Export, Import And Copy Using An Attached Tape Drive; Requirements For Connecting A Tape Drive To The Hp D2D; A Note About Terminology - HP StorageWorks D2D100 - Backup System User Manual

8 Export, import and copy using
an attached tape drive
If your organization's backup strategy also requires the ability to archive backed-up data for offsite
storage, there are two ways of achieving this:
• Attach an HP Ultrium tape drive directly to the HP D2D Backup System and use the copy,
export and import facilities in the Web Management Interface to transfer data manually or to
schedule jobs.
• Attach a supported tape drive to a host machine on the storage network. If your backup
application supports the copying of data between devices, you can then use the backup
application to move data from the HP D2D Backup System to physical tape. This option is
described in
In this chapter:
• "Requirements for connecting a tape drive to the HP
• "A note about
• "Archiving methods" on page 94
• "Using the Web Management interface to copy/export/import
NOTE:
Always refer to http://www.hp.com/go/connect
drive models are supported.

Requirements for connecting a tape drive to the HP D2D

To use this facility you need:
• A tape drive, such as an HP StorageWorks Ultrium device. This should be an external or rack-mount
tape drive. Both SAS and SCSI tape drives are supported.
• A host bus adapter, HBA, for the tape drive connection (because there are no embedded SAS or SCSI
ports). You must purchase and install the HBA before connecting the tape drive.
Please refer to http://www.hp.com/go/connect
supported host bus adapters and tape drives. For instructions on attaching the tape drive, please refer to
"Attaching a physical tape
NOTE:
Physical tape drives attached to the HP D2D Backup System can only be accessed by the HP D2D Backup
System, using the Tape Attach pages. They do not appear as attached network devices to the host system.

A note about terminology

Within this guide:
• Export refers to the process that moves the cartridge from the HP D2D Backup System to the attached
physical tape drive.
"Copy using a tape drive attached to the
terminology" on page 93
drive" on page 37.
host" on page 109.
D2D" on page 93
cartridges" on page 99
or http://www.hp.com/go/ebs
or http://www.hp.com/go/ebs
D2D Backup SystemHP D2D4004 and HP D2D4009
to find out which tape
for a list of all
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