HP_Openview_Storage_Data_Protector_Media_operations.pdf

HP OpenView Storage Data Protector Media Operations

Data sheet

The need to copy increasing amounts of customer data

to removable storage media creates a huge physical

asset management problem. In many cases, companies

have to deal with hundreds, or even thousands, of tape

and other removable storage media movements on a

daily basis. Without effective management tools to track

media and direct media handling operations, organi-

zations run the risk of losing valuable backup tapes, thus

putting their ability to recover data at risk.

Designed in partnership with data-center staff, Data

Protector Media Operations maximizes the effectiveness

of media procedures by creating daily task lists, organizing

tapes for logical data center walkthroughs, and enabling

operator control of tape libraries, barcode scanners and

media label printers.

Data Protector Media Operations is fully integrated with

all of the key elements of the backup/recovery and media

management environment to facilitate automated data

exchange between applications, equipment and

service providers. This includes data collection from

backup applications, fast data entry via barcode scanners

and electronic information exchange with offsite service

providers and replacement media vendors. By monitoring

media operations at the service level, and by reporting

any exceptions to pre-defined Service Level Objectives,

Data Protector Media Operations allows operations staff

to focus on meeting the needs of the business, while

media operations takes care of the operational details.

HP OpenView Storage Media Operations is a life cycle

media management solution providing tracking and

management of offline storage media—such as

magnetic tapes—resulting in more reliable backups,

faster data recovery, improved staff efficiency and

reduced costs. Unlike “home-grown” tools, Data

Protector Media Operations offers a professional

solution for IT operations that manage thousands of

removable media. It tracks all media, whether online,

offline or offsite, helping to ensure vital data is never

lost. Data retention and media recycling policies are

enforced for assured service quality. To guarantee

backup success, Data Protector Media Operations

monitors media quality and ensures libraries are

preloaded with sufficient scratch tapes.

Features and benefits

Reliable and scalable media management

Data Protector Media Operations can scale to meet

the needs of even the largest operations with tens of

thousands or even hundreds of thousands of removable

storage media of all types, it is ideal for smaller

organizations as well. It allows companies to meet

their scalability and multi-site coordination needs,

reduces the cost of managing volumes of media

and improves disaster resilience.

Detailed audit trails

Datacenters conduct company-wide media audits

to account for every piece of media. Data Protector

Media Operations helps reduce this task considerably.

Each piece of media has a full audit trail so the admin-

istrator can quickly see all actions performed on that

media, so process-related issues can be easily identified

and rectified. In addition to saving time during media

audits, Data Protector Media Operations maximizes

media utilization by identifying tapes that can be

reused, reduces restore times by accurately handling

tape identification and assists in enforcing data-

retention policies.

Regional or multi-site tape sharing

Many organizations have tapes distributed across

multiple sites and regions. There may be occasions

when organizations need to transfer or share tapes

among locations, sometimes for moving large data

sets or for disaster-recovery purposes. Data Protector

Media Operations automates this transfer process,

automatically transmitting the tracking data and

providing the return instructions to accompany the

tape(s). This reduces the risk of lost media and

improves recovery resiliency.

Runs stand-alone or with leading backup solutions

Data Protector Media Operations can run as a stand-

alone application or it can be integrated with HP

Data Protector and other leading backup and recovery

applications. Full integration with HP Data Protector

saves time and helps ensure backup reliability, and

the XML-gateway allows for integration with virtually

any other backup application.

Automated pre-mount configuration

Managing the tapes needed to support daily or

weekly backups has traditionally been a challenging

and potentially error-prone process. As companies

use more and more tapes for backups and off-site

vaulting, the manual method of tracking which tapes

need to be mounted where and when can quickly

become overwhelming. Data Protector Media Operations

solves this problem with automated pre-mount configur-

ations. These pre-mount configurations increase

backup reliability, save time and reduce errors

in mounting media.

HP Services

HP Services has end-to-end, industry-leading expertise in delivering

solutions that help you improve your business agility. From initial

assessment and design to technical integration and ongoing support,

HP Services can be your single point of contact and accountability.

HP related services:

HP Installation and Startup Services for StorageWorks products—

provides for the deployment of HP StorageWorks, HP OpenView,

and certain 3rd party storage products.

Other HP Storage Management Services include:

– Backup and Recovery Solution Service

– Data Replication Solution Service

– Disaster Tolerant Management Service

– Electronic Vaulting Service for Enterprises

HP Care Pack Services— a comprehensive portfolio of services

for maintaining the highest levels of IT availability.

– Critical Service

– Proactive 24 service

– Support Plus 24 service

Instant Support Enterprise Edition (ISEE)— remote monitoring

and support solution for your servers, storage, and networks.

Business Continuity Services —protect and minimize disruption

to IT infrastructure and associated business processes against site

outages, disasters and environmental events.

Across the globe, enterprise customers rely on HP Services to design,

deploy, manage, and support the IT systems that run their businesses.

HP Services capabilities cover consulting and integration, outsourcing,

and support services. With more than 67,000 services professionals

operating in 170 countries, acknowledged technology leadership,

and a heritage of innovation in services, HP Services can point to

an extensive track record of helping customers improve their ability

to support their changing business needs.

