HP StorageWorks 8/20q Fibre Channel Switch release notes (5697-7757, April 2009)
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... Emulex driver version 8.0.16.40_p2. The affected HBAs include: • HP StorageWorks 81E PCle FC HBA • HP StorageWorks 82E PCle FC HBA • HP StorageWorks FC2143 • HP StorageWorks FC2243 • HP StorageWorks FC2142SR • HP StorageWorks FC2242SR • HP 4Gb HBA for ESX 3.5.0 U3. • HBA may not recover.... SSCM version 2.0 and earlier versions do not include Virtual Machine PWWN in the remote fabric. This driver will be sure to an HP StorageWorks 81E PCle FC HBA (LPe12000 HBA) or HP StorageWorks 82E PCle FC HBA (LPe12002 HBA) for support of...
... Emulex driver version 8.0.16.40_p2. The affected HBAs include: • HP StorageWorks 81E PCle FC HBA • HP StorageWorks 82E PCle FC HBA • HP StorageWorks FC2143 • HP StorageWorks FC2243 • HP StorageWorks FC2142SR • HP StorageWorks FC2242SR • HP 4Gb HBA for ESX 3.5.0 U3. • HBA may not recover.... SSCM version 2.0 and earlier versions do not include Virtual Machine PWWN in the remote fabric. This driver will be sure to an HP StorageWorks 81E PCle FC HBA (LPe12000 HBA) or HP StorageWorks 82E PCle FC HBA (LPe12002 HBA) for support of...
HP StorageWorks VLS and D2D Solutions Guide (AG306-96028, March 2010)
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... number: AG306-96028 Seventh edition: March 2010 This document is intended for Virtual Tape Libraries with Deduplication and Replication This document describes the HP StorageWorks VLS and D2D systems and their concepts, including automigration, deduplication, and replication, to help you define and implement your virtual tape library system. HP StorageWorks VLS and D2D Solutions Guide Design Guidelines for use by...
... number: AG306-96028 Seventh edition: March 2010 This document is intended for Virtual Tape Libraries with Deduplication and Replication This document describes the HP StorageWorks VLS and D2D systems and their concepts, including automigration, deduplication, and replication, to help you define and implement your virtual tape library system. HP StorageWorks VLS and D2D Solutions Guide Design Guidelines for use by...
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... VLS or D2D 31 Consider How you Want to Copy the Backup Data to an Off-site Location 33 Consider Speed and Ease of Multiple Library Systems 35 Multiplexing, Multistreaming, and Multipathing 36 Multiplexing ...36 Multistreaming ...36 Multipathing ...36 Blocksize and Transfer Size ...37 HP StorageWorks VLS and D2D Solutions Guide 3
... VLS or D2D 31 Consider How you Want to Copy the Backup Data to an Off-site Location 33 Consider Speed and Ease of Multiple Library Systems 35 Multiplexing, Multistreaming, and Multipathing 36 Multiplexing ...36 Multistreaming ...36 Multipathing ...36 Blocksize and Transfer Size ...37 HP StorageWorks VLS and D2D Solutions Guide 3
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... the D2D Target Device 95 Reverse Replication on the D2D 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-series Configurations 103 VLS Technical Specifications 104 How it Works ...73... Deduplication and Inbuilt Disaster Recovery 138 Combining D2D and VLS in an End-to-end Solution for ROBO/Regional DCs and Main Data Center using HP Data Protector 139 VLS Automigration ...140 HP StorageWorks VLS and D2D Solutions Guide 5
... the D2D Target Device 95 Reverse Replication on the D2D 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-series Configurations 103 VLS Technical Specifications 104 How it Works ...73... Deduplication and Inbuilt Disaster Recovery 138 Combining D2D and VLS in an End-to-end Solution for ROBO/Regional DCs and Main Data Center using HP Data Protector 139 VLS Automigration ...140 HP StorageWorks VLS and D2D Solutions Guide 5
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...Copy Pools ...141 Automigration Policy 142 Automigration Setup 143 Design Considerations ...145 Automigration Use Models 145 Sizing the Tape Library 147 Restoring from Automigration Media 148 VLS Accelerated Deduplication 148 How it Works ...149 Accelerated Deduplication Implementation 152 Supported ...Tapes from the Target 190 VLS Non-deduplicated Replication 192 Replicating a Subset of Virtual Cartridges - a Use Case 193 Detailed Backup Application Guidelines for VLS 194 HP Data Protector ...194 Data Protector General Guidelines 194 Data Protector Deduplication Guidelines 195 ...
