https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/SMTape-amp-Backup-Exec-2014-15/m-p/106267#M21854 <P>Hi there!</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>I'm working on a solution for a new FAS25xx deployment where a customer is wanting to archive data out to tape, and as such I'm looking at using Backup Exec 2014/15 with NDMP option.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>First - does this support SMTape or just dump backups?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>If I can do SMTape, then from what I'm reading I see that I can carry out incremental and differential style backups .. so, would I be right in thinking (and hoping as we're trying to keep control of costs) that we could cut down on the number of tapes required?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Many thanks in advance!</P><P>--</P><P>Mark Lomas</P> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 04:09:27 GMT marklomas 2025-06-05T04:09:27Z https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/SMTape-amp-Backup-Exec-2014-15/m-p/106267#M21854 <P>Hi there!</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>I'm working on a solution for a new FAS25xx deployment where a customer is wanting to archive data out to tape, and as such I'm looking at using Backup Exec 2014/15 with NDMP option.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>First - does this support SMTape or just dump backups?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>If I can do SMTape, then from what I'm reading I see that I can carry out incremental and differential style backups .. so, would I be right in thinking (and hoping as we're trying to keep control of costs) that we could cut down on the number of tapes required?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Many thanks in advance!</P><P>--</P><P>Mark Lomas</P> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 04:09:27 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/SMTape-amp-Backup-Exec-2014-15/m-p/106267#M21854 marklomas 2025-06-05T04:09:27Z