SG0-001 · Question #513
In order to decrease the amount of time required to backup hosts, disk drive arrays can be used to simulate tape drives for backup. Which of the following can be used for this purpose?
The correct answer is A. VTL. Virtual Tape Library (VTL) technology uses disk arrays to simulate tape drives, significantly reducing backup and restore times compared to physical tape.
Question
In order to decrease the amount of time required to backup hosts, disk drive arrays can be used to simulate tape drives for backup. Which of the following can be used for this purpose?
Options
- AVTL
- BDAT
- CATL
- DLTO
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Why each option
Virtual Tape Library (VTL) technology uses disk arrays to simulate tape drives, significantly reducing backup and restore times compared to physical tape.
A Virtual Tape Library (VTL) is a storage system that emulates traditional tape libraries and tape drives using disk-based storage. This allows backup software to interface with a fast disk system while perceiving it as a tape library, accelerating backup and restore operations and providing disk-based benefits for tape-centric applications.
Digital Audio Tape (DAT) is a physical magnetic tape format used for data storage, not a technology for simulating tape drives with disk.
An Automated Tape Library (ATL) is a robotic system that physically loads and unloads tape cartridges, not a disk-based emulation technology.
Linear Tape-Open (LTO) is a specific magnetic tape technology standard, not a solution for simulating tape drives using disk arrays.
Concept tested: Virtual Tape Library (VTL) technology
Source: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/spectrum-protect/8.1.13?topic=solutions-virtual-tape-libraries
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