You will also need to configure Tape Driver and Loader Drivers in VM with Acronis Storage node per instructions from HP - these are just usual Windows Drivers. You will need to connect Tape to the ESXi host, and configure it according to VMware Instructions (here. The Acronis Agent for VMware (Virtual Appliance or Windows-based) will backup directly to Acronis Storage Node (disk Vault) and then Stage the backups to Tape (tape Vault) - you should set up both backups and copying to tape as part of your Backup Plan.
So the backup will work this - Acronis Storage Node will have 2 Centralized Managed Vaults - first one will be Disk-based (no dedup, as it may slow down virtual hosts), and second one will be Tape device.
You will need to have Acronis Backup Advanced for VMware, and you will need to install Acronis Storage Node in one of Windows VMs to provide backup to tape. See also Acronis Backup: Products Comparison.Yes, this configuration is possible. To enable application-aware backup please install Acronis Agents in the Guest OS of the machine, see Acronis Backup Advanced: Installation More information
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