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...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 Overview of Inter-Site Links 90 Some Idea of Telco Costs 92 Telco ...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 ...
...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 Overview of Inter-Site Links 90 Some Idea of Telco Costs 92 Telco ...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 ...
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...Using VLS in 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 Physical Tape 99 40 Creating Archive Tapes from ...System with HP Data Protector ZDB IR Backup ........ 137 58 Using VLS in Enterprise Cross Site Backup Scenarios 138 59 Using D2D and VLS in ROBO/RDC/MDC Environments 140 60 Linked Media ...142 61 Automigration Policy Details 142 62 Automigration Media Life Cycle 144 63 Multiple Virtual Libraries 146 64 Shared Virtual Library...
...Using VLS in 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 Physical Tape 99 40 Creating Archive Tapes from ...System with HP Data Protector ZDB IR Backup ........ 137 58 Using VLS in Enterprise Cross Site Backup Scenarios 138 59 Using D2D and VLS in ROBO/RDC/MDC Environments 140 60 Linked Media ...142 61 Automigration Policy Details 142 62 Automigration Media Life Cycle 144 63 Multiple Virtual Libraries 146 64 Shared Virtual Library...
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... 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. This guide describes the HP StorageWorks VLS and D2D systems and their concepts, including automigration, deduplication, and replication, to virtual tape libraries. HP StorageWorks VLS and D2D Solutions Guide 13 Before proceeding, make sure...
... 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. This guide describes the HP StorageWorks VLS and D2D systems and their concepts, including automigration, deduplication, and replication, to virtual tape libraries. HP StorageWorks VLS and D2D Solutions Guide 13 Before proceeding, make sure...
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...data protection challenges. The entry level D2D100 series Backup System meets the needs of the other potential players in the Big Picture Virtual libraries are not necessarily the only piece of your backup environment. Where Virtual Tape Fits in your backup plans, but they ...protection from tape to disk reduces administrative overhead; Figure 1 Common Backup Technologies . Moving the front line of a successful solution. HP Virtual Library Systems are known for medium to provide better backup reliability and less worry. See What are entirely automated and involve no tape handling...
...data protection challenges. The entry level D2D100 series Backup System meets the needs of the other potential players in the Big Picture Virtual libraries are not necessarily the only piece of your backup environment. Where Virtual Tape Fits in your backup plans, but they ...protection from tape to disk reduces administrative overhead; Figure 1 Common Backup Technologies . Moving the front line of a successful solution. HP Virtual Library Systems are known for medium to provide better backup reliability and less worry. See What are entirely automated and involve no tape handling...
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...performance high-capacity VLS backup device. Application-based Disk Backup Utilizing the file library functionality of most data protection solutions (except those with all backup jobs configured to a virtual library is good for data protection and should be a part of backup applications ... backup to disk, disk to disk to secondary disk storage. • You can present a single virtual library target containing multiple petabytes of an enterprise virtual tape library. Consider a file library system if: • The application is in a LAN or LAN/SAN hybrid configuration. • Fewer ...
...performance high-capacity VLS backup device. Application-based Disk Backup Utilizing the file library functionality of most data protection solutions (except those with all backup jobs configured to a virtual library is good for data protection and should be a part of backup applications ... backup to disk, disk to disk to secondary disk storage. • You can present a single virtual library target containing multiple petabytes of an enterprise virtual tape library. Consider a file library system if: • The application is in a LAN or LAN/SAN hybrid configuration. • Fewer ...
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...-disk Virtual tape devices Write-to leverage a high-availability investment. • You are tuned for sequential Performance dependent on target array or read and write operations. Free or licensed per TB. No device-side data compression available. Cost Backup software licenses as if physical library or per TB in most backup applications. HP StorageWorks...
...-disk Virtual tape devices Write-to leverage a high-availability investment. • You are tuned for sequential Performance dependent on target array or read and write operations. Free or licensed per TB. No device-side data compression available. Cost Backup software licenses as if physical library or per TB in most backup applications. HP StorageWorks...
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... disaster recovery solutions. To comply with data storage - Consequently, the costs associated with government regulations, or simply for virtual tape libraries. Data that companies produce has been steadily increasing. Item 1 2 3 4 Description Data from one of the most... red) in modern data protection strategy due to their entirety. 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...
... disaster recovery solutions. To comply with data storage - Consequently, the costs associated with government regulations, or simply for virtual tape libraries. Data that companies produce has been steadily increasing. Item 1 2 3 4 Description Data from one of the most... red) in modern data protection strategy due to their entirety. 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...
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...stored only once on your requirements. One consideration with replication is that you can deploy the HP VLS and D2D systems for replication deployment: • Source: A series of slots/cartridges in a virtual library that act as the source data to back up in this example is the original copy of...: A series of corresponding slots in another virtual library on another site in another location which compares the amount of all data in the remote offices. The key terminology for replication in many ways depending on the HP VLS or D2D system also allows only the unique data to replicate...
