HP StorageWorks D2D100 Backup System

The HP StorageWorks D2D100 (Disk-to-Disk) Backup System provides reliable, consolidated data protection for up to six servers in a single, self-managing device. It works with your backup software application to fully automate daily backup jobs, requiring less manual handling than tape-based systems - a real benefit for organizations with limited IT resources. The HP D2D100 Backup System also increases the reliability of your backups by reducing the risk of human error and issues with tape drive hardware and media, the major causes of failed backups.

This disk-to-disk backup solution lets you easily and quickly restore lost or corrupted files from online backups. Think what your users will say when you can restore their files in a matter of minutes rather than hours or even days. The HP D2D100 Backup System gets users back to work quickly, reducing downtime costs and frustration while contributing to the overall productivity of your business.

The HP StorageWorks D2D100 Backup System uses disk-based storage to emulate up to six tape drives or autoloaders. Working with your backup software application, the HP D2D100 Backup System provides automated backup for multiple servers at less than the cost of a single LTO tape autoloader. Consolidating your backups onto a single disk-based device can also simplify your data protection process. Not only are there fewer devices to manage, but the intuitive, browser-based management interface lets you monitor your backup device from anywhere at any time. The HP D2D100 Backup System can help to improve backup performance as well by supporting the direct backup of up to six servers simultaneously.

This simple solution fits right into your existing Windows or Linux environment, working with your current hardware and software in most cases. Tape is still used to provide backups that can be stored offsite for disaster recovery and long-term archiving requirements. Existing tape drives and backup software may be used with the HP D2D100 Backup System. Alternatively, the HP D2D100 Backup System is offered with an optional integrated LTO tape drive or with a Data Protector Express software kit that includes all the components needed to protect up to four servers. The new tape offload feature allows you to copy or export cartridges from the D2D100 Backup System to a physical tape without affecting the network.

If you are a small business looking for a better way to protect your data, the HP D2D100 Backup System delivers simplicity, affordability and reliability in a system designed expressly for your needs.

• The new HP D2D130 Backup System is now available, introducing new standards in family of HP D2D100 Backup Systems for capacity, performance, and virtual tape support.
• Three new HP D2D130 models have been introduced: the D2D130 Backup System (base model), the D2D130 Backup System with HP Data Protector Express Software Kit and the D2D130 Backup System with an integrated HP Ultrium 920 SAS Tape Drive (LTO-3).
• D2D100 Backup System models which include the HP Data Protector Express software kit now include the Data Protector Express D2Any2Any option to automate the copy to tape of backup data on the D2D100 Backup System.
• The D2D100 Backup System's autoloader emulation now includes support for a mail slot, allowing your backup application to export cartridges from the "virtual" autoloader to physical tape, automatically deleting the data from the D2D100 Backup System to free up storage capacity.
• The maximum cartridge size for emulated tape devices has been increased from 400 GB to 800 GB to accommodate directly attached HP LTO-3 tape drives.
• The D2D100 Backup System now assigns barcodes to its emulated data cartridges. These can be modified by the user. Backup applications use barcodes to identify cartridges, which is especially important when using the mail slot to import and export cartridges.
• The HP D2D100 Backup System can now be used for direct backup of Microsoft Windows Vista and Linux-based servers. Check the compatibility website at: http://www.hp.com/go/connect for further information about which versions of Linux are supported.

Customer Benefits

Backup to disk has only recently become an affordable option for smaller organizations. Backup to tape has long been the de facto standard for server backup, but disk-to-disk (D2D) backup offers some substantial advantages over tape backup, most importantly the ability to retrieve lost data much more quickly from backups held online. Tape storage retains its place as the foundation of a good data protection strategy because of its offline storage capability. Storing backup data offline and offsite provides protection from virtually all risks to data, and removable tape media allows this to be done easily and cost-effectively.

