Using D2D In A Vmware Environment With Esx4 And Hp Data Protector Zdb Ir - HP StorageWorks 12000 - Virtual Library System EVA Gateway Manual

ISVs: HP Data Protector with Zero Downtime Backup Option and Symantec Netbackup with Snapshot
Client are both deep dive tested by HP in this mode of operation.
Device configuration highlights: Consider configuring multiple virtual libraries for different image
types.
Backup application configuration highlights: Configuring Zero Downtime Backup within Data Protector
and Symantec Netbackup requires some additional scripting work. See the HP EBS SAN Design
Guide at http://www.hp.com/go/ebs.
Figure 24 Using D2D in a VMWare Environment with ESX4 and HP Data Protector ZDB IR
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Recovery options:
• Two step restore process that provides full recovery of VM and data:
• Recover the VM image from VCB backup.
• Required only in case the whole VM is lost or restore to a new ESX server.
• Recover Application Data:
• For replication based disc backups (IR), perform Instant Recovery.
• For disc/tape backups, restore directly to the VM.
• Recovery performed automatically by Data Protector as specified by user.
Solution advantages:
• VCB snapshot based backup is not really "application aware" whereas HP Data Protector ZDB
quiesces the application prior to the hardware based snapshot and creates a crash consistent
snapshot. It is much more suitable for live databases and email servers than VCB based backups.
• Remove the backup load from VM to a backup server with Data Protector Zero Downtime Backup.
• Reduce application recovery times from hours to minutes with Data Protector Instant Recovery.
• Easy copy to physical tape if required.
Solution trade-offs:
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