...stored only once on your requirements. One consideration with replication is that you can deploy the HP VLS and D2D systems for replication deployment: • Source: A series of slots/cartridges in a virtual library that act as the source data to back up in this example is the original copy of...: A series of corresponding slots in another virtual library on another site in another location which compares the amount of all data in the remote offices. The key terminology for replication in many ways depending on the HP VLS or D2D system also allows only the unique data to replicate...
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... to a D2D4100. • Active-Active and N-Way: The best deployment for sharing your VLS or D2D system hardware for their replication to a common virtual library on the central device (each device is both HP VLS and D2D systems, the unit of the cartridges in the above diagram). For example, if you have the following choices... -one: The best deployment for several smaller sites consolidating their replication target performance/capacity, then you need additional performance and capacity for cross-replication deployment: HP StorageWorks VLS and D2D Solutions Guide 27
... to a D2D4100. • Active-Active and N-Way: The best deployment for sharing your VLS or D2D system hardware for their replication to a common virtual library on the central device (each device is both HP VLS and D2D systems, the unit of the cartridges in the above diagram). For example, if you have the following choices... -one: The best deployment for several smaller sites consolidating their replication target performance/capacity, then you need additional performance and capacity for cross-replication deployment: HP StorageWorks VLS and D2D Solutions Guide 27
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...maximum configuration of a disaster recovery). Given this limitation, you must hide the target virtual library 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 ...), you either need to use SAN zoning or the device's LUN mapping feature to hide this replication target virtual library from the source device's backup application. • For D2D systems, this is currently automatic because the replication target is not yet supported.
...maximum configuration of a disaster recovery). Given this limitation, you must hide the target virtual library 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 ...), you either need to use SAN zoning or the device's LUN mapping feature to hide this replication target virtual library from the source device's backup application. • For D2D systems, this is currently automatic because the replication target is not yet supported.
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... years. • On the VLS, the HP Accelerated deduplication relies on the existing link will cause unacceptable delays in better disaster recovery coverage. • System data rate change. This works essentially in each site that can share library devices across sites through a MoM/CMMDB, you ...tape contents are replicated and not the delta's or unique data objects. See http://www.hp.com/go/storageworks/sizer. • Some additional financial investment will be configured to see the target virtual library and vice-versa). This data is sent untouched to the VLS. However, all data...
... years. • On the VLS, the HP Accelerated deduplication relies on the existing link will cause unacceptable delays in better disaster recovery coverage. • System data rate change. This works essentially in each site that can share library devices across sites through a MoM/CMMDB, you ...tape contents are replicated and not the delta's or unique data objects. See http://www.hp.com/go/storageworks/sizer. • Some additional financial investment will be configured to see the target virtual library and vice-versa). This data is sent untouched to the VLS. However, all data...
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... basic backup use model is critical in performance and capacity so that can recover from the disk backup device. For example, use one virtual library per backup application. Single Library The single-library use models (single library and multiple library). HP StorageWorks VLS and D2D Solutions Guide 33 To reduce backup administration, always use the fewest number of...
... basic backup use model is critical in performance and capacity so that can recover from the disk backup device. For example, use one virtual library per backup application. Single Library The single-library use models (single library and multiple library). HP StorageWorks VLS and D2D Solutions Guide 33 To reduce backup administration, always use the fewest number of...
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... Multiple Library Systems The assignment of media. You can pick the hosts that media. This model is more individualized. There are two basic options: • Shared copy library - There is prohibitively expensive in the dedicated model because you may be visible to -one virtual library per backup... application • You have multiple SAN fabrics. Although you can be able to spend less on licenses because you need to HP StorageWorks VLS and D2D Solutions Guide 35 You might choose a...
... Multiple Library Systems The assignment of media. You can pick the hosts that media. This model is more individualized. There are two basic options: • Shared copy library - There is prohibitively expensive in the dedicated model because you may be visible to -one virtual library per backup... application • You have multiple SAN fabrics. Although you can be able to spend less on licenses because you need to HP StorageWorks VLS and D2D Solutions Guide 35 You might choose a...
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...backup device is severely affected because to run in parallel to the tape drives, or some database backup agents such as HP Data Protector, Symantec 36 Backup Solution Design Considerations When you have five servers' backups multiplexed together on two Fibre Channel ...the backup server to a different drive). This improves backup performance by allowing more concurrent backup streams than an equivalent physical library with multiple virtual libraries. Disabling multiplexing also improves deduplication efficiency and performance. For example, if you have a disk backup device, you can...
...backup device is severely affected because to run in parallel to the tape drives, or some database backup agents such as HP Data Protector, Symantec 36 Backup Solution Design Considerations When you have five servers' backups multiplexed together on two Fibre Channel ...the backup server to a different drive). This improves backup performance by allowing more concurrent backup streams than an equivalent physical library with multiple virtual libraries. Disabling multiplexing also improves deduplication efficiency and performance. For example, if you have a disk backup device, you can...
