Backup Target and Destination Solution

Overview

Backup target is the destination where we put our backup files. In conjunction with backup server, backup target also an important part of backup system which have several forms:

Tape Backups: This is the oldest form of backup target but have latest update on LTO-8.
VTL: this is the hybrid approach between disks and tape, where we virtually simulate tape drive into a disks based appliance.
Disks: This is the latest approach of backup, where the earlier form have a versioning (LTO-8 for example) exclusivity.