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... 8Gb Simple SAN Connection Kit, see the HP StorageWorks SAN Design reference guide located at the HP website: http://www.hp.com/go/sandesignguide, or contact an HP storage representative for the latest support information. firmware 7.x or later) • HP StorageWorks MSA1500 (active/active failover only- Operating systems The following operating systems are not using the rack-mount kit...
... 8Gb Simple SAN Connection Kit, see the HP StorageWorks SAN Design reference guide located at the HP website: http://www.hp.com/go/sandesignguide, or contact an HP storage representative for the latest support information. firmware 7.x or later) • HP StorageWorks MSA1500 (active/active failover only- Operating systems The following operating systems are not using the rack-mount kit...
HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch release notes (5697-0280, February 2010)
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... MSA23xxfc G2 controllers) • HP StorageWorks P2000 G3 FC Modular Smart Array System • HP StorageWorks EVA4000, EVA6000, EVA8000 • HP StorageWorks EVA4100, EVA6100, EVA8100 • HP StorageWorks EVA4400 • HP StorageWorks EVA6400, EVA8400 • HP StorageWorks XP20000/24000 • HP StorageWorks XP10000/12000 The H-series switches support the following operating systems are supported with LTO4 drives • VLS6000, VLS9000 • VLS12000 EVA Gateway For the latest...
... MSA23xxfc G2 controllers) • HP StorageWorks P2000 G3 FC Modular Smart Array System • HP StorageWorks EVA4000, EVA6000, EVA8000 • HP StorageWorks EVA4100, EVA6100, EVA8100 • HP StorageWorks EVA4400 • HP StorageWorks EVA6400, EVA8400 • HP StorageWorks XP20000/24000 • HP StorageWorks XP10000/12000 The H-series switches support the following operating systems are supported with LTO4 drives • VLS6000, VLS9000 • VLS12000 EVA Gateway For the latest...
HP StorageWorks VLS and D2D Solutions Guide (AG306-96028, March 2010)
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... 95 Reverse Tape Initialization on the D2D 98 Creating Archive Tapes from the Target 99 5 Virtual Library Systems 101 VLS Devices ...101 VLS Defined ...101 Prime Environments ...102 VLS Benefits ...102 VLS9000-... VLS Warm Failover ...114 Implementation ...115 Device Configuration Preparation 115 Capacity Licensing ...117 Virtual Libraries/drives/cartridge Configuration 118 EVA Preparation ...119 Storage Pooling ...121 VLS Design Considerations 123 VLS Sizing ...123 VLS ... Main Data Center using HP Data Protector 139 VLS Automigration ...140 HP StorageWorks VLS and D2D Solutions Guide 5
... 95 Reverse Tape Initialization on the D2D 98 Creating Archive Tapes from the Target 99 5 Virtual Library Systems 101 VLS Devices ...101 VLS Defined ...101 Prime Environments ...102 VLS Benefits ...102 VLS9000-... VLS Warm Failover ...114 Implementation ...115 Device Configuration Preparation 115 Capacity Licensing ...117 Virtual Libraries/drives/cartridge Configuration 118 EVA Preparation ...119 Storage Pooling ...121 VLS Design Considerations 123 VLS Sizing ...123 VLS ... Main Data Center using HP Data Protector 139 VLS Automigration ...140 HP StorageWorks VLS and D2D Solutions Guide 5
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...Virtual Cartridge Replication over a 10 Mbit/sec Link 87 36 Many-to Tape vs. Physical Tape 99 40 Creating Archive Tapes from the Target 100 41 7.5 TB System with Expansion Disk Array Enclosures 103 42 Full VLS9000 System 104 43 Internal Architecture of Accelerated deduplication 149 HP StorageWorks...Using VLS with VMWare using Backup Agents 134 56 Using VLS with HP Data Protector ZDB IR Backup ........ 137 58 Using VLS in ...Cycle 144 63 Multiple Virtual Libraries 146 64 Shared Virtual Library 147 65 Steps of the VLS (VLS9000 Shown 112 44 Virtual Drives across Multiple Nodes ...
...Virtual Cartridge Replication over a 10 Mbit/sec Link 87 36 Many-to Tape vs. Physical Tape 99 40 Creating Archive Tapes from the Target 100 41 7.5 TB System with Expansion Disk Array Enclosures 103 42 Full VLS9000 System 104 43 Internal Architecture of Accelerated deduplication 149 HP StorageWorks...Using VLS with VMWare using Backup Agents 134 56 Using VLS with HP Data Protector ZDB IR Backup ........ 137 58 Using VLS in ...Cycle 144 63 Multiple Virtual Libraries 146 64 Shared Virtual Library 147 65 Steps of the VLS (VLS9000 Shown 112 44 Virtual Drives across Multiple Nodes ...