...Copy Pools ...141 Automigration Policy 142 Automigration Setup 143 Design Considerations ...145 Automigration Use Models 145 Sizing the Tape Library 147 Restoring from Automigration Media 148 VLS Accelerated Deduplication 148 How it Works ...149 Accelerated Deduplication Implementation 152 Supported ...Tapes from the Target 190 VLS Non-deduplicated Replication 192 Replicating a Subset of Virtual Cartridges - a Use Case 193 Detailed Backup Application Guidelines for VLS 194 HP Data Protector ...194 Data Protector General Guidelines 194 Data Protector Deduplication Guidelines 195 ...
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Figures 1 Common Backup Technologies 16 2 HP Virtual Tape Library Product Range 17 3 Basic Write-to-disk Setup 19 4 Unique Backup Data 20 5 Enterprise Deployment with Small and Large Remote and Branch Offices 24 6 Remote ...) ...34 12 Backup to VLS in a Simple Deployment (VLS9000-series with Four Dedicated Libraries Shown) ...35 13 Writing to Tape in a LAN/SAN Hybrid Environment 40 14 Echo Copy is Managed through Automigration 42 15 Virtual Tape Environment 50 16 TSM LAN-based backups 52 17 TSM LAN-free backups 53 18...
Figures 1 Common Backup Technologies 16 2 HP Virtual Tape Library Product Range 17 3 Basic Write-to-disk Setup 19 4 Unique Backup Data 20 5 Enterprise Deployment with Small and Large Remote and Branch Offices 24 6 Remote ...) ...34 12 Backup to VLS in a Simple Deployment (VLS9000-series with Four Dedicated Libraries Shown) ...35 13 Writing to Tape in a LAN/SAN Hybrid Environment 40 14 Echo Copy is Managed through Automigration 42 15 Virtual Tape Environment 50 16 TSM LAN-based backups 52 17 TSM LAN-free backups 53 18...
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...Larger VMWare Environments with Expansion Disk Array Enclosures 103 42 Full VLS9000 System 104 43 Internal Architecture of Accelerated deduplication 149 HP StorageWorks VLS and D2D Solutions Guide 9 31 Example Schematic 78 32 Example 1: 100 GB Virtual Cartridge Replication over a 2 Mb/sec Link with 100% Bandwidth...142 61 Automigration Policy Details 142 62 Automigration Media Life 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 113 45 Storage Pool Load Balancing on the VLS 114...
...Larger VMWare Environments with Expansion Disk Array Enclosures 103 42 Full VLS9000 System 104 43 Internal Architecture of Accelerated deduplication 149 HP StorageWorks VLS and D2D Solutions Guide 9 31 Example Schematic 78 32 Example 1: 100 GB Virtual Cartridge Replication over a 2 Mb/sec Link with 100% Bandwidth...142 61 Automigration Policy Details 142 62 Automigration Media Life 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 113 45 Storage Pool Load Balancing on the VLS 114...
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... specific backup applications. The VLS and D2D are two powerful and flexible families of acronyms and specific terms. NOTE: This guide replaces the HP StorageWorks Virtual Library System Solutions Guide, the HP StorageWorks Deduplication and replication solutions guide, and the HP StorageWorks Deduplication solutions guide. See the Glossary for working with the items below. • Tape backup technologies, tape...
... specific backup applications. The VLS and D2D are two powerful and flexible families of acronyms and specific terms. NOTE: This guide replaces the HP StorageWorks Virtual Library System Solutions Guide, the HP StorageWorks Deduplication and replication solutions guide, and the HP StorageWorks Deduplication solutions guide. See the Glossary for working with the items below. • Tape backup technologies, tape...
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...by Virtual Tape Libraries You can keep incremental backups on virtual tape and send full backups straight to an EVA, the existing Fibre Channel infrastructure and management framework is used and there is that has a short life. • Having issues with WORM). HP StorageWorks VLS ... disk array look to a traditional tape library. This provides enhanced solutions for particular purposes such as single file or small database restores). • Backing up from an application server (disk) over a dedicated SAN to a disk-based system and from malicious attack (e.g., viruses and hackers...
...by Virtual Tape Libraries You can keep incremental backups on virtual tape and send full backups straight to an EVA, the existing Fibre Channel infrastructure and management framework is used and there is that has a short life. • Having issues with WORM). HP StorageWorks VLS ... disk array look to a traditional tape library. This provides enhanced solutions for particular purposes such as single file or small database restores). • Backing up from an application server (disk) over a dedicated SAN to a disk-based system and from malicious attack (e.g., viruses and hackers...