The HP StorageWorks D2D100 Backup System does disk-to-disk backup that delivers advantages over server backup using tape drives by:

• Automating the daily backup process to make it simpler and more reliable
• Reducing the time it takes to restore lost data, thus reducing productivity losses due to downtime
• Consolidating the backup of multiple servers onto a single device, making backups faster and device management easier

Storing backup data on disk alone has its risks, however, and does not provide complete protection in case of a site-wide disaster, such as fire, flood, or vandalism. HP recommends that you include tape as part of the overall backup regime and store the tapes offsite, away from the servers they protect. With a directly attached tape drive, the HP D2D100 Backup System can offload data to physical tape without having an impact on your production servers or your network.

One approach would be to use the HP D2D100 Backup System for daily backup, while utilizing tape drives or autoloaders for once-a-week full backups to tape. Tape backup can be done using a tape-to-tape copy from the "virtual tapes" in the HP D2D100 Backup System to physical tape or a direct backup from the server to physical tape. Such backup regimes combine the advantages of disk-to-disk backup with the disaster recovery protection of tape, providing you with the best of both worlds.

The HP D2D100 Backup System is designed with smaller businesses in mind, so it's easy to install and easy to use. It provides worry-free backup for up to six servers.

• Automation takes the manual labor out of daily backup - no one has to remember to change the backup tapes each day. Use HP Data Protector Express or other compatible backup software to set your backup schedule and then forget it. You can use your existing backup software without the need for retraining your staff, or, for a new installation, use the HP Data Protector Express software included with the D2D100 Backup System.
• When your users need to recover a lost file, you can retrieve it quickly and easily from the online backup data using your backup software. There are no tapes to locate and bring back from offsite storage. Cut down the time it takes you to restore a user's data from hours to minutes. It's the backup system that can make you look like a hero to your users.
• Using the D2D100 Backup System for daily backup means fewer tape cartridges to store and track. You may be able to reduce backup to tape to a weekly event, creating a weekly full backup to tape to meet offsite, disaster recovery and archiving requirements. With a tape drive directly attached to the D2D100 Backup System, copy to tape can be done at any time of day without having an impact on the network.
• The D2D100 Backup System integrates seamlessly into your existing IT environment. The install wizard takes you from power-on to ready for backup in just three easy steps. Because it's a preconfigured backup solution, you won't need to configure RAID sets or set up LUNs as you would with other types of disk-based backup products. And your backup software views theD2D100 Backup System as tape, so adding extra software components is not typically required.
• A browser-based interface means that you can monitor and manage the D2D100 Backup System from anywhere on the network, locally or remotely. You can check available capacity, view and change tape emulation configurations, copy or export data to physical tape, set up tape copy schedules, set up or change e-mail alerts, upload new device firmware, or set up new "virtual" tape devices anytime, anywhere.
• Unlike other disk-based backup devices that use Microsoft Windows operating systems, such as NAS or storage servers, the D2D100 Backup System requires no routine maintenance. It's a secure, self-managing device that doesn't need periodic disk defragmentation, security patches, or updates to virus protection.

Today's businesses run on information, which is why IT has become such an integral part of our daily lives. Business executives and IT managers have a duty to ensure that their organization is protected from risks that could destroy their data - and their ability to conduct normal business operations. The D2D100 Backup System makes your data protection more reliable in a number of ways.

• Using the scheduling capability of the backup software to automate backups to the HP D2D100 Backup System makes sure that backups happen when they should, day in and day out.
• Disk-based backup removes the risk of human errors from handling tape media, a common cause of failed backups.
• Having your backup data online makes finding and restoring lost files easier. Getting their data back fast makes users put more trust in your IT system.
• The D2D100 Backup System can back up six servers simultaneously, unlike over-the-network backup to a tape drive or autoloader, where every backup job happens sequentially. This means that you don't have to worry about backup jobs not finishing within the backup window, leaving data unprotected or having an adverse impact on user productivity at the beginning of the workday.
• The D2D100 Backup System employs software RAID 5 support to protect your data in the event of a hardware problem. In the event of a single disk failure, the D2D100 Backup System can completely recover your data while rebuilding your original data RAID set when the new disk drive is added.
• The D2D100 Backup System uses integrated flash memory to store device software. Unlike other disk-based backup solutions, it can be quickly re-configured in the event of system failure without the need to reinstall device software.
• The D2D100 Backup System is inherently more secure than a NAS-based storage system because it is a dedicated backup device. It is accessible only as a tape device, making it virtually invulnerable to accidental file deletion and virus or hacker attacks.
• Built on HP ProLiant server technology, the HP D2D100 Backup System delivers high reliability using proven hardware from the industry leader in server solutions.

