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• Option 2: Use physical tape initialization. Physical tape library access is required at both sites.
Export tapes from the source, import tapes into the target. During the import, the deduplication
store is automatically created. Data is exported in backup software format.
Initialization Co-location and WAN Replication
See Configuring Replication
the two D2D units can be directly connected through a GbE in a single location. The first replication
to a target involving a full local copy will take some significant time depending on size of cartridge
being replicated because the full set of hash codes and deduplication store have to replicate to the
target.
Physical Tape Initialization
With tape initialization:
• Attach a tape drive or MSL Tape library to the source D2D unit using the Tape Attach tab in the
GUI; perform a scan to discover the device.
• Perform your first full backup to the source D2D device.
• Using the Manual jobs tab under tape attach select the slots on your D2D device that require
copying and perform a virtual tape to physical tape copy.
• The virtual barcode on the source device is copied into the cartridge memory of the LTO physical
media and retrieved during the import process, so even the virtual barcode is transferred correctly.
• Select "Create."
Once the tapes have been created and shipped to the remote site where the target D2D is located,
the reverse process can take place using "import."
NOTE:
The import for the tape initialization process must take place before the replication slot mappings are
established. (See
As part of the import process the hash codes and deduplication store are automatically created on
the target device. The import is forced into the virtual mail slot of the virtual library on the target device
and can then be moved into a usable slot.
for the process of configuring replication on HP D2D devices. In this case
Export and Import
Configuring Replication.)
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