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HP StorageWorks VLS Manual

HP StorageWorks VLS Manual (218 pages)

HP StorageWorks VLS and D2D Solutions Guide (AG306-96028, March 2010)

Brand: HP | Category: Storage | Size: 10.09 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
3
Introduction

13
Concepts

15
Backup Solution Design Considerations

31
D2D Systems

55
Virtual Library Systems

101
- VLS Devices
  101
  - VLS Defined
    101
    
    Prime Environments
    102
    
    VLS Benefits
    102
    
    VLS9000-Series Configurations
    103
  - TB System with Expansion Disk Array Enclosures
    103
    
    VLS Technical Specifications
    104
- Full VLS9000 System
  104
- VLS12000 EVA Gateway Backup Throughput Using Deduplication
  108
  - VLS12000 EVA Gateway Backup Throughput Without Deduplication
    109
  - How It Works
    111
    
    VLS Scalability
    111
- Internal Architecture of the VLS (VLS9000 Shown)
  112
  - VLS Automatic Performance Load Balancing
    113
- Virtual Drives Across Multiple Nodes
  113
  - VLS Warm Failover
    114
  - Storage Pool Load Balancing on the VLS
    114
    
    Device Configuration Preparation
    115
    
    Implementation
    115
    
    Capacity Licensing
    117
- Base Capacity License by VLS Model
  117
- Using VLS to Manage Data Retention and Reduce Backup Storage Costs
  130
- Using D2D and VLS in ROBO/RDC/MDC Environments
  140
  - Echo Copy Concepts
    141
  - Implementation
    141
    
    Echo Copy Pools
    141
    
    Automigration Policy
    142
- Linked Media
  142
- Automigration Policy Details
  142
  - Automigration Setup
    143
- Automigration Media Life Cycle
  144
  - Design Considerations
    145
    
    Automigration Use Models
    145
- Multiple Virtual Libraries
  146
  - Sizing the Tape Library
    147
  - Shared Virtual Library
    147
  - Restoring from Automigration Media
    148
- VLS Accelerated Deduplication
  148
  - How It Works
    149
- Steps of Accelerated Deduplication
  149
- Backup Analysis
  150
  - Physical Versus Logical Data
    150
  - Accelerated Deduplication Implementation
    152
- Backup Sessions with Duplicate and Unique Data
  152
  - Supported Backup Applications and Data Types
    153
  - Deduplication Preparation
    153
  - Licensing
    154
  - Migrating Your Existing Backup Data
    155
  - Configuration and Reporting
    155
  - Required Deduplication Licenses by Platform
    155
    
    Handling the Device out of Capacity Condition
    156
  - Design Considerations
    157
    
    Performance
    157
    
    Capacity Sizing
    158
    
    Node Oversubscription
    158
- VLS9000 and VLS12000 Node Oversubscription
  158
  - VLS9000 and VLS12000 Node Oversubscription Options
    158
    
    Optimizing File Server Deduplication
    159
    
    Optimum Record Sizing
    159
    
    Client and Backup Job Naming
    160
    
    Media Management
    160
    
    Disabling Deduplication on Specific Backup Policies
    161
- VLS Replication
  161
  - How It Works
    161
    
    How Replication Fits into the Deduplication Architecture
    162
    
    Replication of Incremental Backups
    163
- The Replication Sequence
  163
  - Multi-Node Replication Scaling
    164
  - VLS Replication Implementation
    164
    
    Licensing
    164
- Replication Scaling
  164
  - Replication Preparation
    165
  - Replication Setup
    166
  - Preparing the Network Connection for Replication in a VLS
    166
    
    VLS Replication by Numbers
    167
    
    Implementing the Initialization Process
    172
  - VLS Initialization Using Physical Tape
    173
  - VLS Initialization Using the WAN
    175
    
    Reporting
    176
  - VLS Initialization by Co-Location
    176
  - Design Considerations
    180
    
    Advanced Replication Job Control
    180
    
    Dividing the Backup Jobs by Priority Level
    181
  - Network Latency
    181
    
    Link Sizing
    182
- VLS Sizing Example 1
  183
- VLS Sizing Example 2
  184
- VLS Sizing Example 3
  185
- Summary of the Calculations Involved in the Sizing Examples
  185
- VLS Sizing Example 4
  186
- VLS Non-Deduplicated Replication
  192
  - Replicating a Subset of Virtual Cartridges - a Use Case
    193
  - Site-To-Site Replication
    193
- Detailed Backup Application Guidelines for VLS
  194
  - HP Data Protector
    194
    
    Data Protector General Guidelines
    194
    
    Data Protector Deduplication Guidelines
    195
    
    Data Protector Import Example Script
    196
  - Symantec Netbackup
    197
    
    Netbackup General Guidelines
    197
    
    Netbackup Deduplication Guidelines
    198
    
    Netbackup Import Example Script
    198
    
    Ibm Tsm
    199
    
    TSM General Guidelines
    199
  - Recommended Settings for each TSM Server's Dsmserv.opt File or Storage Agent's
    199
    
    Dsmsta.opt
    199
    
    TSM Deduplication Guidelines
    200
    
    TSM Useful Queries
    203
    
    EMC Networker
    204
    
    Networker General Guidelines
    204
    
    Networker Deduplication Guidelines
    206
Support and Other Resources

209
- Related Information
  209
  - Documents
    209
  - Websites
    209
- Contacting HP
  209
  - Before You Contact HP
    209
  - HP Contact Information
    210
- Subscription Service
  210
- Document Conventions and Symbols
  210
Glossary

213
Index

215

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