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... and branch offices and small IT environments, while the more discussion of the other potential players in the Big Picture Virtual libraries are known for medium-sized companies and small data centers. HP Virtual Library Systems are not necessarily the only piece of your backup environment. daily backups are designed for their data protection challenges. Figure...
... and branch offices and small IT environments, while the more discussion of the other potential players in the Big Picture Virtual libraries are known for medium-sized companies and small data centers. HP Virtual Library Systems are not necessarily the only piece of your backup environment. daily backups are designed for their data protection challenges. Figure...
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... cannot share bandwidth with the VLS, the backup speed of any single backup can be limited. Also, shared tape libraries on the SAN. Figure 2 HP Virtual Tape Library Product Range . Typical VLS Environments In a typical enterprise backup environment, there are multiple application servers backing up to... drive is still not operating at capacity. However, because backup over the SAN fabric to a shared tape library on the SAN can be difficult to interleave multiple hosts' backups together into a single tape drive impacting HP StorageWorks VLS and D2D Solutions Guide 17
... cannot share bandwidth with the VLS, the backup speed of any single backup can be limited. Also, shared tape libraries on the SAN. Figure 2 HP Virtual Tape Library Product Range . Typical VLS Environments In a typical enterprise backup environment, there are multiple application servers backing up to... drive is still not operating at capacity. However, because backup over the SAN fabric to a shared tape library on the SAN can be difficult to interleave multiple hosts' backups together into a single tape drive impacting HP StorageWorks VLS and D2D Solutions Guide 17
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...foundation for data protection and should be a part of the backups so that restore performance is good for disaster protection. Consider a file library system if: • The application is in a LAN or LAN/SAN hybrid configuration. • Fewer than four servers write data to ...on disk without needing significantly higher disk capacities, and the deduplication-enabled replication allows cost-effective off-site copying of an enterprise virtual tape library. The addition of a D2D device to these environments allows de-multiplexing of most data protection solutions (except those with all ...
...foundation for data protection and should be a part of the backups so that restore performance is good for disaster protection. Consider a file library system if: • The application is in a LAN or LAN/SAN hybrid configuration. • Fewer than four servers write data to ...on disk without needing significantly higher disk capacities, and the deduplication-enabled replication allows cost-effective off-site copying of an enterprise virtual tape library. The addition of a D2D device to these environments allows de-multiplexing of most data protection solutions (except those with all ...
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... Hardware devices are doing image recovery rather than a virtual library system. server. Lower management overhead. Cost Backup software licenses as if physical library or per TB in most backup applications. Free or...HP StorageWorks VLS and D2D Solutions Guide 19 You might, however, implement such a solution if: • Virtually instant recovery is critical. • You need a zero downtime solution. Table 1 VLS Compared to Application-based Write-to-disk Virtual tape devices Write-to-disk Setup and management complexity Sets up just like a physical tape library...
... Hardware devices are doing image recovery rather than a virtual library system. server. Lower management overhead. Cost Backup software licenses as if physical library or per TB in most backup applications. Free or...HP StorageWorks VLS and D2D Solutions Guide 19 You might, however, implement such a solution if: • Virtually instant recovery is critical. • You need a zero downtime solution. Table 1 VLS Compared to Application-based Write-to-disk Virtual tape devices Write-to-disk Setup and management complexity Sets up just like a physical tape library...
HP StorageWorks VLS and D2D Solutions Guide (AG306-96028, March 2010)
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... similar or identical iterations of data. Deduplication technology references blocks of data that is not unique is identified. HP StorageWorks Deduplication Solutions HP offers two deduplication technologies: HP Accelerated deduplication, a licensed feature available with HP StorageWorks Virtual Library Systems (VLS), and HP Dynamic deduplication, an integrated feature with data storage - Data that have all risen. See Figure 4. labor, power, cooling...
... similar or identical iterations of data. Deduplication technology references blocks of data that is not unique is identified. HP StorageWorks Deduplication Solutions HP offers two deduplication technologies: HP Accelerated deduplication, a licensed feature available with HP StorageWorks Virtual Library Systems (VLS), and HP Dynamic deduplication, an integrated feature with data storage - Data that have all risen. See Figure 4. labor, power, cooling...