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... 106 17 VLS6000-series Technical Specifications 106 18 VLS6000-series Performance by Configuration, 4 GB Models 107 19 VLS12000 EVA Gateway Technical Specifications 108 20 VLS12000 EVA Gateway Backup Throughput using Deduplication 108 21 VLS12000 EVA Gateway Backup Throughput without Deduplication 109 22 Base Capacity License by VLS Model 117 23 Adding Capacity Beyond... of the Calculations Involved in the Sizing Examples 185 28 Recommended Settings for each TSM Server's dsmserv.opt File or Storage Agent's dsmsta.opt ...199 HP StorageWorks VLS and D2D Solutions Guide 11
... 106 17 VLS6000-series Technical Specifications 106 18 VLS6000-series Performance by Configuration, 4 GB Models 107 19 VLS12000 EVA Gateway Technical Specifications 108 20 VLS12000 EVA Gateway Backup Throughput using Deduplication 108 21 VLS12000 EVA Gateway Backup Throughput without Deduplication 109 22 Base Capacity License by VLS Model 117 23 Adding Capacity Beyond... of the Calculations Involved in the Sizing Examples 185 28 Recommended Settings for each TSM Server's dsmserv.opt File or Storage Agent's dsmsta.opt ...199 HP StorageWorks VLS and D2D Solutions Guide 11
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...Virtual Tape Libraries You can keep incremental backups on virtual tape and send full backups straight to tape. This provides enhanced solutions for the nature of your environment. HP StorageWorks...library. On the VLS300 and VLS12000 Gateways, because they make a disk array look to deemphasize tape in Data Protection Processes Globalization, 24x7 environments, and consolidation are attached to an EVA... up from an application server (disk) over a dedicated SAN to a disk-based system and from malicious attack (e.g., viruses and hackers), data distribution, data copy, archive, and...
...Virtual Tape Libraries You can keep incremental backups on virtual tape and send full backups straight to tape. This provides enhanced solutions for the nature of your environment. HP StorageWorks...library. On the VLS300 and VLS12000 Gateways, because they make a disk array look to deemphasize tape in Data Protection Processes Globalization, 24x7 environments, and consolidation are attached to an EVA... up from an application server (disk) over a dedicated SAN to a disk-based system and from malicious attack (e.g., viruses and hackers), data distribution, data copy, archive, and...
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... - High SLA s dictate an "Instant Recovery." Note that support DP ZDB IR - XP, EVA and LHN (future). Solution advantages: • VMWare approved method of data in the VMs •...8226; Backup application integrations such as a VM using low bandwidth replication on Windows OS file system backups. • Distinctly separate proxy server required at additional cost - Recovery options: Recovery ... VMWare environment, high throughput required to meet backup window (Fibre Channel). HP StorageWorks VLS and D2D Solutions Guide 67 requires additional storage for backup and restore and passes...
... - High SLA s dictate an "Instant Recovery." Note that support DP ZDB IR - XP, EVA and LHN (future). Solution advantages: • VMWare approved method of data in the VMs •...8226; Backup application integrations such as a VM using low bandwidth replication on Windows OS file system backups. • Distinctly separate proxy server required at additional cost - Recovery options: Recovery ... VMWare environment, high throughput required to meet backup window (Fibre Channel). HP StorageWorks VLS and D2D Solutions Guide 67 requires additional storage for backup and restore and passes...
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...• Operates independently of backup format, avoiding issues with any backup application and with backup application support. • Automatic and manageable. HP StorageWorks VLS and D2D Solutions Guide 69 The hashing algorithm generates a unique hash value that to do the ZDB backup of VM volumes it... Works Dynamic deduplication uses hash-based chunking technology, which backup application you are using HP Business Copy for EVA, XP ( LHN to follow). It offers the following features and benefits: • Uses hash-based chunking technology, providing...
...• Operates independently of backup format, avoiding issues with any backup application and with backup application support. • Automatic and manageable. HP StorageWorks VLS and D2D Solutions Guide 69 The hashing algorithm generates a unique hash value that to do the ZDB backup of VM volumes it... Works Dynamic deduplication uses hash-based chunking technology, which backup application you are using HP Business Copy for EVA, XP ( LHN to follow). It offers the following features and benefits: • Uses hash-based chunking technology, providing...
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... MB/s 2400 MB/s Table 21 VLS12000 EVA Gateway Backup Throughput without Deduplication Number of VLS12000 EVA Gateway Nodes with 2:1 compressible data or deduplication... disabled 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Number of 2 400 MB/s n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a EVA3000 or EVA5000 Arrays 3 (assumes 56 600 MB/s 600 MB/s n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a drives per array controller) 4 800 MB/s 800 MB/s 800 MB/s n/a n/a n/a n/a 5 1000 MB/s 1000 MB/s 1000 MB/s 1000 MB/s n/a n/a n/a HP StorageWorks...
