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T tape attach, 45 and replication, 76 configuration page, 150 definition, 25 job history page, 166 manual jobs, 153 modes of operation, 144 schedule page, 158 status page, 164 tape drive cancel job, 165 connecting, 45 supported, 167 viewing details, 150 tape rotation definition, 26 tape spanning, 149 tape storage device upgrading firmware, 152 target appliance, 76 technical support HP, 16 service locator website, 17 testing email alerts, 121 text symbols, 16 topologies fibre channel, 65 troubleshoot hardware, 175 network, 176 troubleshooting RAID battery, 180 U upgrade firmware, 138 upgrade kit installing, 193 upgrade language pack, 139 used size, cartridges, 116 V view device details, 113 schedule, 163 W web browser recommended settings, 43 web management interface, 107 summary page, 108 websites customer self repair, 17 HP , 17 HP Subscriber's Choice for Business, 17 product manuals, 15 write protect, cartridges, 117 Z zoning, 65 D2D Backup System HP D2D4004 and HP D2D4009 205

Section	Page
D2D Backup System HP D2D4004 and HP D2D4009	1
About this guide	15
Intended audience	15
Related documentation	15
Document conventions and symbols	15
HP technical support	16
Customer self repair	17
Registering your HP D2D Backup System	17
Subscription service	17
HP websites	17
Documentation feedback	17
1 Before you start	19
Overview	19
Optional tape attach	21
Software and hardware requirements	21
Terminology	21
Autoloaders	21
Backup devices and slots	22
Deduplication	22
Emulation types	22
Fibre Channel	22
Hosts	23
Hosts on an Ethernet network	23
Hosts on an FC network	24
iSCSI	24
Libraries	24
Mail slots (import/export elements)	25
Physical tape drives	25
RAID	25
Replication	25
Tape Attach	25
Storage capacity	25
Physical storage	25
Tape rotation strategies	26
Data deduplication	26
Technology types	27
Data deduplication and the HP D2D	27
Benefits of HP D2D deduplication	27
Deduplication and compression	28
Tape rotation example with data deduplication	28
Retention policy	28
Data parameters	28
Typical savings	28
2 Connecting and installing the HP D2D Backup System	31
Installing the rail kit	31
Overview	31
Kit contents	31
Important safety information	31
Installation guidelines	32
Mounting the server	32
Connecting the hardware	35
Supported Ethernet configurations	36
Ethernet network connection	36
IPv4 and IPv6 network protocols	36
Dual network ports	36
DHCP and static IP addressing	36
HP D2D on a Gigabit Ethernet network	37
Powering on the HP D2D	38
Software installation, discovery and configuration	38
Installation wizard for Windows users	39
Running the Installation wizard	39
Recommended web browser settings	43
Internet Explorer 7.X	43
Internet Explorer 6.X	43
Mozilla Firefox 1.5, Firefox 2.X and Firefox 3.X	43
3 Attaching a physical tape library or tape drive (optional)	45
Hardware requirements for Tape Attach	45
Supported devices	45
Tape device installation overview	46
Removing the top cover	46
Installing the HBA	47
Removing the PCI Cage	47
Removing the slot cover	48
Installing the PCIe Card	49
Reinstalling the PCI Cage	50
Replacing the top cover	51
Connecting an external or rackmount storage device	52
4 Advanced installation	53
Manual driver installation	53
HP LTO Tape driver	53
Medium changer driver	53
Using DHCP to discover the HP D2D Backup System (IPv4 only)	54
Using the Discovery Engine to discover the HP D2D Backup System (IPv4 only)	54
Beacon mode	55
If the HP D2D Backup System is new and not yet configured	55
If the HP D2D Backup System has been configured incorrectly	55
If the network setup has been changed	55
Using the console to discover the HP D2D Backup System (IPv4 and IPv6)	56
To connect the system console	56
iSCSI Initiator	57
Manual iSCSI initiator installation	58
The iSCSI Initiator and Authentication	59
The Microsoft iSCSI Initiator	59
General tab	59
Authentication	60
Discovery tab	61
Targets tab	61
Authentication	63
Persistent Targets tab	63
Bound Volumes/Devices tab	64
Linux and UNIX iSCSI initiators	64
5 HP D2D Backup Systems and Fibre Channel	65
Fibre Channel topologies	65
Zoning	65
