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Blue: Identified

Flashing blue: Active remote management

Off: No remote management

3. UID button/LED

Rear panel LEDs

The LAN port on the rear panel has two LED indicators that allow monitoring of network activity.

Figure 35 Rear panel LEDs

Steady green: The LAN connection is using 10
Mbps/100 Mbps link.

Steady amber: The LAN connection is using a GbE
link.

Off: No connection.

1. LAN network speed LED indicator

Flashing green: Ongoing network data activity.

Off: No network data activity or no connection.

2. LAN activity status LED indicator

Fibre Channel card LEDs

If you have the Fibre Channel version of the HP D2D, there are three LEDs adjacent to each FC port.

Table 3 FC card LEDs

Activity

Amber LED

Green LED

Yellow LED

Power Off (OK)

Off

Power on before or after firmware initializ-
ation. Awaiting HBA firmware initializa-
tion.

Power on after firmware initialization. Link
not initialized.

Flashing

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Страница 1: ...HP StorageWorks D2D Backup System nl HP D2D4112 User Guide Part number EH993 90919 Second edition June 2009 ...

Страница 2: ...ould be construed as constituting an additional warranty HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein WARRANTY STATEMENT To obtain a copy of the warranty for this product see the warranty information website http www hp com go storagewarranty Linear Tape Open LTO LTO Logo Ultrium and Ultrium Logo are trademarks of Quantum Corp HP and IBM in the US other co...

Страница 3: ...and slots 22 Deduplication 22 Emulation types 22 Fibre Channel 22 Hosts 22 Hosts on an Ethernet network 23 Hosts on an FC network 24 iSCSI 24 Libraries 24 Mail slots import export elements 25 Physical tape drives 25 RAID 25 Replication 25 Tape Attach 25 Storage capacity 25 Physical storage 25 Tape rotation strategies 26 Data deduplication 26 Technology types 27 Data deduplication and the HP D2D 27...

Страница 4: ... optional 45 Hardware requirements for Tape Attach 45 Supported devices 45 Tape device installation overview 46 Removing the top cover 46 Installing the HBA 47 Removing the PCI Cage 47 Removing the slot cover 48 Installing the PCIe Card 49 Reinstalling the PCI Cage 50 Replacing the top cover 51 Connecting an external or rackmount storage device 51 4 Advanced installation 53 Manual driver installat...

Страница 5: ...ation initiated 75 Replication and Tape Attach 76 Preparing for replication 76 Replication concepts and terminology 76 Replication elements 76 Fan In Fan Out and job concurrency 77 Fan OUT 77 Fan IN 79 Job concurrency 81 Backup applications and target libraries 82 Why make target libraries visible 82 Best practices for using this feature 83 How is a target library made visible 83 Replication deplo...

Страница 6: ... a device 116 Cartridges Configuration 116 Empty slots 118 To delete a cartridge 118 To write protect a cartridge 118 To edit maximum size 119 To create a cartridge 119 To move or unload cartridges 120 Network Configuration 120 Network configuration 120 To edit network settings 120 Resetting network settings to factory defaults 121 Beacon mode 122 Fibre Channel Configuration 122 Email Alerts Confi...

Страница 7: ...apacity upgrade licensing 145 To apply the license key 146 9 Using Tape Attach 147 Options for archiving to tape 147 A note about terminology 147 Archiving methods 148 Cartridge copy 148 Why use the Copy functionality 149 When would Copy be used 149 When is it necessary to restore from a copied cartridge 149 Disadvantages of Copy 150 Cartridge export 150 Why use the Export functionality 151 When w...

Страница 8: ...ystem 174 Restore and deduplication 174 Reconnecting to the HP D2D after host failure 174 12 Troubleshooting 179 Connecting the hardware 179 Connecting to the HP D2D from the backup application 179 Connecting to the network 179 Performance 180 Network 180 Web Management Interface errors and warnings 180 Disk RAID errors and warnings 181 Network warnings 181 System state 181 Storage Pool messages 1...

Страница 9: ...188 Replacing a hot plug hard disk 188 After replacing the failed disk 190 Email alerts and Log 190 If several disks fail 190 Replacing the disks 192 Restoring the storage pool 193 Creating cartridges 195 14 Capacity Upgrade 197 Introduction 197 Planning for the Capacity Upgrade 198 An overview of the capacity upgrade process 198 Installing the rails and the Capacity Upgrade Kit 198 Connecting the...

Страница 10: ...to a business server on the main network 38 13 Connecting to a dedicated backup network 39 14 Powering on the HP D2D Backup System 39 15 Removing the top cover 47 16 Removing the PCI cage 48 17 Removing the slot cover low profile 49 18 Installing the PCIe card in the low profile slot 50 19 Reinstalling the PCI cage 50 20 Securing the PCI cage 51 21 System console connections on the HP D2D 56 22 Sy...

Страница 11: ...ess source lost mapping deleted 98 49 Recovery process promoting a target library over the WAN 100 50 Recovery by relocating the Target Appliance 101 51 Recovery process promoting a target library using colocation 102 52 Recovery process using physical tape 104 53 Create new target appliance 136 54 Cartridge copy 149 55 Cartridge export 151 56 Cartridge import 153 57 Archiving to tape 172 58 Drive...

Страница 12: ...l 194 71 Summary page while storage is deleted 194 72 Summary page after storage is deleted 194 73 Storage Storage Pool tab creating the storage pool 194 74 Summary page while storage is created 195 75 Summary page after storage is created 195 76 Status Storage page after storage is created 195 77 12 ...

Страница 13: ... 114 7 Cartridge parameters 117 8 Network parameters 121 9 Network port parameters 121 10 Email parameters 123 11 Local library parameters 133 12 Replication source for local library parameters 134 13 Slot mapping for local library to source library parameters 134 14 Target appliance parameters 136 15 Source appliance parameters 137 16 Job schedule parameters 166 17 Scheduled job details 167 18 D2...

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Страница 15: ...ailable in English French German and Japanese You can find these documents from the Manuals page of the HP Business Support Center website http www hp com support manuals In the Storage section click Storage Solutions and then select your product http www hp com support manuals Document conventions and symbols Table 1 Document conventions Element Convention Cross reference links and e mail address...

Страница 16: ...e to follow directions could result in damage to equipment or data IMPORTANT Provides clarifying information or specific instructions NOTE Provides additional information HP technical support For worldwide technical support information see the HP support website http www hp com support Before contacting HP collect the following information Product model names and numbers Technical support registra...

Страница 17: ...of questions on the electronic form that are mandatory Other questions are optional However the more you feel able to complete the better HP can meet your needs Subscription service HP recommends that you register your product at the Subscriber s Choice for Business website http www hp com go e updates After registering you will receive e mail notification of product enhancements new driver versio...

Страница 18: ...About this guide 18 ...

Страница 19: ...ed storage appliance that emulates up to 24 tape devices which can be used to back up host network servers or PCs Each tape device is configured as an Ultrium Tape Library or Autoloader An emulation type is selected during initial configuration and this determines the maximum number of drives and the maximum number of slots that may be configured for the device The default configuration emulates t...

Страница 20: ...igure 1 Front view of the HP D2D Backup System 5 PCIe slots two full and one low profile 1 Power supply cable sockets two 6 VGA port for system console monitor 2 LAN port 1 7 PS 2 ports for system console keyboard and mouse 3 LAN port 2 4 Management LAN port Do not connect to this port Figure 2 Rear view of the HP D2D Backup System Before you start 20 ...

Страница 21: ...om go ebs for the latest connectivity and compatibility information If connecting to a Fibre Channel network the HP D2D Backup System is supplied with the correct FC card pre installed Cables are not supplied If connecting to an Ethernet network the HP D2D Backup System should be connected to a Gigabit Ethernet network 100 Base T Ethernet will limit performance 10 Base T Ethernet will severely lim...

Страница 22: ...toring the duplicate data sets This removes or deduplicates the redundant blocks See also Data deduplication on page 26 Emulation types HP D2D products emulate a range of physical Tape Autoloaders or Tape Libraries Supported emulation types are listed below HP 1x8 G2 Autoloader HP MSL2024 Library HP MSL4048 Library HP D2DBS Library If it is supported by your backup application HP D2DBS Library is ...