Error checking and duplicate tape warnings

Data Protector Media Operations automatically performs

device error checking to ensure no conflicts exist that

might interfere with scheduled backups. This feature helps

to identify and correct cases where improper device

specifications caused backup failures. Data Protector

Media Operations also identifies instances of duplicate

tape labels or numbers. This feature reduces instances of

backup failure, improves backup reliability and eliminates

instances of duplicate tapes.

Accelerated tape logging and vaulting

Data Protector Media Operations enables administrators

to subdivide and delegate the check-in and storage

process without diminishing control and security. Vault

administrators can process 1,200 tapes in one to two

hours. User name and password security enables

multiple users to log in and help check in and store

tapes. Data Protector Media Operations streamlines

workflow, saves time, improves the division of labor

and helps ensure secure tape handling.

For further details, contact your HP sales representative or visit:

www.hp.com/hps/storage .

Figure 1: Setting server parameters

Specifications

Server installation

Operating system requirements: Windows ® 2000 Advanced Server and Windows Server 2003, or

Windows NT ® 4.0, Service Pack 6 or later

CPU minimum requirements: Pentium ® III 500 MHz processors or above

System memory: 512 MB RAM or more

Disk capacity requirement: 200 MB free space or more (dependent on number of media pieces tracked)

Other: Supports connection to multiple backup management servers, such as Data Protector cell managers, from a single Media Operations server

XML gateway installation

HP-UX v11.x and above on PA-RISC systems

Windows 2000 Server, Advanced Server and Windows Server 2003 on Intel, AMD, IA-32

Solaris v7, v8 and v9 on SPARC systems

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 on Intel, AMD

Supports Data Protector 5.x

Netbackup Business Server 4.5

Netbackup Data Center 4.5

Netbackup Enterprise Server 5.0

Netbackup Enterprise Server 5.1

PC client installation (GUI)

Windows 2000 Professional on Intel, AMD

Windows 2003 on Intel, AMD, IA-32

Windows XP on Intel, AMD, IA-32

Celeron ® and compatible CPU and above, 256 RAM minimum, 25 MB free disk space

Web client

Microsoft ® Internet Explorer revision 6.0 or later and Netscape Navigator 7.0 or later browsers supported

Barcode label printer support

Zebra thermal 300 dpi

Barcode scanner support

Any scanner with keyboard emulation and “enter key” suffixing—for example, Symbol Technologies P300 series handheld scanner (or compatibles)

Barcode scanner is supported on the Media Operations Server, Media Operations Manager GUI and Media Operations Web GUI on a server

running Internet Explorer or Netscape

Maximum media supported

250,000 removable storage media (with 12-month log retention)

What’s included

Software available as download or on distribution CD with 60-day free trial. Can be upgraded to full license by installation of a license key. All Media Operations software licenses (LTUs-

licenses to use products) bundle one year of customer care standard support and maintenance releases as part of the license fee.

For ordering information, please see QuickSpecs: www.hp.com/go/QuickSpecs

Warranty and included services

HP warrants only that the software media will be free

of physical defects for a period of ninety (90) days

from delivery. For more information about HP's Global

Limited Warranty and Technical Support, visit:

www.hp.com/products/storageworks/warranty

Education services

HP offers a variety of training methods to fit your

needs including traditional instructor-led courses at one

of our 120 training centers worldwide, onsite training

customized to your needs, in your facility, or even

Remotely Assisted Instruction Learning that combines

the best of traditional classroom training (including its

live instructor and labs) with the best of online training

(no traveling required). And if you like learning on

your own schedule, at your own pace, make use of

e-learning opportunities on the award-winning HP IT

Resource Center, a “learning community” with extensive

on-demand resources that can be accessed 24x7. For

more information on these services, contact your HP

sales representative, authorized HP business partner,

or visit: http://education.hp.com/curr-storsan.htm .

HP Care Pack services

HP Care Pack Services offer upgraded service levels

to extend and expand your standard product warranty

with easy-to-buy, easy-to-use support packages that

help you make the most of your hardware and software

investments. They let you choose the support levels that

meet your business requirements, from basic to mission-

critical. They help you contain total cost of ownership.

HP Care Pack warranty extensions can be purchased

along with HP products to cost-effectively upgrade or

extend your warranty. For many products, post-warranty

HP Care Pack Services are available when your original

warranty has expired. For more information on these

services, contact your local HP sales representative,

authorized HP business partner, or visit:

http://www.hp.com/go/storage/carepacks

Financial services

HP Financial Services provides innovative financing

and financial asset management programs to help

customers cost-effectively acquire, manage, and ultimately

retire their HP solutions. For more information on these

services, please contact your HP sales representative

or visit: www.hp.com/go/hpfinancialservices

Additional HP support services

HP Services provides a broad spectrum of services

to commercial and enterprise customers, including

performance and availability services such as proactive

mission-critical services, as well as support management

services for deployment of the entire IT infrastructure,

including HP and multivendor environments. For more

information on these services, contact your HP sales

representative, authorized HP business partner, or visit:

www.hp.com/hps/storage

For more information

For more information on HP OpenView Storage Data

Protector Media Operations, contact any of our

worldwide sales offices or visit our web site at:

www.hp.com/go/dataprotector

without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements

accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional

warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. Microsoft and

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To learn more, visit www.hp.com/go/dataprotector

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