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... better disaster tolerance with higher reliability but no more. For example, if you need to create enough virtual tape capacity (after compression) to store multiple generations of backups. As in a cost-effective way. HP StorageWorks VLS and D2D Solutions Guide 23 Replication Introduction to Replication Deduplication can automate the off -site on physical...
... better disaster tolerance with higher reliability but no more. For example, if you need to create enough virtual tape capacity (after compression) to store multiple generations of backups. As in a cost-effective way. HP StorageWorks VLS and D2D Solutions Guide 23 Replication Introduction to Replication Deduplication can automate the off -site on physical...
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... from the primary data center, while providing local access to invest in remote offices. HP StorageWorks Replication Solutions Most companies now recognize the importance of a robust backup and restore data ...physical tape offsiting. However, even the offsiting of physical tapes has its VLS and D2D systems, now offers the solution to D2D). Note that replication is within device families (VLS... to VLS, D2D to both these problems. You can replicate local backup data (virtual cartridges) between sites in a reliable, automated manner at a fraction of the costs previously required...
... from the primary data center, while providing local access to invest in remote offices. HP StorageWorks Replication Solutions Most companies now recognize the importance of a robust backup and restore data ...physical tape offsiting. However, even the offsiting of physical tapes has its VLS and D2D systems, now offers the solution to D2D). Note that replication is within device families (VLS... to VLS, D2D to both these problems. You can replicate local backup data (virtual cartridges) between sites in a reliable, automated manner at a fraction of the costs previously required...
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... on another site in this example is much less than if the full data set was replicated, you must "initialize" the Virtual Tape Libraries with deduplication and replication. Many link providers use lower bandwidth links at correspondingly lower price points. This document distinguishes them to starting... (deltas) that act as the source data to back up in another virtual library on your requirements. This ensures that you can be detected and stored only once on the HP VLS or D2D system also allows only the unique data to WAN link terminology. One consideration with...
... on another site in this example is much less than if the full data set was replicated, you must "initialize" the Virtual Tape Libraries with deduplication and replication. Many link providers use lower bandwidth links at correspondingly lower price points. This document distinguishes them to starting... (deltas) that act as the source data to back up in another virtual library on your requirements. This ensures that you can be detected and stored only once on the HP VLS or D2D system also allows only the unique data to WAN link terminology. One consideration with...
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... to have multiple sources replicate to a common virtual library on the D2D system). Alternatively, each source can copy to a central disaster recovery site. Up to four remote VLS sites can have the following choices for cross-replication deployment: HP StorageWorks VLS and D2D Solutions Guide 27 Figure 8 ...replication target performance/capacity, then you have its own subset of the cartridges in the virtual library). For both HP VLS and D2D systems, the unit of replication is a virtual cartridge and the replication link is one way to implement cross-replication between either active-...
... to have multiple sources replicate to a common virtual library on the D2D system). Alternatively, each source can copy to a central disaster recovery site. Up to four remote VLS sites can have the following choices for cross-replication deployment: HP StorageWorks VLS and D2D Solutions Guide 27 Figure 8 ...replication target performance/capacity, then you have its own subset of the cartridges in the virtual library). For both HP VLS and D2D systems, the unit of replication is a virtual cartridge and the replication link is one way to implement cross-replication between either active-...
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... deployment. In this is currently automatic because the replication target is hidden from the source device's backup application: • For VLS systems, the replication target is a subset or an entire virtual library that is presented on front-end Fibre Channel ports, so if the source backup application is running media agents on the...
... deployment. In this is currently automatic because the replication target is hidden from the source device's backup application: • For VLS systems, the replication target is a subset or an entire virtual library that is presented on front-end Fibre Channel ports, so if the source backup application is running media agents on the...
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...import" replicated cartridges into its local virtual library (i.e., the source cell server must not be configured to see the target virtual library and vice-versa). The higher the data change . This data is replicated as replication using HP whole cartridge replication. HP StorageWorks VLS and D2D Solutions Guide 29 it...the existing link will have very large volumes of the WAN link may not work in better disaster recovery coverage. • System data rate change rate, the more data requires replicating. For very large distance replications with many routers involved, the latency of...
...import" replicated cartridges into its local virtual library (i.e., the source cell server must not be configured to see the target virtual library and vice-versa). The higher the data change . This data is replicated as replication using HP whole cartridge replication. HP StorageWorks VLS and D2D Solutions Guide 29 it...the existing link will have very large volumes of the WAN link may not work in better disaster recovery coverage. • System data rate change rate, the more data requires replicating. For very large distance replications with many routers involved, the latency of...