Compaq ProLiant 8000 Veritas Backup Exec

Compaq ProLiant 8000 Manual

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    2000 11NH-0100A-WWEN Prepared by: Multi-Vendor Solutions Storage Products Division Compaq Computer Corporation Contents Introduction 3 Servers software and industry-standard hardware providing a complete enterprise-class solution. Compaq has partnered with VERITAS to provide a solution that supports
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    ProLiant, ROMPaq, QVision, SmartStart, NetFlex, QuickFind, PaqFax, and Prosignia are registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. ActiveAnswers, Netelligent, Systempro/XL, SoftPaq, Fastart, QuickBlank, and QuickLock are trademarks and/or service marks of Compaq ©2000 Compaq Computer
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    agents and options are specifically designed for: • Complex messaging • Transaction intensive databases • Storage system management and server recovery options that can be installed from any centralized backup server This solution includes Compaq ProLiant servers sharing DLT libraries interconnected
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    or Novell NetWare 4.11 (or later): • ProLiant 800 • ProLiant 1500 • ProLiant 1600 • ProLiant 1850 • ProLiant 2500 • ProLiant 3000 • ProLiant 4500 • ProLiant 5000 • ProLiant 5500 • ProLiant 6000 • ProLiant 6400 • ProLiant 6500 • ProLiant 7000 • ProLiant 8000 • ProLiant 8500 Enterprise Backup Solution
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    a week. The EBS supports more than one library for scaling and performance needs. Libraries DLT 35/70 Mini-Library Tape library automation is an important element of the Compaq StorageWorks Enterprise Backup Solution. The DLT 35/70 Mini-Library: • Contains up to two DLT 35/70 tape drives • Stores up
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    : • Contains a 96-slot automated library unit • Provides up to 6.7 TB of mass storage capacity (using 2:1 compression) • Supports from two to seven DLT 35/70 drives • Supports the ProLiant series servers Adding the TL895 to the EBS product mix provides: • Increased performance-The TL895 offers up to
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    drives. Gigabit Interface Converters (GBICs) are used for media interface. The FCTC-II supports either short-wave1 (GBIC-SW) or long-wave (GBIC-LW) GBICs. Although GBIC-LWs support up to 10 Km (6.2 miles) between components, Compaq components, which enables multiple servers and tape devices to be
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    be cascaded together to provide connections for up to 22 devices. Compaq currently supports a maximum of 20 servers on one loop. This allows up to eight DLT drives to be connected into a one-hop, cascaded solution. For additional server counts, more than one EBS solution may be implemented. 11NH
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    one Storage Hub 7, one FCTC, and a five server license. This product supports five servers and up to two DLT drives using any of the EBS supported DLT tape libraries. Figure 2 shows a basic BackPaq configuration. ProLiant NT and/or NetWare Servers Storage Hub 7 FCTC EBS Tape Library Figure 2: Basic
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    The current EBS for VERITAS Backup Exec™ supports a maximum of 20 servers in a cascaded 12 port hub environment as shown in Figure 3. If shorter backup windows are needed, additional DLT drives can be added. For every server that is eliminated, up to four drives can be added with the FCTC-II to
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    VERITAS Backup Exec™ also supports a heterogeneous Windows NT and Novell NetWare environment. Multiple Windows NT and NetWare servers can share the same , refer to the Compaq white paper on the Compaq EBS website at: www.compaq.com ProLiant NT Servers ProLiant NetWare Servers Storage Hub 12 FCTC
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    Software The software for this solution includes: • VERITAS Backup Exec™ • Compaq StorageWorks Command Console • Compaq User Diagnostics • Compaq Insight Manager • Compaq Storage Option allows all servers configured in the Button Disaster Recovery™ tape drives only) solutions, Intelligent Disaster
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    backup jobs to a specific slot each day. The automated Low Administration Backup feature requires minimal administrator intervention. Backup Exec™ Shared Storage Option-This option is a powerful, large scale, high-end SAN solution that allows multiple distributed backup servers to share common
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    supports Compaq StorageWorks Command Console StorageWorks Command Console (SWCC) is a feature-rich, year 2000 compliant, GUI that provides local and remote management of StorageWorks controllers. The SWCC is a user-friendly tool used to monitor, configure, and troubleshoot problem additional services •
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    tool used to monitor and control the operation of Compaq servers and clients. This control includes the ability to monitor the health and status of the: • Fibre Channel tape controllers • Tape libraries • Individual tape drives • Firmware level • World Wide Name • Serial numbers • Error counts
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    management agents • Compaq Server Management Agents 3.1 or higher • Compaq Client Management Agents 3.51 or higher • Third-party devices with SNMP MIB-2 or DMI V2 agents • Compaq Insight Manager LC (for clients) • Compaq Intelligent Cluster Administrator • Non-Compaq web services running on a device
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    infrastructure for future enhancements, and investment protection for the same price as direct attach SCSI DLT 35/70 drives. The EBS BackPaq allows for a configuration with up to five servers and up to two DLT drives in an EBS supported library. If necessary, additional licenses may be purchased for
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    for preinstalled software) Compaq Product Information Compaq Technical Support Telephone Number(s) 1-800-888-0220 1-800-888-5858 (U.S.) 1-800-888-5874 1-800-345-1518 (Option 3) 1-800-567-1616 1-800-952-7689 (U.S.) 1-800-349-8498 (Canada) 1-800-345-1518 (U.S.) 1-800-567-1616 (Canada) 1-800-OK-COMPAQ
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White Paper
January 2000
11NH-0100A-WWEN
Prepared by:
Multi-Vendor Solutions Storage
Products Division
Compaq Computer Corporation
Contents
Introduction
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3
Servers and Operating
Systems
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4
Enterprise Backup Solution
Components
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4
Libraries
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5
Fibre Channel Tape
Controllers
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7
Fibre Channel Storage Hubs
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Enterprise Backup Solution
Architecture Configurations
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Basic BackPaq Configuration
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9
Maximum Server
Configuration
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10
Heterogeneous Windows NT
and NetWare Configuration
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Enterprise Backup Solution
Management Software
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12
VERITAS Backup Exec™
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Compaq StorageWorks
Command Console
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Compaq User Diagnostics
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Compaq Insight Manager
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Compaq Insight Manager XE .. 16
Sizer Utility
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BackPaq
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Appendix A:
References
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Compaq
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VERITAS
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Enterprise Backup Solution for
VERITAS Backup Exec™
Abstract:
The Compaq StorageWorks Enterprise Backup Solution
(EBS) is an integration of backup and restore application software
and industry-standard hardware providing a complete
enterprise-class solution. Compaq has partnered with VERITAS to
provide a solution that supports the backup and restore of
homogeneous/heterogeneous operating systems using VERITAS
Backup Exec™ software.
This document provides an overview of the Enterprise Backup
Solution for VERITAS Backup Exec™.