14 Enterprise Backup Solution - HP StorageWorks 4000/6000/8000 - Enterprise Virtual Arrays Reference Manual

14 Enterprise Backup Solution

One of the most significant benefits of a SAN is the ability to share the SAN infrastructure for both
disk and tape. With a SAN backup solution, you get all the benefits of the SAN, such as, consolidated
storage, centralized management, and increased performance. Additionally, implementing a SAN
backup solution lays the foundation for advanced data protection features such as serverless backup
and backup to disk. HP's solution is the HP StorageWorks Enterprise Backup Solution (EBS).
The first step in deploying an EBS is to design the backup SAN configuration. Consult the HP
StorageWorks Backup Sizer Tool and the EBS compatibility matrix, which are available at http://
h18000.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks/tapecompatibility.html.
The HP StorageWorks Enterprise Backup Solution design guide is the second step in configuring your
EBS. This guide is available at
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/DocumentIndex.jsp?contentType=SupportManual&
docIndexId=3124&locale=en_US&prodTypeId=12169&prodSeriesId=321347.
It describes the supported EBS hardware configurations and how to configure shared tape library
backup in a heterogeneous SAN environment.
The third step in implementing your EBSn is installing and configuring your backup application. You
can find rules and recommendations for the backup applications in the application guides.
For more information about EBS, see http://www.hp.com/go/ebs.
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