Страница 23: ...ecify the number of slots during installation LAN Host3 Host2 Host4 onwards Host1 HP StorageWorks D2D Backup System Library 1 Figure 3 Device configuration with one host By default only one device is visible to the host the library that has been configured for it during installation Data from each host goes to its corresponding library Each backup device is visible only to the host for which it ha...

Страница 24: ...iSCSI device This means that the HP D2D Backup System plugs directly into the network but it presents devices as directly attached SCSI autoloaders to host machines In order to function it requires an iSCSI initiator On Windows systems this is normally downloaded by the Installation wizard as described in Connecting and installing the HP D2D Backup System on page 31 For more information about iSCS...

Страница 25: ...e product If one disk fails the online spare disk immediately takes its place The failed disk should always be replaced as soon as possible Replication Replication is a standard term used to describe a way of synchronizing data between hardware in two physical locations HP D2D Replication allows users to replicate data from cartridges on one HP D2D Backup System to mapped slots on another HP D2D B...

Страница 26: ... This doubles the storage capacity Other options for creating space are Review your backup jobs to see if you can reduce the size of backup or retention time Use the backup application job settings to overwrite or erase data Export cartridges to physical tape Tape rotation strategies Tape rotation strategies determine when backups are run the number of cartridges that are required and how they are...

Страница 27: ...lows a greater amount of backup history to be stored for that host A larger number of full backups can be achieved which makes possible a rotation strategy with a longer retention history It does not increase the number of host servers that may be connected The deduplication factor that has been applied to a library device is calculated and displayed on the Web Interface This figure is dynamic it ...

Страница 28: ...aily change rate 1 10 of data in 10 of files Typical savings The following table illustrates a reduction of approximately 11 1 in data stored In practice assuming 1 25 TB is available for backup for this library this means Without data deduplication only two weeks of data retention is possible before it is necessary to archive data offline With data deduplication even after six months less than 1 ...

Страница 29: ...GB 12 750 GB TOTAL Space saving with deduplication 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 2000 4000 Space in GB End of week With Dedupe Without Dedupe 6000 8000 10000 12000 14000 Figure 6 Space saving with deduplication D2D Backup System HP D2D4112 29 ...

Страница 30: ...Before you start 30 ...

Страница 31: ...into square and round hole racks for the HP D2D 1U and HP D2D 2U Backup Systems Kit contents Two rack rails left and right Mounting hardware for square and round hole racks Two tie wraps NOTE If mounting the HP D2D into threaded hole or telco racks please see http www racksolutions com to purchase mounting hardware Important safety information See also the Safety Booklet on the HP StorageWorks D2D...

Страница 32: ... weight of the rack rests firmly on the floor WARNING Ensure that the rack has anti tip measures in place Such measures may include floor bolting anti tip feet ballast or a combination of these as specified by the rack manufacturer and applicable codes WARNING Ensure that sufficient personnel are on hand to support the product s during the installation process Use of the appropriate lifting device...

Страница 33: ...ized shoulder screws and pins for mounting If installing rails into a round hole rack use smaller sized shoulder screws and pins for mounting Figure 7 Attach the rails to the rack columns 3 Slide the HP D2D into position on the rails IMPORTANT The label on the top of the HP D2D contains useful identity information such as the MAC address and default network name Make a note of this information bef...

Страница 34: ... of the rails have a CTO bracket that must overlap the chassis tab in order to secure the HP D2D to the rails Figure 9 CTO bracket location 4 Secure the HP D2D to the rack rails using thumbscrews on the front bezel Connecting and installing the HP D2D Backup System 34 ...

Страница 35: ...onnected 1 Power connectors 4 Fibre Channel card with optical ports 3 LAN port 2 connector Figure 11 Network and power connectors 1 Use the supplied power cords to connect the HP D2D Backup System to the main power supply This HP approved cord is appropriate for your specific geographic region The HP D2D Backup System has a redundant power supply Make sure that both power cords are connected For d...

Страница 36: ...nnection of a monitor and keyboard Please refer to Using the system console to discover the HP D2D on page 56 for more information about this Connecting to the Capacity Upgrade Kit optional Install the rail kit and expansion module immediately below or above the HP D2D Backup System as described in Capacity upgrade on page 197 1 To ensure correct keying first connect the supplied cable to the IN c...

Страница 37: ...scover the HP D2D on page 56 Dual network ports The two physical network ports provide three network configuration modes Single Port Configuration The HP D2D is connected to one network only only one network port is used Port 1 Dual Port Configuration The HP D2D is connected to two different networks Both network ports are used High Availability Dual Port Configuration Both network ports are used ...

Страница 38: ...n existing Gigabit network switch This may be your main network which is also used to connect a number of different types of devices such as PCs servers workstations and printers or a dedicated backup network that is used solely for clients that need to be backed up The configuration illustrated in Figure 13 on page 38 is the simplest and most common configuration assuming that Gigabit networking ...

Страница 39: ...Press the Power on button on the front of your HP D2D Backup System The normal boot sequence takes approximately 2 minutes On power up the HP D2D Backup System runs its fans at high speed for approximately 10 seconds before returning to normal speed Figure 15 Powering on the HP D2D Backup System 1 Power On button Software installation discovery and configuration There are three stages to installat...

Страница 40: ...ost that will provide a source of data for backup The wizard configures the software components needed to connect from the host and use the HP D2D Backup System The host may be a server workstation or PC Running the Installation wizard NOTE You must have the necessary administrative rights on the host to run the Installation wizard successfully and the host should be connected to the Internet in c...

Страница 41: ...er network devices This allows you to locate your HP D2D Backup System on the network and configure network settings If you have multiple devices on your network a list is displayed so that you can select the required HP D2D Backup System If the Discovery process does not find your appliance and you are accessing through a firewall you may need to temporarily disable the firewall or open UDP ports...

Страница 42: ...etworks you must enter the MAC address of the HP D2D You will find the MAC address on the label on the top of the unit The wizard translates the MAC address into a valid IPv6 address for your network If it is unable to do this refer to Using the system console to discover the HP D2D on page 56 Create desktop shortcut to the Web Management Interface Connecting and installing the HP D2D Backup Syste...

Страница 43: ...ter installation from the Web Management Interface see To create a new device on page 113 3 Run the Installation wizard on any other hosts that are to be backed up 24 is the maximum On running the wizard on subsequent hosts you only need to select the HP D2D Backup System its network settings have already been assigned The HP D2D Backup System does not appear as a device under My Computer and it i...

Страница 44: ...on the Custom Level button 5 Set the option Active scripting to Enable and click OK 6 Click Yes 7 Refresh the page Internet Explorer 6 X 1 Select Tools from the top menu 2 Select Internet Options 3 Click on the Security tab 4 Click on the Custom Level 5 Scroll down until you see the section labeled Scripting 6 Under Active scripting select Enable and click OK Mozilla Firefox 1 5 Firefox 2 X and Fi...

Страница 45: ...ed A host bus adapter HBA for the tape device connection because there are no embedded SAS or SCSI ports You must purchase and install the HBA before connecting the tape storage device NOTE Physical tape storage devices attached to the HP D2D Backup System can only be accessed by the HP D2D Backup System using the Tape Attach pages They do not appear as attached network devices to the host system ...

Страница 46: ...ackmount storage device Removing the top cover 1 If you are installing the storage device as part of the initial installation go to step 3 If you have already powered on the HP D2D Backup System it must be shut down before you start Make sure there are no backup or restore jobs in progress and that no future jobs are scheduled to start whilst the system is shut down Select Shutdown on the Web Mana...

Страница 47: ... controller card installed If no FC card is installed you may purchase and install either a full height or low profile PCIe card for Tape Attach NOTE FC products have the FC card in the other full height PCIe slot There is only one spare low profile slot This is the slot into which you must install the HBA for Tape Attach If the HBA that you purchase has a full height bracket you must first replac...

Страница 48: ...ng the new HBA It may also be easier to disconnect the FC card Removing the slot cover 1 Loosen the screw that secures the slot cover to the chassis The HBA must be installed in the low profile slot NOTE Before installing in the low profile slot ensure that the HBA is fitted with a low profile bracket supplied with the recommended HBA if not already fitted Attaching a physical tape library or tape...

Страница 49: ...he future the slot cover must be reinstalled to maintain proper cooling Figure 18 Removing the slot cover low profile Installing the PCIe Card 1 Slide the expansion board into the slot aligning the board with its matching connector Firmly press the board to seat it properly in the slot D2D Backup System HP D2D4112 49 ...

