Where Virtual Tape Fits In The Big Picture; Hp Vls And D2D Portfolio; Common Backup Technologies - HP StorageWorks 12000 - Virtual Library System EVA Gateway Manual

Where Virtual Tape Fits in the Big Picture

Virtual libraries are not necessarily the only piece of your backup plans, but they can be an integral
piece of a successful solution.
benefits and costs.
Figure 1 Common Backup Technologies
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HP VLS and D2D Portfolio

HP offers a wide range of disk-based backup products to help organizations meet their data protection
challenges. Moving the front line of data protection from tape to disk reduces administrative overhead;
daily backups are entirely automated and involve no tape handling to provide better backup reliability
and less worry.
The entry level D2D100 series Backup System meets the needs of small businesses as a low-cost
solution that does not incorporate deduplication technology. The D2D2500 is well suited for remote
and branch offices and small IT environments, while the more powerful D2D4000 and D2D4100 are
designed for medium-sized companies and small data centers. The D2D2500, D2D4000 and
D2D4100 products include HP Dynamic deduplication, which provides low cost and flexibility to
meet the needs of smaller IT environments.
HP Virtual Library Systems are known for their easy integration, simple management, performance
and capacity scalability, and fast restores. The VLS6000, VLS9000 and VLS12000 EVA Gateway
are designed for medium to large-scale enterprises. They feature Accelerated deduplication, available
by license, to deliver the best backup performance and scalability for high availability data center
environments.
16 Concepts
Figure 1 illustrates the common backup technologies and their relative
for more discussion of the other potential players in your backup