Fibre Channel connection	66
Fibre Channel (Configuration)	67
To edit the FC configuration	68
Fibre Channel (Status)	68
Devices section	69
Library section	69
6 LEDs	71
Front panel LEDs	71
Hot-plug drive LEDs	71
Rear panel LEDs	72
Fibre Channel card LEDs	73
Beacon mode	74
7 Configuring and using replication	75
Replication overview	75
How is replication initiated?	75
Replication and Tape Attach	76
Preparing for replication	76
Replication concepts and terminology	76
Replication elements	76
Fan In, Fan Out and job concurrency	77
Fan OUT	77
Fan IN	79
Job concurrency	81
Backup applications and target libraries	82
Why make target libraries visible?	82
Best practices for using this feature	83
How is a target library made visible?	83
Replication deployment strategies	84
Active to Passive example	84
Active to Active example	85
Many to One example	85
Replication Licensing	86
Before you start	86
Creating the LTU	87
Applying the LTU	87
The Replication process	88
Seeding the Replication Target Appliance	88
Running the replication wizard	89
Recovering a Source Appliance	94
Reverse replication using the wizard	95
Reverse replication, source lost and mapping deleted	97
Promoting a Target Library over the WAN using SCSI	99
Promoting a Target Library using colocation	101
Recovery from physical media direct to host	103
8 The Web Management Interface	107
What is the Web Management interface?	107
To run the Web Management Interface	107
Summary (Home)	108
Status icons	110
Devices (Configuration)	110
Emulation types for tape devices	112
Libraries, slots and storage capacity	112
User recommendations	112
Source and target libraries	113
To view device details	113
To edit device details	113
To create a new device	113
To delete a device	115
Cartridges (Configuration)	115
Empty slots	117
To delete a cartridge	117
To write protect a cartridge	117
To edit maximum size	118
To create a cartridge	118
To move or unload cartridges	119
Network (Configuration)	119
Network configuration	119
To edit network settings	119
Resetting network settings to factory defaults	120
Beacon mode	121
Fibre Channel (Configuration)	121
Email Alerts (Configuration)	121
To configure Microsoft Exchange Server	122
Disk (Status)	123
Disk usage	124
RAID (Status)	124
RAID status	125
Physical disks	125
iSCSI (Status)	126
Fibre Channel (Status)	126
Log (Status)	127
Sorting and searching the log	127
Tape Attach pages	127
Replication pages	127
Status (Replication)	128
Mapping Configuration (Replication)	128
Local library	129
The replication wizards	131
Appliance (Replication)	131
To add a target appliance	132
To edit or remove a Target Appliance	132
Target and Source Appliance parameters	132
Local Settings (Replication)	133
Configure blackout windows	133
Configure replication ports	134
Enable bandwidth limiting	134
Event History (Replication)	134
Sorting and searching the event history	135
Admin (Settings)	135
Resetting the password	136
Date & Time (Settings)	136
Shutdown (Settings)	137
Firmware (Settings)	138
What is the Language and Help Text Pack?	138
Upgrading the firmware	138
Upgrading the language and help text pack	139
Support (Settings)	140
License (Settings)	141
More about replication licensing	141
More about capacity upgrade licensing	141
To apply the license key	142
9 Using Tape Attach	143
Options for archiving to tape	143
A note about terminology	143
Archiving methods	144
Cartridge copy	144
Why use the Copy functionality?	145
When would Copy be used?	145
When is it necessary to restore from a copied cartridge?	145
Disadvantages of Copy	146
Cartridge export	146
Why use the Export functionality?	147
When would Export be used?	147
When would I restore from an exported cartridge?	148
Disadvantages of Export	148
Compression	148
Cartridge import	148
Tape spanning	149
Tape Attach and replication	149
Using the Tape Attach web pages	150
Configuration (Tape Attach)	150
Adding tape storage devices to the list	151
Viewing and editing tape device details	151
Viewing cartridge details	151
Obtaining support	151
Upgrading tape storage device firmware	152
Manual jobs (Tape Attach)	153
To select cartridges on the HP D2D library	154