Страница 50: ...ling the PCI Cage 1 Align the PCI cage to the system board expansion slot and then press it down to ensure full connection to the system board NOTE Be sure to reconnect any cables that you disconnected when you removed the PCI cage Figure 20 Reinstalling the PCI cage Attaching a physical tape library or tape drive optional 50 ...

Страница 51: ...rnal or rackmount storage device if you have already installed a recommended HBA Connect the external or rackmount storage device as described in the documentation accompanying the storage device Refer to the User Guide that is supplied with the storage device for more detailed information about device usage and LED troubleshooting NOTE If you are connecting to a 1U or 3U rackmount enclosure for i...

Страница 52: ...Attaching a physical tape library or tape drive optional 52 ...

Страница 53: ...o manually update the drivers after installing the HP D2D Backup System HP LTO Tape driver The HP LTO Tape driver must be installed to allow your system to recognize the Ultrium tape devices created by the HP D2D Backup System Tape drivers can be installed from the drivers directory on the HP StorageWorks D2D Backup System CD ROM where they are supplied as an installer application and as driver fi...

Страница 54: ...ing on network settings you may need to enter the full domain path Once the HP D2D Backup System has been discovered on the network you must configure an iSCSI Initiator on the host so that the library devices on the HP D2D are visible to the backup application See also The Microsoft iSCSI Initiator on page 59 Using the Discovery Engine to discover the HP D2D Backup System IPv4 only If your networ...

Страница 55: ...se you will need this when you configure the iSCSI Initiator see also Discovery tab on page 61 If the HP D2D Backup System has been configured incorrectly If you cannot connect to the HP D2D Backup System using the Web Management interface it may have been configured incorrectly Run the Discovery Engine to check the IP address of the HP D2D Backup System and if necessary select it again from the l...

Страница 56: ...p System IPv4 and IPv6 If you do not use the Installation Wizard or it fails you can connect the system console directly to the unit in order to find out the IP address To connect the system console 1 Connect the monitor cable to the VGA port on the rear of the unit 2 Connect the keyboard cable to the PS 2 ports on the rear of the unit Do not connect anything to the USB ports Figure 22 System cons...

Страница 57: ... configuring your HP D2D to have iSCSI devices for hosts attached via the LAN ports this section is relevant However if you are configuring it to have only FC network devices attached via the FC ports it is not necessary you must use the Web Management interface to create FC devices see To create a new device on page 113 iSCSI is a protocol for sending SCSI commands via Ethernet It defines how SCS...

Страница 58: ...e version for your host NOTE The Microsoft Vista operating system includes the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator It can be run from the Control Panel in Classic Mode Manual iSCSI initiator installation The Installation wizard could fail for the following reasons The host machine does not have an internet connection Firewall restrictions prevent this process Microsoft has relocated the iSCSI initiator file...

Страница 59: ...et and user name information are not entered into the iSCSI Initiator screen and the Web Management Interface Further details on authentication and CHAP can be found within standard iSCSI protocol documentation The recommended process if you wish to enable authentication is 1 Create the devices on the Web Management Interface 2 Set up the Targets in the iSCSI Initiator 3 Connect to the devices usi...

Страница 60: ...n where target authentication is also required click Secret on the General tab and enter the appropriate string at the prompt NOTE IPSec Tunnel Mode is not currently supported on HP D2D products Figure 26 CHAP secret The CHAP secret may be between 12 and 16 alphanumeric characters and should be exactly the same string as you enter on the Web Management interface in the Target CHAP Secret field on ...

Страница 61: ... the Discovery tab Do not change the Port it should be 3260 Targets tab This tab contains a list of all available devices If this is the first time that the iSCSI Initiator has been configured and the Installation wizard has not been run it will automatically create a library with the appropriate number of target devices the default is one loader and one tape drive If target devices have already b...

Страница 62: ...n you set up the details when you log on to the target If you are using a dual port configuration there will be two IP addresses in separate subnets for each device The iSCSI initiator will return both IP addresses as possible login addresses If the default choice does not work you can select a specific port High Availability dual ports return a single IP address See also Dual network ports on pag...

Страница 63: ...he Initiator make sure that the Perform mutual authentication box is checked You must also provide the Target User Name and Secret on the Devices page in the Web Management Interface See also Devices Configuration on page 110 Persistent Targets tab The Persistent Targets tab shows the targets that have been configured to restore automatically on reboot During initial configuration it is for inform...

Страница 64: ...nd UNIX iSCSI initiators An iSCSI initiator is embedded in the operating system Please refer to the Linux and UNIX Configuration Guide on the HP StorageWorks D2D Backup System CD ROM for further information Make sure that you have downloaded the latest operating system patches before you configure your system Advanced installation 64 ...

Страница 65: ...oning Due to complexities in multi hosting tape devices on SANs it is best to make use of zoning tools to help keep the backup restore environment simple and less susceptible to the effects of changing or problematic SANs Zoning provides a way for servers disk arrays and tape libraries to only see what hosts and targets they need to see and use The benefits of zoning include but are not limited to...

Страница 66: ...ontrollers which it doesn t need to see For optimal performance where practical dedicate HBAs for disk and tape NOTE Overlapping zones are supported Fibre Channel connection Backup and restore is supported over both Ethernet networks and Fibre Channel SAN However the Web Management Interface always requires an Ethernet connection When using FC to back up hosts you must still connect to LAN port 1 ...

Страница 67: ...evice on page 113 6 Configure zones on the FC Fabric Switch 7 The library device s should now be visible to the host It may be necessary to perform a system re scan Fibre Channel Configuration There is a page on the Web Management Interface that allows you to view and edit Fibre Channel SAN settings if necessary It shows FC settings for each port on the FC card D2D Backup System HP D2D4112 67 ...

Страница 68: ... simulates a large number of FC devices and N_Port when a single target device creates many virtual devices on a fabric attach port are also supported N_Port requires the switch port to support NPIV N_Port ID Virtualisation Fibre Channel Status This page shows the details for all the FC devices that are configured on the HP D2D Backup System Select a library in the Devices list to view the connect...

Страница 69: ...ration may not be supported Library section There is a row for each device associated with the library The Device Type determines the number of drives The Port ID is three hexadecimal numbers and is known as the FC address by some manufacturers If the device is not connected this field will be blank The Port Type describes the nature of the connection and should match the Topology details The Numb...

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Страница 71: ...nl Flashing red fault with the power supply such as power supply or fan failure 2 System Health LED Flashing green network connection nl Off no network connection or network not configured 3 and 4 LAN port LEDS Steady green Power connected device ready to use nl Steady amber Device switched off or in hibernation with power connected nl Off No power connected 5 Power On button LED Hot plug drive LE...

Страница 72: ... disk failure nl Off The disk is not a part of RAID it could be a hot spare or one of the disks on the second shelf thathave not yet been built into the RAID 2 Disk Online LED Capacity upgrade kit LEDs There are three LEDs on the front of the Capacity Upgrade Kit Figure 34 Capacity Upgrade LEDs Green System activity nl Off No system activity 1 Heartbeat LED Amber Fault condition nl Off No fault co...

Страница 73: ...AN network speed LED indicator Flashing green Ongoing network data activity nl Off No network data activity or no connection 2 LAN activity status LED indicator Fibre Channel card LEDs If you have the Fibre Channel version of the HP D2D there are three LEDs adjacent to each FC port Table 3 FC card LEDs Activity Amber LED Green LED Yellow LED Power Off OK Off Off Off Power on before or after firmwa...

Страница 74: ...ere is also a Beacon LED on the individual disks so that you can identify a specific disk within the HP D2D Use the Network page of the Web Management Interface to turn Beacon Mode on and off for the HP D2D Backup System This turns the Beacon LED on the front and the rear of the HP D2D solid blue If you do not switch off Beacon Mode it will continue for 5 minutes See also Network Configuration on ...

Страница 75: ...one HP D2D Backup System the Source Appliance to be replicated to corresponding mapped slots on a library device on another HP D2D Backup System the Target Appliance at another location Replication is the process of creating an exact match on the target appliance of the specified data from the source appliance Data is always mapped at slot level It is important to understand that no history is hel...

Страница 76: ...or considerations Make sure you understand the basic concepts and terminology Decide which deployment model is appropriate for your organization Map your replication workflow and decide how the first backup will be seeded onto the target appliance Configure and monitor replication on the Web Management Interface Define your Disaster Recovery strategy if the Source Appliance fails Replication conce...

