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title: "SAN Shared Tape Library Solution from Bacula Systems"
published_at: "2012-03-29T16:39:59+00:00"
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# SAN Shared Tape Library Solution from Bacula Systems

The Bacula Enterprise SAN Shared Tape Library Module provides an enhanced backup strategy for SAN networks of SCSI devices by enabling **two or more** separate Storage daemons **to share the same physical tape device.**

**Key Benefits**

Increases tape library and autoloader utilization rate

Significantly decreases backup time

Leverages SPC-3 SCSI reservation protocol

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**Further help:**

- Looking for implementation details? See the complete [SAN Tape Shared Storage Option documentation](https://docs.baculasystems.com/BEDedicatedBackupSolutions/StorageBackend/tape/shared-storage/index.html#san-tape-shared-storage-option) .
- Looking for storage backup? Take a look at out [storage backup solutions](/enterprise-backup-solution-with-bacula-systems/tape-backup-software-solution-from-bacula-systems) .
- Don’t know about Bacula Enterprise’s capabilities? [See the full product description](/products) .
- Interested in [VM backup](/enterprise-backup-solution-with-bacula-systems/advanced-database-backup-and-recovery) ? Bacula Enterprise works perfectly with [backup of VMware](/products/bacula-enterprise-plugins/vmware-backup-and-data-recovery) , [Hyper V backup](/products/bacula-enterprise-plugins/hyper-v-plugin-fast-easy-backup-and-data-restore) , [Citrix XenServer backup](/products/bacula-enterprise-plugins/citrix-xenserver-backup-and-restore-with-bacula-enterprise-edition) and other hypervisors.

- Interested in backing up to tape media? Take a look at our [tape backup software](/tape-backup-software/) .
- [BWeb™ Management Suite](/products/bweb) is a comprehensive GUI management suite for Bacula Enterprise that provides the data reports, core metrics and analysis that system administrators need to provide to managers. [Contact us for a demonstration](/contactus) .
- [Training](/training) is available in different locations, depending on the Certified Bacula Systems Training Center you choose
- View Bacula Enterprise data backup and recovery program [features](https://www.baculasystems.com/corporate-data-backup-software-solutions/bacula-enterprise-data-backup-software/features/) .