To copy to attached tape storage device	154
To export to attached tape storage device	156
To import from attached tape storage device	157
Scheduled jobs (Tape Attach)	158
To create a scheduled job	159
Sorting and searching scheduled jobs	163
To view, edit or delete existing schedules	163
Status (Tape Attach)	164
To cancel a job	165
If an error occurs	165
Job History (Tape Attach)	166
Sorting and searching the job history	166
10 Copy using a tape drive attached to the host	167
Requirements	167
Tape drives supported	167
Archive from host to tape process	168
Further information	168
Compression	168
11 Restore processes without replication	169
Restore scenarios	169
Basic file restore	169
Restore after host failure	169
Restore after site failure	169
Restoring from the HP D2D Backup System	170
Restore and deduplication	170
Reconnecting to the HP D2D after host failure	170
12 Troubleshooting	175
Connecting the hardware	175
Connecting to the HP D2D from the backup application	175
Connecting to the network	175
Performance	176
Network	176
Web Management Interface errors and warnings	177
Disk RAID errors and warnings	177
Network warnings	177
System state	177
Power On/Off Problems	177
HP D2D shuts down automatically	178
HP D2D does not boot up correctly	178
HP D2D System Health LED is flashing RED	178
HP D2D boots up correctly, but cannot be seen on the network	178
Cannot connect to Web Management Interface	179
HP D2D is not visible on the network	179
Cannot log in to the Web Management Interface	179
Cannot authenticate an iSCSI session	179
If the HP D2D Backup System runs out of disk space	179
HP D2D configuration problems	179
I cannot see a newly created device	179
I cannot see additional slots from the backup application	180
Upgrade licenses	180
Can I transfer the License To Use to a different HP D2D?	180
More disks present than are licensed	180
Replacement of hardware	180
Event log displays ‘Invalid BIOS Assembly name’	180
RAID battery backup status	180
If the RAID battery fails	180
13 Hard disk replacement	181
RAID 6	181
How do I know a disk has failed?	181
If you have a system console	183
If you have email alerts	184
The Event Log	185
Replacing a hot-plug hard disk	185
After replacing the failed disk	188
Email alerts and Log	188
If you have a system console	188
If several disks fail	189
Replacing the disks	190
Initializing RAID	190
Creating cartridges	191
14 Capacity Upgrade	193
An overview of the capacity upgrade process	193
Installing the upgrade kit	193
Summary and RAID pages after adding disks	195
About the Capacity Licence	196
Applying the LTU	196
Completing the RAID expansion	197

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tape attach

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and replication

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configuration page

, 150

definition

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job history page

, 166

manual jobs

, 153

modes of operation

, 144

schedule page

, 158

status page

, 164

tape drive

cancel job

, 165

connecting

, 45

supported

, 167

viewing details

, 150

tape rotation

definition

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tape spanning

, 149

tape storage device

upgrading firmware

, 152

target appliance

, 76

technical support

, 16

service locator website

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testing email alerts

, 121

text symbols

, 16

topologies

fibre channel

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troubleshoot

hardware

, 175

network

, 176

troubleshooting

RAID battery

, 180

upgrade firmware

, 138

upgrade kit

installing

, 193

upgrade language pack

, 139

used size, cartridges

, 116

view

device details

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schedule

, 163

web browser

recommended settings

, 43

web management interface

, 107

summary page

, 108

websites

customer self repair

, 17

HP Subscriber's Choice for Business

, 17

product manuals

, 15

write protect, cartridges

, 117

zoning

, 65

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