Страница 77: ...ating Libraries All actions on Replication Target Libraries are controlled from the HP D2D Web Management Interface Remote Site Data Center 1 Host backing up 3 Target Appliance 2 Source Appliance 4 Non Replicating Library 6 Replication Target Library 5 Replication Source Library Figure 37 Replication elements Fan In Fan Out and job concurrency When configuring replication on complex sites for exam...

Страница 78: ...xx Series Source Appliance can replicate to up to four Target Appliances Remote Site D2D Appliance D2D Appliance Americas Library Americas Data Center Asia Data Center Rest of the World Library D2D Appliance Other Data Center D2D Appliance Europe Library Europe Data Center D2D Appliance Asia Library Americas Library Europe Library Asia Library Rest of the World Library Americas Library Europe Libr...

Страница 79: ...y you could not support all four libraries on a single Target Appliance as described in the FAN IN section Fan IN When we talk about FAN IN we are considering the number of replication Source Appliances that are supported HP D2D250x Series Each HP D2D 2500 Target Appliance can support up to 6 Source Appliances Each library on the Target Appliance must be uniquely mapped to one library on a Source ...

Страница 80: ... 10 Source Appliances Remote Site 1 and Remote Site 4 each have one D2D Appliance and are running 4 projects They have configured a Source Library for each project on their HP D2D Each set of 4 libraries can be mapped to a single library on the Target Appliance at the Data Center The ability to replicate slots from up to 4 libraries on Source Appliances into a single Target Library on a Target App...

Страница 81: ...hat contain the full backups You make this selection when you configure replication in the Web Management Interface and it is called a slot mapping That mapping can only be replicated to a single Target Library but that Target Library can hold multiple slot mappings from different Source Libraries which may also be from different Source Appliances Job concurrency There is no limit on the number of...

Страница 82: ...bs 4 4 D2D2502 1 nl D2D2503 1 nl D2D2504 2 Maximum number of concurrent outgoing replication jobs Concurrent source jobs Backup applications and target libraries Replication Target libraries are not normally visible to the host but you can configure devices to make them visible to backup applications It allows the backup application to Move cartridges from storage slots to drives in the library Pe...

Страница 83: ... to be used is not within the same cell domain that can access the source cartridge Import the data on the target cartridge into the backup application this operation must be repeated after each replicate operation to the cartridge Perform the desired operation on the cartridge which may be Verify the cartridge using the backup application either using a verify command or by perform ing a restore ...

Страница 84: ...on deployment strategies There are many deployment strategies the following three are perhaps the most typical Active to Passive Active to Active Many to One Active to Passive example In the following example there are two offices each with an HP D2D Backup System The HP D2D Backup System in Office A is being used by the host server for backup and restore and the libraries that have been configure...

Страница 85: ... D2D Appliance A Backup Restore Backup Restore Office B Replicate Replicate Host A1 Library A2 Library A1 D2D Appliance B Host B1 Backup SW Library B2 Library B1 Figure 43 Active to active replication example Many to One example In the following example a company has two remote offices and a central data center There are small HP D2D Backup Systems in each remote office which host Replication Sour...

Страница 86: ...wish to replicate data to multiple HP D2D Backup Systems you require a separate license for each target appliance appropriate to the model type and must repeat the activation process for each HP D2D Backup System NOTE The Replication license can only be used on the model for which it was purchased For example the Replication License for a D2D250x series can only be used on a D2D250x Backup System ...

Страница 87: ...d via the Web Management Interface on the repaired replaced system Creating the LTU 1 Check that your D2D system firmware is at the latest revision to ensure that it has the replication feature option on the HP D2D s Web Management Licensing page The latest firmware is available from the Software Driver Downloads pages on http www hp com Download and upgrade the D2D Backup System firmware as requi...

Страница 88: ...e impact on network traffic is negligible However the benefits of deduplication apply only after the first full backup The first synchronization of the cartridges will require significant bandwidth The same applies in reverse if you need to recover a Target cartridge from a Source cartridge Therefore there is an advantage to being able to accelerate the replication of the first full backup This pr...

Страница 89: ...D2D2500 D2D2500 Remote Site A Host Host Remote Site B Host Host D2D4000 Tape Library Remote Site C Host Host Data Center Tape Library D2D2500 Figure 45 Seeding initial data using Tape Attach 1 Host backs up to a Non Replicating library on the Source Appliance 2 The first full backup is copied to a cartridge on a Tape Library 3 The physical cartridge is shipped to the Data Center 4 The first full b...

Страница 90: ...the target library or create a new one 4 Edit slot mapping name and map required slots between source and target 5 Confirm and finish configuration Create backup rotation scheme and allow first full backup to run When cartridges are synchronized relocate target appliance to target site Create non replicating Library on source appliance No Yes Start End Was target co located with source No Yes Use ...

Страница 91: ... are seeding using physical tape media 1 Use Tape Attach to copy the first full backup to physical media 2 Transport the physical media to the replication target site 3 Create a Non Replicating Library on the Target Appliance 4 Import the physical media into a slot within the Non Replicating Library on the Target Appliance 4 Go to the Mapping Configuration page and select a Non Replicating Library...

Страница 92: ...or more information about the maximum number of appliances that are supported 6 Select a Target Appliance from the list and click Next NOTE If you want to select an appliance that is not yet on the list click Add Target Appliance Enter the Target Appliance IP Address or fully qualified domain name The default values for the Command and Data Protocol Port Numbers are usually acceptable but may be e...

Страница 93: ...he target appliance and click Next NOTE If you need to create a new library on the target appliance click Create New Target Library Set up the details as you would normally do when creating a new library device see To create a new device on page 113 D2D Backup System HP D2D4112 93 ...

Страница 94: ...you were able to colocate the Target Appliance on the same LAN as the Source Appliance to improve replication performance remember to relocate the Target Appliance to the target site as soon as the cartridges are synchronized Recovering a Source Appliance There are three basic models for recovering data using D2D systems and within these there are sub models depending on the state from which the u...

Страница 95: ...e site resulting in the loss of both the host servers and the D2D system New hardware has been purchased and installed and the administrator now wants to recover data to the D2D and then restore to the host server Before the failure a mapping existed between a Source Library on the remote site D2D and a Target Library on the Data Center D2D After the failure the mapping still exists but the Source...

Страница 96: ... target 3 Select existing target library to use for recovery 4 Adopt previous configured slot mapping 5 All cartridges on the target are selected Unselect any that are not required for recovery 6 Select Apply to start reverse replication No Yes End Use physical tape media to reverse seed As soon as reverse replication has completed for each slot use original backup application to recover data to t...

Страница 97: ...lected by default but you may deselect any cartridges that you do not wish to recover to the Source Library 8 Click Apply to run reverse replication 9 As soon as reverse replication has completed for each slot the data may be recovered to the host using the original backup application 10 New backups can now run to the Source Appliance and replication will run normally without further configuration...

Страница 98: ...atus is now non replicating not target 4 Remap the slots that were used in the previous configured slot mapping 5 Unhide the Recovering checkbox column and select the cartridges to be recovered Any not selected will not be recovered but will be used for subsequent replication overwrite 6 Select Apply to start reverse replication No Yes End Use physical tape media to reverse seed As soon as reverse...

Страница 99: ...t the cartridges that should be recovered Any not selected will not be recovered but will be mapped for future replication overwrite 9 Click Apply to run reverse replication 10 As soon as reverse replication has completed for each slot the data may be recovered to the host using the original backup application 11 New backups can now run to the Source Appliance and replication will run normally wit...

Страница 100: ...method is not suitable because it will break other replication mappings End Was this the only slot mapping to this target library Is it OK to remove other mappings Figure 50 Recovery process promoting a target library over the WAN 1 On the Target Appliance in the Data Center go to the Replication Mapping Configuration page select the Target Library and remove the slot mapping between it and the lo...

Страница 101: ...ccurred at the remote site resulting in the loss of both the host servers and the D2D system New server hardware has been purchased and installed and the admin now wants to recover data to the server The admin decides to move the D2D appliance that was in the Data Center to the remote office maybe only temporarily in order to recover the server data Before the failure a mapping existed between a S...

