My organization is currently backing up data using tape backups, and is looking to shift to hard drive back-ups (via a cifs share on a NAS), and my question pertains specifically to the ArcServe software. Does the software have that capability built in, or will a plug-in/add-on be required?
You just have to create folders in the NAS box and each folder will act as a tape.
Hence need to configure them under device configuration and make them FSD(File System Devices).
Once this is done , you can see the tape(Folders created in NAS) under CA FSA adapter in BAB device manager.
Main thing you have to check is that can BAB see the NAS box.