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virtual tape library

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A hard disk array that emulates a tape library. A virtual tape library (VTL) enables the storage medium to be switched from tapes to disks while continuing to use the existing tape backup software. See virtual tape system and storage virtualization.
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Virtual tape technology typically referred to as a virtual tape library (VTL) incorporates tape emulation software and disk arrays to make disks appear as a tape library and/or tape drives to the host backup application.
Enabling tiered storage through tape virtualization: delivering more ... by Whitehouse, Lauren / Computer Technology Review
The combined system fits into existing backup environments, presenting itself to applications as a virtual tape library that transparently includes disk elements for high performance and RAID fault tolerance and tape elements for capacity, economy, and disaster recovery.
ADIC introduces major advance in disk-based backup by EDP Weekly's IT Monitor
SEPATON is also unveiling the S2100-ES2 Series 500, the fifth generation of its enterprise virtual tape library (VTL), and the S2100-DS2, the second generation of its SMB VTL.
SEPATON Extends Data Protection Product Leadership with New Models ... by Business Wire
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