Страница 102: ...on of the newly non replicating library is FC Install FC card into server and connect to SAN Connect to FC library on co located appliance Connect to co located appliance and library via iSCSI from host End Import cartridges into backup application and recover data to the host over WAN When failed D2D is replaced at remote site use reverse replication to recover data to it This recovery method is ...

Страница 103: ...host system For a FC connection connect to the SAN If necessary install a FC card in the server 5 Connect to the colocated appliance and library from the host 6 Import the cartridges into the backup application and recover the data over the WAN 7 At this point there is no HP D2D Source Appliance at the remote site If one is installed at a later date you can reverse recover the data and configure r...

Страница 104: ...tridge s to the remote office Connect a physical tape device to the host server No Yes Was this the only slot mapping to this target library Is physical tape device attached to Data Center D2D Connect to Data Center appliance and library via iSCSI from host and copy last full backup and any subsequent incrementals to physical tape Install backup application on the host then import and recover data...

Страница 105: ...g Library NOTE If there are other mappings do not remove them if it will break other library replication Do not proceed this method is not suitable 3 Edit the port configuration of the newly promoted Non Replicating Library to make it iSCSI 4 Install the iSCSI initiator on the host machine at the remote site where recovery is to occur and install the backup application 5 Configure the iSCSI Initia...

Страница 106: ...Configuring and using replication 106 ...

Страница 107: ...ge 139 Date and Time Settings on page 140 Firmware Settings on page 142 Support Settings on page 144 What is the Web Management interface The Web Management Interface is the main interface for Monitoring the status and health of the HP D2D Backup System and all configured backup devices Changing the number of cartridge slots or creating additional libraries or standalone tape drives for a host Man...

Страница 108: ... else is logged into the Web Management Interface However Force Login is enabled by default and this will disconnect an active session After a period of 20 minutes of user inactivity the session will time out and return to the Login screen NOTE The web browser used to communicate with the D2D Backup System must have Active Scripting or JavaScript enabled If it does not some of the browser buttons ...

Страница 109: ...lp that is appropriate to the currently selected page Logout closes your session on the HP D2D Backup System If somebody else logs in you will be automatically logged out Help and logout 2 This section provides the information that identifies your HP D2D Backup System It shows the IP Address Name Network Name and Serial Number of the HP D2D Backup System It also shows how long the HP D2D has been ...

Страница 110: ... will show Starting Disk Licensing will show a warning message if you have not yet provided the licensing information See License Settings on page 145 If a tape drive is connected directly to the HP D2D Backup System the Tape Attach status is displayed with a link to job history Replication status is shown if you have licensed and enabled this feature Status details 4 Status icons Indicates a heal...

Страница 111: ...identifies the host or backup job with which it is associated Name This is the number of cartridges available on the device which is determined by the Emulation Type selected when the device was created Cartridges This is the role of the library which may be non replicating replication source or replication target Role If a device is shown as not connected this indicates that the iSCSI Initiator o...

Страница 112: ... This is a tape library device with a maximum of four embedded Ultrium tape drives and 48 cartridge slots It should be used when implementing rotation schemes which involve simultaneous backup jobs to more than two devices or those that use a large number of cartridges devices This emulation type is widely supported by backup applications HP D2DBS Library This is a tape library device with a maxim...

Страница 113: ...re not normally visible to the host but you can configure devices to make them visible to backup applications This feature should be used with care See Backup applications and target libraries on page 82 for further details To view device details Click on a device in the top half of the page to view its details in the bottom half of the page where you can also edit and delete details There are thr...

Страница 114: ...the default capacity of the cartridges within the library device LTO 2 200 GB LTO 3 400 GB LTO 4 800 GB It does not affect the ability of the backup application to write to the device and tape cartridge capacities can be increased at any time but not decreased as long as the cartridge is blank regardless of the drive generation number see To edit maximum cartridge size on page 119 Drive Emulation ...

Страница 115: ...on You must also provide the Initiator CHAP user name and secret Require initiator to logon This should be the same CHAP user name that you configure for the target on the iSCSI Initiator On the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator this is the User Name as it is configured on the Targets tab in the Log On to Target Advanced Settings Initiator CHAP User Name This should be the same CHAP secret that you config...

Страница 116: ...this is what you wish to do WARNING All data on the device will be deleted The library s deduplication store is also deleted It may take up to 15 minutes to delete all the files and free space on the HP D2D Cartridges Configuration Use this page to view and configure cartridge settings The number of slots configured on the Devices page for a library determines the number of cartridge rows that are...

Страница 117: ...ackup System Bar codes are shared with the backup application if requested The backup application may also choose to assign its own internal identifier to the cartridge but if it does so it cannot assign this identifier to the Cartridge bar code Bar codes are generated automatically but may be edited by the user If you choose to edit the bar code It must be unique and must not start with the lette...

Страница 118: ... location refers to the slot that is used for importing and exporting data It is only populated When the backup application on the host moves data into it for export to a tape drive attached to the HP D2D Backup System Once the export has been run successfully from the Web Inter face the slot becomes empty again Or when the Web Interface is used to import data from a tape drive attached to the HP ...

Страница 119: ...it Changing the maximum space does not affect actual disk usage or save disk space but may be useful if you know you will be moving data to a physical tape with a smaller cartridge capacity To create a cartridge Slots that are empty have an extra Create icon If you use the icon on an empty slot the backup application needs to inventory it add it to its database or catalog before it can access it I...

Страница 120: ...ort the Move Medium command Network Configuration This page is used to view and edit network settings It is also used to turn Beacon Mode on and off Network configuration The details in this section reflect the IP settings that were specified during installation The HP D2D Backup System supports DHCP for IPv4 networks and this is turned on by default You may need to edit the details if there is a ...

Страница 121: ...work administrator to advise what you should enter DNS Server Name 1 2 3 Table 10 Network port parameters Check or uncheck the box to enable or disable this feature If DHCP is turned off you must manually specify all the network settings for the HP D2D Backup System If DHCP is turned on the majority of the network settings are obtained automatically However even when DHCP is on the Network Name mu...

Страница 122: ...used to set up details of the email servers that will be used to route messages about the HP D2D Backup System and to specify up to eight email recipients Messages are generated if a disk fails or reaches its threshold capacity if the system reboots if there are network problems or if there is a critical hardware failure Email alerts are also generated for tape attach activities when there is a se...

Страница 123: ... be specified You may only enter one address per line Once you have configured an email recipient there is a Test button that you can use to send a test email to the specified address Recipient s Email Address 1 2 3 8 To configure Microsoft Exchange Server NOTE Please refer to the Linux and UNIX Configuration Guide on the CD ROM for information abut configuring SMTP with UNIX and Linux It is impor...

Страница 124: ...HP D2D Backup System s IP address and authentication may safely be set to anonymous for the dedicated SMTP server Storage Status This page contains three tabs that provides information about the Storage Pool RAID and Shelves Shelf is used as a term within the D2D Web Management Interface to identify the physical storage space provided by the HP D2D Backup System Shelf 0 and the optional Capacity U...

Страница 125: ...torage pool information cannot be displayed if Storage Manager is busy for example adding a shelf Click Discover to search for shelves and refresh the information on this page This process will normally occur automatically Click Delete to return the Storage Pool to factory settings This function is used only if the storage pool has failed It should only be used if advised to do so by Support This ...

Страница 126: ...shelf It is shown as not configured if it is not yet part of the storage pool Configuration State This shows the number of disks per shelf The first number refers to the number of disks in the RAID the second number is the online spare It is normally 11 1 but can change to show the number of active disks in use Disks Storage usage This section provides information about total disk usage Use it to ...

Страница 127: ...ler unit contains configuration information the larger unit contains the data These units always act as pairs The Erase button is only active if any RAID has failed and is not recoverable The logical units must be erased from the bottom up start with Logical Unit 3 and work backwards Use with care and only when advised to do so by Support This is the number of the logical unit Logical Unit This is...

Страница 128: ...85 for more information about replacing the disk Status This indicates whether the shelf has been configured It is shown as not configured if it is not yet part of the storage pool Configuration State The number of available physical disks in the shelf including the online spare disk Disks Physical disks When you select a shelf the disks within it are displayed in the Physical Disks section Use th...

Страница 129: ...2 but the box will be unchecked if a disk fails and the online spare takes over from the failed disk Once you replace the disk and the RAID rebuilds the box against Disk 12 is checked again as it resumes its function of online spare disk Spare iSCSI Status This page shows the iSCSI details for all the devices that are configured on the HP D2D Backup System There are three tabs Media Changer iSCSI ...

