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There are a number of questions in your e-mail. Let me try to summarize.
1. How do I backup to a NAS device?
That's simple. Simply CIFS-mount the NAS device to the backup server, and create a disk-based backup device on the CIFS mount. Then you use that device as the destination.
2. Once I've done that, how do I get those backups to tape?
You need to COPY these disk images to tape, not back them up to tape. You need to copy them in such a way that once they are on tape, restores can be performed directly from tape without having to go through the NAS device first. WithVeritas NetBackup, this is done using bpduplicate or bpvault. I am unsure how (or if) this can be accomplished with Veritas Backup Exec.
3. Can the embedded Windows NAS servers use a regular Veritas client?
Yes, they can. That is one of their main selling points over filers from the likes of Network Appliance that must be backed up via NFS/CIFS or NDMP.
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