Licensing for Oracle Secure Backup Cloud Module

My company is looking at moving from our internal tape backup to Oracle (Cloud) Database Backup. We have questions about costs for licensing the Oracle Secure Backup Cloud Module. We have been using Oracle Secure Backup Express Edition and would like to know if there are additional API/License costs for using Oracle Secure Backup Cloud Module in additional to the $33/TB per month cost listed on the Oracle Cloud Database Backup page at https://cloud.oracle.com/database_backup?tabID=1394421701419.
We have spoken with 6 different sales and technical reps at Oracle and at Oracle Cloud and none have been able to provide a clear answer for this question. We have been directed to this forum, by the staff at Oracle Cloud.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

I don't know about this tape not appearing to the OS, some other OS related documentation would help you there. This may be due to the fact that this is a removable disk storage device, rather than actual tape.
However I have checked the OSB tape support matrix and this device is not listed, so this is not supported for use with OSB.
Thanks
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mh virtual tape & library system.
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==================
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      Storage Element 26:Empty
      Storage Element 27:Empty
      Storage Element 28:Empty
      Storage Element 29:Empty
      Storage Element 30:Empty
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Please feel free in letting me know if this works for you.
Bug fixes and suggestions always welcome.
[email protected]
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