Страница 130: ... of significant system events The most recent information is shown at the top of the list The icons identify whether the messages are information error or warning messages The Log is maintained even if the HP D2D Backup System is power cycled Use the Clear Log button to clear the log The Web Management Interface 130 ...

Страница 131: ...ow you to monitor and configure replication If you are new to replication we strongly recommend that you read the separate chapter Configuring and using replication on page 75 for a detailed discussion about replication deployment strategies terminology and examples using the Replication and Recovery wizards There are five replication pages Status Mapping Configuration Appliance Local Setting Even...

Страница 132: ...Mapping Configuration Replication This page allows you to configure and view how cartridges are mapped between the source and target libraries The Web Management Interface 132 ...

Страница 133: ...in the same number of cartridges as the Replication Source Library Replication Target library a library on the HP D2D Backup System with slots that hold cartridges replicated from a Replication Source library The option is available to recover individual cartridges from Replication Target libraries Table 12 Local library parameters The name of the library defined when the library device was create...

Страница 134: ...e of the Source Appliance from which cartridges will be rep licated Source Appliance Name The IP address of the Source Appliance from which cartridges will be replicated Source Appliance Address The serial number of the Source Appliance from which cartridges will be replicated Source Appliance Serial Number The name of the library from which cartridges will be replicated on the Source Appliance So...

Страница 135: ...D2D Backup System and all Target HP D2D Backup Systems that have been configured for use with it You can also add Target HP D2Ds on this page that the Source Appliance can use for replication However it is not necessary to do so before mapping configurations because this option is also available when running the Replication wizard See Status Replication on page 131 for more information about the S...

Страница 136: ...ame that is used to identify the Target Appliance You specify it when you add the Target Appliance and may edit it later Appliance Name This is the IP address of the Target Appliance You specify it when you add the Target Appliance and may edit it later Appliance Address This is the serial number of the Target Appliance it cannot be edited Serial Number This is the port number that will be used fo...

Страница 137: ... Appliance Serial Number This field indicates whether the Source Appliance is available Available This shows the capacity of the Source Appliance Capacity This shows the amount of free space on the Source Appliance Free Space This shows the firmware version of the Source Appliance Firmware version Local Settings Replication This page allows you to view and configure replication ports and blackout ...

Страница 138: ...ble bandwidth limiting Bandwidth limiting can be used to avoid saturating the WAN with low bandwidth replication thus freeing up bandwidth for other processes and applications that you may have running 1 Click Edit and check the Bandwidth Limiting Enabled box You can now choose the maximum amount of the available bandwidth that the low bandwidth replication should utilize 2 Select your current or ...

Страница 139: ...o sort the messages according to date Click on Show Search Box to display a Filter field and two drop down menus Use the right hand drop down menu to filter on Severity for example to display all Error messages Use the middle drop down menu to select a column or All and the type a search string into the Filter box Admin Settings This page allows you to manage the Administrator s password When you ...

Страница 140: ...mes in quick succession Approximately 5 seconds later the HP D2D Backup System will reboot 3 Use the device discovery tool on the HP StorageWorks D2D Backup System CD ROM to re configure the network settings of the HP D2D Backup System Date Time Settings This page allows you to manage the date and time settings The HP D2D does not make any automatic adjustments for daylight saving time You must ed...

Страница 141: ... lose or corrupt data Click Power Off and Yes to confirm WARNING Before shutting down always ensure that there are no backup or restore jobs in progress and that no future jobs are scheduled to start whilst the system is shut down If hosts do not automatically reconnect to the HP D2D Backup System when it restarts you must reconnect manually from the iSCSI Initiator on each host see Targets tab on...

Страница 142: ... messages It is therefore very important to make sure that these are downloaded at the same time as the firmware is updated The downloaded language and help text pack overwrites all existing translations and ensures that everything is up to date Upgrading the firmware 1 Check http www hp com support for the latest firmware you can do this by selecting the link on the Firmware page and download it ...

Страница 143: ...f you do not download the language and help text pack new features will be available but message strings online help and screen prompts will be in English only for those features Upgrading the language and help text pack TIP If you have selected a language other than English and find that some of the fields online help or messages are in English you have upgraded the firmware without upgrading the...

Страница 144: ...ng message is displayed 5 Click OK All screen fields and messages will now be correct for all languages Support Settings If you have problems HP Support will ask you to generate a support ticket to help with troubleshooting It provides a log of everything that has happened on your system NOTE Please ensure that your browser security settings allow files to be transferred from the HP D2D Backup Sys...

Страница 145: ...on the certificate and following the instructions on the web Users without Internet access may use the contact numbers provided with the entitlement certificate You will be required to enter the product s serial number when you request a License to Use key More about replication licensing Replication is a licensed feature Each HP D2D Backup System that will be used as a Target Appliance must have ...

Страница 146: ...ent Interface to display a list of licensable features 3 Select the feature that you wish to license and click in the checkbox to enable it If you have saved the LTU as a DAT file click Upload license file and use the Browse option to locate the file If you used email or a temporary file cut and paste the string exactly as you obtained it from the HP Licensing website and click Enter LTU string It...

Страница 147: ...l tape drive on page 45 NOTE Physical tape storage devices attached to the HP D2D Backup System can only be accessed by the HP D2D Backup System using the Tape Attach pages They do not appear as attached network devices to the host system Attach a supported tape storage device to a host machine on the storage network If your backup application supports the copying of data between devices you can t...

Страница 148: ...library on the HP D2D Backup System once data has been successfully copied to the physical cartridge in the attached tape storage device Each method has advantages and disadvantages as described in more detail below NOTE As a general recommendation Copy is the easier of the two options to use because it does not remove the data from the HP D2D Backup System and can be managed completely from the W...

Страница 149: ... and monthly physical cartridges may be rotated the cartridges on the HP D2D Backup System are overwritten after a period of time Yearly cartridges may be kept indefinitely Clear labeling of the cartridges in this case is essential because the backup application may overwrite the cartridge on the HP D2D Backup System and therefore lose any knowledge of the existence of the physical tape cartridge ...

Страница 150: ...up application to overwrite the cartridge on the HP D2D Backup System and thus become unaware of the data that has been copied to the physical cartridge Cartridge export The backup application on the host is used to back up data to a slot on the library device or to a standalone tape drive device in the HP D2D Backup System It is also used to move the data from the slot into the mail slot This cre...

Страница 151: ...tage of Export is that it frees up disk space on the HP D2D Backup System if deduplication is disabled on the library device However care must be taken to ensure that future backups do not fail For example if a weekly backup tape is exported it will not be available for append or overwrite the next time it is required Depending on the backup application configuration it may be possible to simply c...

Страница 152: ...ve will be able to compress your data and reduce the file sizes by 50 but this can be achieved only if your data is not already compressed For example JPEG pictures movies music or ZIP files are already in compressed formats spreadsheets text files high resolution graphics are not Most users have a mixture of compressed and uncompressed data and seldom achieve 50 compression Some users may choose ...

Страница 153: ...ystem is not supported The data from the cartridge on the HP D2D Backup System must not exceed the capacity of the physical cartridge on the attached tape storage device Data from only one cartridge on the HP D2D Backup System can be copied or exported at a time it is not possible to select multiple slots and copy them to a single physical cartridge Tape Attach and replication Tape Attach is parti...

Страница 154: ...lf of the page shows a list of configured physical tape devices NOTE Up to four tape drives may be connected including tape drives in libraries Only one tape attach operation import export or copy may take place at any one time NOTE Standard HP Ultrium barcodes should be applied to all cartridges in libraries to ensure correct media type identification Select a device to display its details in the...

Страница 155: ... tape drives are included below the tape device details You can use this to find out the Ultrium generation of the embedded tape drive its serial number and firmware version and the barcode of any cartridge that is loaded Click Edit You can only change the Name of the tape device This is the name that is used to identify the tape device on the HP D2D Web Management Interface None of the other deta...

Страница 156: ...s screen Click on the Firmware tab For tape drives you can upload firmware that you have downloaded from the HP web site Please refer to http www hp com support for details of the latest firmware for your HP Ultrium Tape Library or Tape Drive and download required files to a location on your host machine before you use this page For tape libraries a link is provided so that you can use the library...

