AirGapped LTO PBS

Your backups are first stored on an online disk (included), then automatically archived to LTO tape. The tapes are then placed in the datacenter's secure safe, physically disconnected from the network.

LTO tapes have a certified lifespan of at least 30 years. They are the ideal medium for regulatory archival (GDPR, NIS2) and long-term retention.

Yes, the AirGapped LTO PBS offer always includes an online disk for receiving backups and fast restores. The LTO archival in the DC safe is provided as a complement.

Recent backups are available immediately from the online disk. For archives on LTO tapes in the safe, allow a few hours for retrieval and tape loading by our team.

AirGapped LTO places tapes in the datacenter safe (offline, anti-ransomware), while Magnetic PBS keeps tapes online and permanently accessible. AirGapped LTO offers better attack protection but with a longer restore time for archives.

Air-gapped backups are by nature inaccessible to digital attacks while they are offline. With AirGapped LTO PBS, your LTO tapes in cold storage in the datacenter safe are physically unreachable. The online disk keeps recent snapshots for fast restore. Additionally, PBS snapshots allow you to restore from a point before the attack from the online disk.

RDEM Systems keeps your managed PBS and LTO archival infrastructure operational 24/7. Our team handles planned maintenance for your managed PBS, automatic LTO tape archival, datacenter safe storage, and emergency interventions — including tape retrieval and mounting for disaster recovery.

Yes, all backups are encrypted with AES-256 client-side via proxmox-backup-client before transfer to disk and LTO tape archival. Tapes in cold storage are therefore unreadable without your encryption key.

The online disk is hosted in a European datacenter. Air-gapped LTO tapes are stored in the datacenter's secure safe, physically disconnected from the network. The technical building blocks GDPR requires. French hosting available on request.

Yes, proxmox-backup-client can be installed on any Linux server, not just Proxmox VE. You can back up your physical servers, VMs, and containers to your managed PBS in the cloud with air-gapped LTO archival.