data with cost-effective NDMP backup to tape
- Stage backup data on disk or vStor before tape archive
- Use tape alongside cloud and object storage based on retention need
Related Spectra and tape backup resources
More guidance for tape backup, archive, and ransomware-resilient retention.
Tape Drives vs. Hard Drives
Blog post on when tape remains useful for backup and archive strategies.
Long-term Retention and Archival
Retention strategy across disk, tape, cloud, and object storage.
Use DPX and Spectra Logic for enterprise tape protection
Catalogic can help you design tape backup, long-term retention, and air-gapped recovery workflows with Spectra Logic libraries.
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