... MB/s 2400 MB/s Table 21 VLS12000 EVA Gateway Backup Throughput without Deduplication Number of VLS12000 EVA Gateway Nodes with 2:1 compressible data or deduplication... disabled 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Number of 2 400 MB/s n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a EVA3000 or EVA5000 Arrays 3 (assumes 56 600 MB/s 600 MB/s n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a drives per array controller) 4 800 MB/s 800 MB/s 800 MB/s n/a n/a n/a n/a 5 1000 MB/s 1000 MB/s 1000 MB/s 1000 MB/s n/a n/a n/a HP StorageWorks...
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... amount of day-to-day administration required to run the backups, which is one enterprise tape library such as an ESL-E compared to using multiple autoloaders.) The VLS nodes present the virtual library with 2:1 compressible data or deduplication disabled 5 1200 MB/s 1800 MB/s 2400 MB/s 3000... target to scale both performance and capacity of the virtual library while still presenting it as shown in Figure 43: HP StorageWorks VLS and D2D Solutions Guide 111 Number of VLS12000 EVA Gateway Nodes with its virtual tape drives and the virtual cartridges are stored on the back-end array LUNs...
... amount of day-to-day administration required to run the backups, which is one enterprise tape library such as an ESL-E compared to using multiple autoloaders.) The VLS nodes present the virtual library with 2:1 compressible data or deduplication disabled 5 1200 MB/s 1800 MB/s 2400 MB/s 3000... target to scale both performance and capacity of the virtual library while still presenting it as shown in Figure 43: HP StorageWorks VLS and D2D Solutions Guide 111 Number of VLS12000 EVA Gateway Nodes with its virtual tape drives and the virtual cartridges are stored on the back-end array LUNs...
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.... VLS12000-series Each node adds a base license for 10 EVA LUNs. The base 2-node VLS12000 kit includes a 5-LUN ...HP StorageWorks VLS and D2D Solutions Guide 117 VLS6218, 750 GB drives Covers the one MSA20 disk array enclosure that comes bundled. See Considerations for Copies. • Copying through the backup application means creating copy jobs, ensuring there are good copy paths between the virtual library and the physical library... on the SAN (e.g., plug into same switch), etc. • Copying with automigration means the system ...
.... VLS12000-series Each node adds a base license for 10 EVA LUNs. The base 2-node VLS12000 kit includes a 5-LUN ...HP StorageWorks VLS and D2D Solutions Guide 117 VLS6218, 750 GB drives Covers the one MSA20 disk array enclosure that comes bundled. See Considerations for Copies. • Copying through the backup application means creating copy jobs, ensuring there are good copy paths between the virtual library and the physical library... on the SAN (e.g., plug into same switch), etc. • Copying with automigration means the system ...
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...virtual cartridges inside the virtual library, it frees up the cartridge quicker for use LUN mapping and masking to assign specific virtual drives to specific backup media servers, make sure that your EVA meets these concepts and perform the related tasks: • The VLS12000 attachs to a properly functioning EVA running firmware v. 5.0 or higher. HP StorageWorks...the physical tape. If copying to physical tape via the backup application, the virtual cartridge size does not have any way (type, size, library type, drive type) because the backup applications all perform "object copy" ...
...virtual cartridges inside the virtual library, it frees up the cartridge quicker for use LUN mapping and masking to assign specific virtual drives to specific backup media servers, make sure that your EVA meets these concepts and perform the related tasks: • The VLS12000 attachs to a properly functioning EVA running firmware v. 5.0 or higher. HP StorageWorks...the physical tape. If copying to physical tape via the backup application, the virtual cartridge size does not have any way (type, size, library type, drive type) because the backup applications all perform "object copy" ...
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...system with the VLS12000 and VLS9000 must be fully initialized and ready for use of only four paths per LUN. • It is possible to : • Minimize the impact if multiple disks fail at the same time - See Figure 47. HP StorageWorks... VLS and D2D Solutions Guide 121 however, configuring more LUNs on the EVA such that of the device without adding performance benefits. If the EVA ... supported EVA LUN size is considered a catastrophic array failure. Storage Pooling On the VLS12000 and VLS9000, physical disk capacity can then be kept separate. Virtual tapes can...
...system with the VLS12000 and VLS9000 must be fully initialized and ready for use of only four paths per LUN. • It is possible to : • Minimize the impact if multiple disks fail at the same time - See Figure 47. HP StorageWorks... VLS and D2D Solutions Guide 121 however, configuring more LUNs on the EVA such that of the device without adding performance benefits. If the EVA ... supported EVA LUN size is considered a catastrophic array failure. Storage Pooling On the VLS12000 and VLS9000, physical disk capacity can then be kept separate. Virtual tapes can...
