ViTL Virtual Tape Overview
ViTL is a virtual tape backup solution for IBM Power Systems. Save your backups to your hard drive, NAS, SAN, deduplication appliance, or the cloud. Use ViTL instead of physical tape and simplify your operations. ViTL connects via Fibre Channel or SAS to your AS/400, iSeries, System i, Linux or AIX system.
Whether you need to update your backup and recovery operations now, in the budgeting process, or doing preliminary research, you can get a no-obligation customized quote today.
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Frequently Asked Questions
ViTL is a Windows rackmount appliance or VM that connects to IBM Power System via Fibre Channel or SAS. ViTL emulates an LTO tape drive to your IBM i (AS/400, iSeries, System i, AIX or Linux) host. You can backup to local storage at speeds up to 800 MB/second without changing your current backup procedures.
The UBD product has been folded into our newest solution, LaserVault ViTL. ViTL includes all of the functionality of UBD, plus more features and flexibility. If you are currently using UBD, contact us to learn how to upgrade to ViTL.
LVBackup is a disk-to-disk (D2D) or disk-to-disk-to-tape (D2D2T) backup system for IBM midrange computers (AS/400, iSeries, IBM i) with features similar to a virtual tape library. It connects to the IBM i via TCP/IP and runs on a Windows server platform to provide backup and restore functions to the IBM i host. For more information on LaserVault Backup please contact us or for additional details see the LVBackup FAQs.
4GB or 8GB is preferred.
ViTL connects through Fibre Channel or SAS to the IBM i or other host system.
ViTL installation is easy and is most often completed with remote support only.
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