Vls Blueprints; Reduce Backup Window (No Deduplication); Using Vls To Reduce The Backup Window - HP StorageWorks 12000 - Virtual Library System EVA Gateway Manual

VLS Blueprints

The following blueprints of VLS virtual tape libraries with deduplication and replication start from
specifying company requirements, then defining the HP blueprint for the solution, and finally defining
any solution caveats or ISV dependencies associated with the solution. This will help you make informed
decisions and allow you to quickly assess areas of concern and possible implementations.

Reduce Backup Window (No Deduplication)

Company requirements: Company has Fibre Channel SAN, needs to reduce backup window, already
using tape-based backup application, wants low risk easy integration of disk-based backup.
Solution: Entry Level VLS9000 with ISV-based copy to tape. No deduplication.
Caveats: None.
ISVs: Data Protector, Netbackup, Networker, TSM, Commvault , etc. See
ebs for a full list.
Device configuration highlights: Highly scalable in capacity and performance and numbers of libraries
and drives that can be emulated. Virtual media can be configured to any size.
Backup application configuration highlights: The whole premise of VLS integration is that it is seamless
when integrating into backup applications, so no changes are required other than configuring object
copies for transfer to physical tape.
Figure 50 Using VLS to Reduce the Backup Window
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Recovery options: Typically direct from VLS, single file restores will be particularly fast; set retention
periods accordingly. Older copies of data can be recovered directly from physical tape if required.
Solution advantages:
• Very scalable up to 1280 TB, 4800 MB/sec with 8 nodes and 16 arrays
• Simple to integrate into existing backup environment
• Up to 16 libraries and 64 drives per node can be emulated
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