Страница 157: ... Backup System The cartridge data is first copied from the HP D2D Backup System to the physical tape storage device and then subsequently deleted from the HP D2D Backup System An import operation may be performed on a physical cartridge in the attached tape drive The data is copied to the target device on the HP D2D Backup System The operation will automatically create a new cartridge in the mail ...

Страница 158: ...umn next to any numbered slot that does not have a blank cartridge There is an Export label in the far column next to the mail slot if it contains a non blank cartridge There is an Import label in the far column next to the mail slot if it contains no cartridge To copy to attached tape storage device 1 Locate the cartridge that you wish to copy in the Cartridge list and click on the slot to select...

Страница 159: ...ed after the operation completes NOTE A Full Verify reads the data back after copy and compares it byte by byte with the original A Quick Verify also reads back the data but only ensures that it can be read It may save some time if another tape device on the HP D2D Backup System is being accessed at the same time as the copy operation No Verify is the fastest option NOTE On physical tape libraries...

Страница 160: ...xport Space is only freed up if a chunk of data is no longer referenced by any cartridges The preferred option is to use the backup application on the host to move the cartridge into the mail slot This action removes the cartridge from the numbered slot and leaves the slot empty and also ensures that the backup application is in sync with the status of cartridges on the HP D2D Backup applications ...

Страница 161: ...also checks that media is loaded in the attached tape storage device and that it is blank If it is not blank you are given the option of overwriting it or canceling the job Finally it checks that there is cartridge data in the slot to be exported it may have been subsequently moved by the backup application NOTE In the case of libraries some of these checks can only be made after loading the cartr...

Страница 162: ... to move the data back into the library slots Backup applications have a number of terms to describe this action such as insert Refer to the documentation supplied with your backup application for further details If it is less than 400 GB the cartridge Max Size is set to 400 GB If it is over 400 GB the cartridge Max Size is set to 800 GB If it is over 800 GB the cartridge Max Size is set to 1 6 TB...

Страница 163: ...nt the backup application schedules to work in conjunction with a schedule on the HP D2D Backup System you must coordinate them manually To create a scheduled job 1 Select Scheduled jobs from the Tape Attach section of the navigation bar A scrollable list of existing schedules is displayed together with details of the next scheduled tape job 2 Click Create NOTE The Create button is not present if ...

Страница 164: ...port is available for the mail slot Note the icon in the last column heading for the numbered slots Click on this icon to copy the last written cartridge to physical tape there is no need to specify the slot number If a slot has already been selected for a schedule the Scheduled box is checked Slots may be used on only one schedule 4 Select the required slot If a valid slot is selected the Next bu...

Страница 165: ...p System 6 Select the appropriate Physical Device to display a list of the slots in that device NOTE If a slot has already been selected for a schedule the Scheduled box is checked Slots may be used on only one schedule 7 Click on the appropriate physical slot If a valid slot is selected the Next button is active D2D Backup System HP D2D4112 165 ...

Страница 166: ...Month For jobs that you wish to run as soon as the cartridge has been written select After Write Schedule Type This field is not relevant for Daily jobs and After Write jobs For Weekly jobs select the day of the week For Monthly by day select a day between 1 and 31 For months with less than 31 days the job is always run on the last day of the month For Weekday of the Month select First Second Thir...

Страница 167: ...ete the schedule completely You will be prompted to confirm the delete action Remember that you can also disable the job temporarily by de selecting the Active checkbox Click Run now to run the schedule immediately Table 18 Scheduled job details This field allows you to provide a meaningful name for the scheduled job Name For daily jobs this is Daily For weekly jobs this is Weekly For jobs that yo...

Страница 168: ...f the attached device is a library the tape will be moved to the mail slot if there is an empty mail slot Eject Physical Cartridge This determines how the data that has been created on the physical cartridge is to be verified with the original data on the HP D2D Backup system There are three options None Quick and Full The default is Full Verify Status Tape Attach This page displays the status of ...

Страница 169: ... cancelled during the verify process the data will be left intact on the physical tape and the data will still be removed from the HP D2D Backup System If an error occurs Errors may occur if there is a tape read write media problem if there is not enough capacity on the physical cartridge or if there is a verify error Errors may also occur if the backup application accesses the cartridge that is b...

Страница 170: ...l column shows the Job Status Sorting and searching the job history Click on any column heading to sort messages according to that criterion For example click on Start Time to sort the messages according to time and date Click on Show Search Box to display a Filter field and two drop down menus Use the right hand drop down menu to filter on job status for example to display all jobs with Error mes...

Страница 171: ...ee Using Tape Attach on page 147 Tape drives supported The HP StorageWorks Ultrium LTO 2 3 or 4 tape drives are the ideal devices for all copying processes because the physical cartridge sizes match the maximum configured cartridge sizes on the HP D2D Backup System However by spanning across several tapes you can also use a tape drive with a lower capacity such as an HP StorageWorks DAT 72 tape dr...

Страница 172: ...kup System is likely to require less space on a physical tape cartridge When moving data to a physical cartridge for off site storage there is no need for concern if the data seems to utilize less space The capacity quoted for physical media assumes that the tape drive will be able to compress your data and reduce the file sizes by 50 but this can be achieved only if your data is not already compr...

Страница 173: ...to the host This allows you to reconnect automatically and restores the host system from that cartridge Please refer to the tape drive and backup application documentation for more information The tape drive must also support OBDR Basic file restore This is carried out from the HP D2D Backup System Use the backup application to restore files from the HP D2D to the host as required Restore after ho...

Страница 174: ...n With data deduplication enabled the actual restore time from disk is longer because the data chunks must be reconstructed Typical speeds are 80 MB sec write 40 50 MB sec read However because more data can be stored on the disk restore is still fast because there is no need to retrieve data from archived media Reconnecting to the HP D2D after host failure Each configured library or tape drive on ...

Страница 175: ...es page on the Web Management Interface and put the target library into Edit mode Copy the host s Initiator Node Name found on the General tab in step 4 into iSCSI Initiator Name NOTE If you have used the Secret option on the iSCSI Initiator to enter an authentication string you must enter the same information on the Web Management Interface See iSCSI Status on page 129 D2D Backup System HP D2D411...

Страница 176: ...6 On the Discovery tab enter the IP address of the HP D2D Backup System to add it as a target portal for the host Do not change the Port it should be 3260 Restore processes without replication 176 ...

Страница 177: ...igured for this host You must log on to the appropriate targets for your host Remember that each library has two devices and you must log onto each one separately We recommend that you also select the automatic restore on boot option in the Log On dialog 8 Run your backup application It should see the library device on the HP D2D Backup System Import the media into your backup application s databa...

Страница 178: ...Restore processes without replication 178 ...

Страница 179: ...ake sure you have the latest version or software patches for the backup application Please see http www hp com go connect or http www hp com go ebs for supported applications Stop and restart the backup application services after the backup device has been discovered If you still cannot see the device check Device Manager to make sure it is accessible from the host Make sure that the iSCSI initiat...

Страница 180: ...here is a Firewall You may need to tem porarily disable it It can be re enabled as soon as the device is configured Or the HP D2D Backup System may be on a different subnet Performance Your HP D2D is designed for high performance backup and restore operations according to the specification documented There are many reasons why you may not see the performance you expected from your HP D2D Your own ...

Страница 181: ...rive failure and rebuild Network warnings See Connecting to the network on page 179 System state This describes the overall state of the HP D2D RAM Failure Warning Your HP D2D is designed to operate with 16 GB of RAM If it is outside this limit a warning will appear The device will still operate but with very limited performance Check that the memory modules are correctly mounted in the slots Chec...

Страница 182: ...e HP D2D shuts down automatically on page 182 If the Power LED is GREEN Plug in a monitor and keyboard directly to the back of the HP D2D see To connect a system console on page 56 and watch for errors on boot up or on the System Console screen If all the LEDs turn on except for the hard disk drive LEDs the SmartArray RAID controller in one of the PCIe slots may be at fault On the System Console s...

Страница 183: ...y this action Cannot authenticate an iSCSI session CHAP authentication is used within HP D2D For details of the settings on the Microsoft iSCSI initiator and the HP D2D Web Management Interface see The Microsoft iSCSI Initiator on page 59 If the HP D2D Backup System runs out of disk space A warning message is generated when the HP D2D Backup System reaches 90 capacity If you have the 12 disk base ...