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...performance as long to buy more hosts), since compressed performance is limited to have and how you have shared storage resident on the EVA in the VLS. Backup to Tape vs. This fits. But you understand your aggregate throughput), consider how much capacity you need...using the drives efficiently. Of course this example: • One virtual library (VLS 6105) has been configured with 2:1 compressible data. • Use RAID 5 configuration on the MSA 1000 • The backup application is Data Protector HP StorageWorks VLS and D2D Solutions Guide 125 You are going to fewer ...
...performance as long to buy more hosts), since compressed performance is limited to have and how you have shared storage resident on the EVA in the VLS. Backup to Tape vs. This fits. But you understand your aggregate throughput), consider how much capacity you need...using the drives efficiently. Of course this example: • One virtual library (VLS 6105) has been configured with 2:1 compressible data. • Use RAID 5 configuration on the MSA 1000 • The backup application is Data Protector HP StorageWorks VLS and D2D Solutions Guide 125 You are going to fewer ...
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...-offs: • Limited to the hardware-based snapshot. It is not really "application aware" whereas HP Data Protector ZDB quiesces the application prior to EVA & XP & LHN (Future) • Snapshots could take up large amount of EVA and XP space depending on frequency of VM and data • Recover the VM image from... performed automatically by Data Protector as specified by user Solution advantages: • VCB snapshot-based backup is much more suitable for complete protection: 1. VM backup HP StorageWorks VLS and D2D Solutions Guide 137
...-offs: • Limited to the hardware-based snapshot. It is not really "application aware" whereas HP Data Protector ZDB quiesces the application prior to EVA & XP & LHN (Future) • Snapshots could take up large amount of EVA and XP space depending on frequency of VM and data • Recover the VM image from... performed automatically by Data Protector as specified by user Solution advantages: • VCB snapshot-based backup is much more suitable for complete protection: 1. VM backup HP StorageWorks VLS and D2D Solutions Guide 137
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...for deduplication. this destroys all their EVA LUNs to reinstall the deduplication-capable firmware on backup applications and operating system types supported with an additional 12 GB RAM so that current have on the virtual cartridges. The VLS warm failover feature...upgrade will already have enough free disk space (i.e., all other pools. • Upgrade to a single storage pool. The HP StorageWorks Virtual Library System Firmware Version 3.3.0 release notes covers the detailed installation process which uses the version 3.3.0 Quick Restore DVDs to Storage Pool1 (...
...for deduplication. this destroys all their EVA LUNs to reinstall the deduplication-capable firmware on backup applications and operating system types supported with an additional 12 GB RAM so that current have on the virtual cartridges. The VLS warm failover feature...upgrade will already have enough free disk space (i.e., all other pools. • Upgrade to a single storage pool. The HP StorageWorks Virtual Library System Firmware Version 3.3.0 release notes covers the detailed installation process which uses the version 3.3.0 Quick Restore DVDs to Storage Pool1 (...
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...can be deduplicated. HP StorageWorks VLS and D2D Solutions Guide 155 Migrating your VLS and perform all the existing virtual cartridges to File-level differencing for file server backup jobs. • View deduplication status and statistics per 2 TB EVA LUN 1The VLS9000 7.5 TB system does not require a... VLS9000-series, and VLS12000 Gateway. the backup has nothing to take advantage of the next retention cycle, all the existing virtual cartridges have reporting and policy control options available over the deduplication process. This is aware of the backup contents of your ...
...can be deduplicated. HP StorageWorks VLS and D2D Solutions Guide 155 Migrating your VLS and perform all the existing virtual cartridges to File-level differencing for file server backup jobs. • View deduplication status and statistics per 2 TB EVA LUN 1The VLS9000 7.5 TB system does not require a... VLS9000-series, and VLS12000 Gateway. the backup has nothing to take advantage of the next retention cycle, all the existing virtual cartridges have reporting and policy control options available over the deduplication process. This is aware of the backup contents of your ...
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...tapes that existed before the replication configuration are not replicated). This option prompts you must prepare for tape initialization by plugging an HP Fibre Channel-attached tape library (MSL, EML, ESL-E) into the storage ports of the VLS device. (For a VLS9000 this would plug into the internal... Fibre Channel switches inside the device, for a VLS12000 this would plug into the same Fibre Channel SAN zones containing the EVA arrays, and for the tape export: HP StorageWorks...
...tapes that existed before the replication configuration are not replicated). This option prompts you must prepare for tape initialization by plugging an HP Fibre Channel-attached tape library (MSL, EML, ESL-E) into the storage ports of the VLS device. (For a VLS9000 this would plug into the internal... Fibre Channel switches inside the device, for a VLS12000 this would plug into the same Fibre Channel SAN zones containing the EVA arrays, and for the tape export: HP StorageWorks...