Simply_Business_Protection_SolutionGuide_4AA0-6554EEW0109.pdf

HP Simply Business Protection

Reliable data protection for business continuity

Spring 2009

Table of contents

HP Simply StorageWorks overview ...................................................3

Understanding your needs ........................................................4

Selecting the right solution ........................................................5

Typical customer scenarios ........................................................7

Scenario 1: Backing up a single entry-level server .......................................7

Scenario 2: Single-server backup for higher-capacity midrange servers .......................10

Scenario 3: Consolidated tape backup over a network...................................12

Scenario 4: Disk-to-disk-to-tape (D2D2T) backup for the advantages of both technologies ...........14

Choosing your products and services ................................................16

HP business protection at a glance ..................................................18

The value of HP media ..........................................................20

HP data protection software products ............................................... 21

HP Services: designed to work with HP Simply StorageWorks solutions ........................23

HP Simply StorageWorks

Storage is easy when you choose HP

Data is the backbone of every organisation. No

matter the business, industry, or size, reliable data

access is essential to operations. As that data

continues to grow exponentially, it is important to

have a backup and recovery strategy that meets

current business needs and has the flexibility to grow

and change.

The answer: data protection solutions from

HP StorageWorks

At HP we understand that all companies, no matter

what their size, need a data protection strategy that

takes into consideration their business environment,

IT infrastructure and IT expertise. The data protection

solutions discussed in this guide offer sophisticated

features, while maintaining simplicity, affordability

and reliability.

Protecting your data is vital to the survival and growth

of your business. You must keep your systems and

employees up and running – and productive – even

as fast backup and restore processes are being

completed. And, should a ‘worst-case scenario’ occur,

being prepared with an appropriate disaster recovery

strategy is essential.

HP Simply StorageWorks

overview

HP Simply StorageWorks delivers better business

outcomes by bringing together the tools, solutions,

products and services to help you navigate the

storage landscape – and bridge the gap between

data explosion and your IT infrastructure. With

simple, affordable and reliable storage and data

protection solutions, HP and our channel partners

can help you improve the efficiency, performance

and continuity of your business.

Given these questions and the potential high cost

associated with data loss, reliable data protection is

no longer an option; rather, it is an obligation.

Simply StorageWorks

Storage is easy when you choose HP

Simply Business Solutions

Simply Storage Consolidation

Simply Business Protection

Understanding your needs

HP Simply Business Protection solutions are

designed to be adaptive and flexible, allowing you

to meet today’s challenges; to provide backwards

compatibility, making it simpler for you to gain access

to archived information; and to build in room to grow,

so you can meet the needs you may face in the future.

About this guide

This guide is a straightforward introduction to

data protection solutions from HP. The real-world

scenarios and product information we provide will

help you take the next step towards an optimised

data protection environment.

If you need to familiarise yourself with basic

data storage concepts first, be sure to read the

HP Simply StorageWorks Introduction to Storage

Technologies guide.

Two key measures are available to help match your

business protection needs to the optimal solution.

The first, recovery time objective (RTO), is the

amount of time your business can tolerate a business

process being down. The second, the recovery

point objective (RPO), is the amount of data you can

afford to lose. For 24x7 applications, the RPO could

be the most recent transaction; for file servers, it

could be last night’s backup.

Shared storage is another key area of an

optimised IT infrastructure. To learn more about

how HP can help you deploy shared storage for

file and application data, see our Simply Storage

Consolidation solution guide.

We understand that servers, business applications

and storage must work together seamlessly. To

get more detailed information on specific business

applications, review our series of Simply Business

Solutions briefs for targeted applications such as

Microsoft ® Exchange, VMware and more.

Once you have established the RTO and the RPO

for your business, you can consider the available

hardware, software and services that will provide

you with the right level of protection against specific

causes of data loss.

All of this information is available from your local

HP resource or on-line at:

www.hp.com/eur/simply

(Europe, the Middle East and Africa)

www.hp.com/apac/simply

(Asia, Australia and New Zealand)

HP StorageWorks continuum for business continuity and availability

Cost

High

Server clusters

Storage clusters

Increased

availability

Last

transaction

Remote mirrors

Remote snaps/clones

Minutes

Snaps/Clones/Mirrors

Continuous data protection

Hours

Disk-to-disk

and virtual tape

Tape

Days

Low

Days

Hours

Minutes

Seconds

‘Instant’

Recall (recovery time objective)

Selecting the right solution

To plan your data protection solution appropriately, you

must first understand the type of technology environment

that you are running. Consider the following:

Direct attached storage (DAS):

•

Tape autoloaders:

Designed to automate media

management and the backup process, tape

autoloaders are ideal for companies that:

Want to avoid risks associated with changing

−

tapes manually

Have outgrown stand-alone tape drives

•

The simplest backup

and restore environment, DAS usually consists of a

stand-alone tape drive or an autoloader attached

directly to the server that it is protecting. Businesses

that operate DAS usually require backups only

daily and/or weekly, maintain only a few (one or

two) networked servers on each network and do

not use on-line business-critical operations.

Network backup:

−

Tape libraries:

Have RTOs of hours to days

•

For consistent, automated backup

of large volumes of data (without the need

for specialised resources or time-consuming

processes), tape libraries provide a perfect

solution. They are simple to manage, fit easily into

multi-vendor environments, work well in LANs or

SANs, and are equipped with intelligent tools to

streamline backups and simplify management.

•

LAN- and SAN-based backup

storage uses devices that are managed centrally

from a single console through a single backup

server, reducing hardware costs and management

time. Businesses that operate LAN-/SAN-based

backup usually require continuous, business-critical

operations as well as hourly or daily backups;

have three or more networked servers; and run

multiple operating systems.

HP StorageWorks tape-based solutions

The unique characteristics of tape make it the

foundation of a solid data protection strategy. Small

and portable, tape storage allows you to keep backup

copies of your data off-site, giving you protection

against site-wide disasters, virus attacks, or equipment

failures. Tape’s low cost and long media life also make

it an effective means of long-term data archival.

HP StorageWorks solutions are

blade-ready

Exclusive to HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosures, HP

StorageWorks tape blades provide an integrated

data protection solution for enclosures not connected

to a SAN, such as remote offices. These tape blades

fit right into your HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosures,

offering you direct backup of the adjacent server

blade with network backup capability for all other

storage residing within the enclosure.

You can also connect the HP BladeSystem to external

iSCSI, SAS and Fibre Channel connected disk and

tape backup solutions when you wish to consolidate

the backup of multiple servers for improved

performance and capacity.

HP StorageWorks offers a full range of tape-based

solutions, including:

Tape drives:

•

−

DAT drives, which are ideal for entry-level

business protection needs and combine proven

reliability with a low cost of ownership

LTO Ultrium drives, both half- and full-height; the

−

former offer simple integration into available

bays inside workstations and servers while

retaining the capacity of traditional full-height

drives, and the latter combine a rugged design

with outstanding performance

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