Страница 184: ...t than are licensed you need to obtain and apply a License To Use key See License Settings on page 145 Replacement of hardware In the unlikely event that replacement hardware is required to be installed please consult the Maintenance and Service Guide on http www hp com support Event log displays Invalid BIOS Assembly name This event log entry and email alert will occur if a motherboard has been r...

Страница 185: ...ailures while a single disk is rebuilding The HP D2D also has an online spare disk which will automatically be incorporated into the RAID if a disk fails This means that actual storage capacity is approximately 9 TB for the 12 disk model and 18 TB with the Capacity Upgrade Kit How do I know a disk has failed The Disk online LED 1 on the failed disk shows amber Figure 59 Drive LEDs NOTE For more in...

Страница 186: ... fails the online spare disk will immediately be used to replace it The RAID rebuild process occurs automatically The failed disk should always be replaced as soon as possible In the following Summary page example you can see that RAID is building but is fully operational and that Storage needs attention This probably means that a disk has failed and the online spare is being used The Status Stora...

Страница 187: ...cal disk has failed and its location look at the Shelves tab Figure 63 Identifying the failed disk s If you have email alerts If you have configured recipients for email alerts on the Web Management Interface they will be notified of a disk failure with a message similar to the following D2D Backup System HP D2D4112 187 ...

Страница 188: ... 8 32 57 Physical disk 5QK0AQKG failed nl 31 Mar 2009 8 32 57 Physical disk 5QK0AN7T failed nl 31 Mar 2009 8 32 57 Physical disk 5QK0ANMP failed nl For further information please browse to nl https D2DBS CZC8033MWR emea hpqcorp net https 16 26 133 71 nl Please do not reply to this email The Event Log The Log also contains warning messages if a disk fails Figure 64 Log showing disk failure Replacin...

Страница 189: ...er Figure 65 Disk numbering 3 Remove the disk Press the hard disk carrier button 1 to release the ejector lever Use the HDD carrier latch 2 to pull the drive out of the cage Be sure to support the drive when pulling it out of the cage Pull the hard drive assembly 3 out of the drive bay Figure 66 Removing the hard drive D2D Backup System HP D2D4112 189 ...

Страница 190: ...tion process starts The D2D is fully functional during this time however may have reduced performance until the process completes and initialization progress is 100 Email alerts and Log If you have configured recipients for email alerts on the Web Management Interface they will be notified that physical disk s added RAID is being rebuilt and when the rebuild has completed The Log also contains an ...

Страница 191: ... system has failed catastrophically The RAID is not recoverable Figure 68 Status showing multiple disk failure on one shelf The device operating system is not stored on any of the disks so the HP D2D Backup System is still usable after replacing the failed disks Use the Web Management Interface to help you identify the disks that have failed D2D Backup System HP D2D4112 191 ...

Страница 192: ... the other shelf is shown as operational However you will lose all data on the HP D2D Backup System Replacing the disks Power off and replace the disks as described earlier in this chapter When you power on again the disks are show as OK in the Storage Shelves page but the Shelf and Storage Pool both have an invalid configuration Hard disk replacement 192 ...

Страница 193: ...Figure 70 Storage Shelves page after replacing disks Restoring the storage pool You must delete the whole storage pool and rebuild it D2D Backup System HP D2D4112 193 ...

Страница 194: ...being deleted the system cannot display meaningful storage pool information and it tells you that the storage manager is busy Figure 72 Summary page while storage is deleted Figure 73 Summary page after storage is deleted 3 Go back to the Status Storage page and click Create in the Configured Shelves section of the Storage Pool tab Figure 74 Storage Storage Pool tab creating the storage pool Hard ...

Страница 195: ... System is optimizing is normal and does not require you to take any action The status will become OK as soon optimization completes but it may take some time If you look at the Status Storage page the same message is displayed but all relevant storage pool information is available Figure 77 Status Storage page after storage is created Creating cartridges All cartridges and data were lost when the...

Страница 196: ...you must create new cartridges Hard disk replacement 196 ...

Страница 197: ...fy the 12 disk physical storage space provided by the HP D2D Backup System Shelf 0 and the Capacity Upgrade Kit Shelf 1 This is also displayed pictorially on the Summary page of the Web Management Interface The following example shows the Summary screen when the HP D2D Backup System has a single shelf with 12 disks The following example shows the Summary screen after the Capacity Upgrade Kit has b...

Страница 198: ...ion and tape backup may be affected An overview of the capacity upgrade process 1 Install the rails for the Capacity Upgrade Kit which should be located directly below or above the HP D2D4112 Shelf 0 2 Install the Capacity Upgrade Kit Shelf 1 3 Connect the Capacity Upgrade Kit Shelf 1 to the HP D2D Shelf 0 4 Power on the Capacity Upgrade Kit 5 Make sure you know both the HP entitlement order numbe...

Страница 199: ...e template 2 Secure the back end of the rails to the rack IMPORTANT Be sure that the scissor type locking latches engage the rack fully when the pins extend through the holes marked with the template 3 Slide the Capacity Upgrade Kit into the rack It should be immediately above or immediately below the HP D2D Backup System 4 Use the thumbscrews on the front of the chassis to secure it to the rack R...

Страница 200: ...to apply the LTU activate the additional capacity and complete the licensing process Go to the HP Licensing website at http www webware hp com and follow the instructions to obtain the LTU You will also find instructions in the License pack To apply the LTU 1 Log on to the Web Management Interface and select the Licenses web page from Settings 2 If you have saved the LTU as a DAT file click Upload...

Страница 201: ...licensed and enabled but the RAID has not yet been expanded Completing the RAID expansion 1 Go to the Status Storage page on the HP D2D s Web Management Interface and select the Storage Pool tab D2D Backup System HP D2D4112 201 ...

Страница 202: ...y reported on the Summary page and all the Storage pages 1 The HP D2D prepares the additional storage 2 The storage goes offline 3 The HP D2D transfers data to the additional storage 4 The HP D2D expands the original storage 5 The HP D2D starts the storage 6 The RAID is optimized NOTE At this point the storage is available and the devices on the HP D2D are back online they may be used for backup r...

Страница 203: ... See Storage Status on page 124 for more information about these fields 7 Once the optimization has completed the new shelf is shown as configured on all the Storage pages The following example shows the Storage Pool page D2D Backup System HP D2D4112 203 ...

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Страница 205: ...iting max size 119 removing 118 write protecting 118 cartridges page 116 compression 152 172 deduplication 28 configuration cartridges page 116 devices page 110 email alerts 122 Fibre Channel page 67 Microsoft Exchange Server 123 network 120 with many hosts 23 with one host 23 configuration page tape attach 154 connecting optional tape drive 45 power 35 power cord 31 to FC SAN 66 to network 36 con...

Страница 206: ...s page 122 emulation type 111 114 error job history 170 log page 130 tape drive job 169 event history replication 138 export cartridge 150 152 160 F failed battery identifying 127 failed disk identifying 127 128 185 more than one 190 replacing 188 serial number 128 fan in 79 fan out 77 Fibre Channel configuration page 67 connection 66 creating devices 67 definition 22 leds 73 status page 68 fibre ...

Страница 207: ...ge 130 sorting 131 login 108 M mail slot definition 25 manual jobs page 157 mapping configuration replication 132 max size cartridges 118 Microsoft Exchange Server 123 mounting server 32 N network DHCP 38 edit settings 120 reset to factory settings 121 troubleshooting 180 network mode 121 network name 121 network page 120 non replicating library 76 O OBDR 173 P password default 108 editing 139 res...

Страница 208: ...ard 97 role 111 S schedule create 163 delete 167 edit 167 sorting and searching 167 view 167 schedule page 162 search schedule 167 searching job history 170 log page 131 replication event history 139 seeding for replication 88 settings admin page 139 license page 145 shutdown page 141 support page 144 shelves 128 shutdown page 141 slot definition 22 slots defining number of 111 114 software instal...

Страница 209: ...al support HP 16 service locator website 17 testing email alerts 122 text symbols 16 topologies fibre channel 65 troubleshoot hardware 179 network 180 troubleshooting RAID battery 184 U upgrade firmware 142 upgrade kit installing 199 upgrade language pack 143 used size cartridges 117 V view device details 113 schedule 167 W web browser recommended settings 44 web management interface 107 summary p...

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