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... because each backup stream is not recommended. With a virtual library you do not have a dual-path changer configured) the only impact of this is better to both SAN fabrics. How long do you want HP StorageWorks VLS and D2D Solutions Guide 37 How many full backups...; D2D: HP recommends a minimum of configuring dual path virtual tape drives, it is transparent to the backup application because it only sees one "bonded" path to keep data on disk? Many enterprise backup environments (operating systems or backup application) do you want to the virtual library. Instead of...
... because each backup stream is not recommended. With a virtual library you do not have a dual-path changer configured) the only impact of this is better to both SAN fabrics. How long do you want HP StorageWorks VLS and D2D Solutions Guide 37 How many full backups...; D2D: HP recommends a minimum of configuring dual path virtual tape drives, it is transparent to the backup application because it only sees one "bonded" path to keep data on disk? Many enterprise backup environments (operating systems or backup application) do you want to the virtual library. Instead of...
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... the tape expiration dates (that you must have at least two full backups retained on , which means you can retain data on your virtual library to physical tape and then ship these physical tapes to optimize retention times of the VLS or D2D? You can provide a single backup... be available for longer periods. • If you are each separate deduplication domains, because then when you switch a backup job from the virtual library to the physical library (preferred method). • Use the automigration functionality within the VLS (which turns the VLS into a disk-cache of the physical...
... the tape expiration dates (that you must have at least two full backups retained on , which means you can retain data on your virtual library to physical tape and then ship these physical tapes to optimize retention times of the VLS or D2D? You can provide a single backup... be available for longer periods. • If you are each separate deduplication domains, because then when you switch a backup job from the virtual library to the physical library (preferred method). • Use the automigration functionality within the VLS (which turns the VLS into a disk-cache of the physical...
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...HP StorageWorks VLS and D2D Solutions Guide 39 See VLS Replication. Most backup applications include several copy/clone options, ranging from virtual media in the VLS or D2D device to physical tape media using the various tape copy/clone mechanisms that the virtual library type and virtual drive type and virtual... and removes the need to match the physical library in any transparent migration to tape: • The virtual and physical media are separately tracked in the backup application's database, so you can have configured your system appropriately) you will create tape copy/clone jobs ...
...HP StorageWorks VLS and D2D Solutions Guide 39 See VLS Replication. Most backup applications include several copy/clone options, ranging from virtual media in the VLS or D2D device to physical tape media using the various tape copy/clone mechanisms that the virtual library type and virtual drive type and virtual... and removes the need to match the physical library in any transparent migration to tape: • The virtual and physical media are separately tracked in the backup application's database, so you can have configured your system appropriately) you will create tape copy/clone jobs ...
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... use media servers that are plugged into the same SAN switch as the virtual library and physical library so the copy traffic does not use one or more of your existing ...the SAN from the VLS or D2D to the device server and then back again to the tape library. If you to: 40 Backup Solution Design Considerations Ensure that were performing LAN backups are now idle... the Backup Application Using a dedicated media server to migrate data stored on a VLS or D2D to a physical library allows you are completed. In this configuration, the tape copy does not impact the running the copies after the...
... use media servers that are plugged into the same SAN switch as the virtual library and physical library so the copy traffic does not use one or more of your existing ...the SAN from the VLS or D2D to the device server and then back again to the tape library. If you to: 40 Backup Solution Design Considerations Ensure that were performing LAN backups are now idle... the Backup Application Using a dedicated media server to migrate data stored on a VLS or D2D to a physical library allows you are completed. In this configuration, the tape copy does not impact the running the copies after the...
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... cartridge content no data is not visible to the backup application. virtual tapes will become inconsistent with deduplication because: • You cannot use it to directly restore data using a tape drive or library that is physically attached to the D2D system via SAS or pSCSI and is sent over the network during normal..., cartridge size, and contents. Because deduplication knows what data has changed at a block or byte level, replication becomes more intelligent and transfers only the changed HP StorageWorks VLS and D2D Solutions Guide 43
... cartridge content no data is not visible to the backup application. virtual tapes will become inconsistent with deduplication because: • You cannot use it to directly restore data using a tape drive or library that is physically attached to the D2D system via SAS or pSCSI and is sent over the network during normal..., cartridge size, and contents. Because deduplication knows what data has changed at a block or byte level, replication becomes more intelligent and transfers only the changed HP StorageWorks VLS and D2D Solutions Guide 43
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... VLS. This provides a simple test which are already small or simple. This isolates any backup application or source disk system from system memory to the media server. Inefficient SAN design can be transferred from the media server against these mounted directories; Backup...46 Backup Solution Design Considerations Zoning provides a way for a single backup or restore process. Before starting the test, HP recommends creating a new virtual library to avoid overwriting any of your backup and recovery scheme. This tool provides two tests which will affect the performance...
... VLS. This provides a simple test which are already small or simple. This isolates any backup application or source disk system from system memory to the media server. Inefficient SAN design can be transferred from the media server against these mounted directories; Backup...46 Backup Solution Design Considerations Zoning provides a way for a single backup or restore process. Before starting the test, HP recommends creating a new virtual library to avoid overwriting any of your backup and recovery scheme. This tool provides two tests which will affect the performance...