The virtual tape containing your data must be stored in a virtual tape library before it can be accessed. Access to virtual tapes in your virtual tape library is instantaneous. If the virtual tape containing your data is archived, you can retrieve the virtual tape using the AWS Management Console or API. First select the virtual tape, then choose the virtual tape library into which you want the virtual tape to be loaded. You can retrieve a tape archived in S3 Glacier and S3 Glacier Deep Archive to S3, typically within 3-5 hours and 12 hours, respectively. Once the virtual tape is available in the virtual tape library, you can use your backup application to make use of the virtual tape to restore data.