The HP D2D100 Backup System makes automating the daily backup of multiple servers to disk affordable for all organizations.

• The D2D100 Backup System backs up as many as six servers simultaneously by emulating six LTO tape drives or autoloaders, each dedicated to a server on the network. It's equivalent to adding six LTO autoloaders for less than the price of one. And at half the cost of virtual tape libraries with similar capacity, it makes disk-to-disk backup affordable for smaller businesses with limited IT budgets.
• Using the D2D100 Backup System dramatically reduces the amount of time it takes to restore lost or corrupted data. This improves productivity by allowing employees get back to work faster, saving the organization both time and money and protecting against other associated issues with business downtime.
• The D2D100 Backup System's iSCSI interface plugs right into your existing Ethernet network. There's no need to purchase or allocate server hardware to manage this device, nor is there a need to purchase additional cables and host bus adapters for connectivity.
• Consolidating your daily backup onto a single, automated, disk-based device reduces your IT operational costs. Doing away with daily backup to tape also decreases media costs. HP recommends, at a minimum, that weekly full backups be copied to tape for protection against all types of site-wide disasters. You can use your existing tape drive or autoloader as part of your backup system, or you can purchase a D2D100 Backup System with an integrated LTO tape drive to consolidate your backup system.
• Purchasing the D2D100 Backup System with the Data Protector Express software kit provides a complete backup solution for four servers at a considerable discount over buying the hardware and software separately. If you need to upgrade your current backup software, the Data Protector Express software kit provides a cost-effective solution for your backup and restore requirements.

The HP StorageWorks D2D100 Backup System with Data Protector Express software kit is a total solution for protecting up to four servers. The Data Protector Express software kit represents a significant cost saving over purchasing backup software separately. Additional agents are available to extend this protection to more servers.

HP Data Protector Express software provides simple, reliable and efficient data protection. Designed for organizations without dedicated disaster recovery staff, it is easy to install, operate and manage. In addition to the HP D2D100 Backup System, Data Protector Express also supports other storage solutions such as tape, general purpose disk and optical devices as backup media. Agents provide online protection for networked file servers, application servers and Windows-based desktop machines. Data Protector Express delivers high performance that minimizes the impact of backup and recovery operations.

The HP D2D100 Backup System is supported on servers that use Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems, including HP ProLiant Servers and a variety of third-party servers. For compatibility details on specific servers, refer to our website for the latest hardware compatibility information: http://www.hp.com/go/connect

The HP D2D100 Backup System is supported by the following operating systems:

• Windows 2000
• Windows XP
• Windows Vista
• Windows Server 2003 (including Windows Small Business Server)
• Linux (Red Hat 5.x, SuSE SLES10 SP1 or later )

When using a backup application, such as Data Protector Express or Symantec Backup Exec, that supports the backup of servers using other operating systems (NetWare, Unix, etc.) via software agents, the HP D2D100 Backup System can also be used to back up these servers by routing the backup data through a backup server operates on a supported operating system.

For more details of operating system compatibility, refer to our website for the latest information: http://www.hp.com/go/connect

The HP D2D100 Backup System supports direct connection of the following HP Ultrium tape drives using an appropriate host bus adapter:

• HP StorageWorks Ultrium 448 (half-height LTO-2) - internal or external models, both SCSI and SAS interfaces
• HP StorageWorks Ultrium 460 (full-height LTO-2) - external model
• HP StorageWorks Ultrium 920 (half-height LTO-3) - internal or external models, both SCSI and SAS interfaces
• HP StorageWorks Ultrium 960 (full-height LTO-3) - external model
• HP StorageWorks Ultrium 1760 (half-height LTO-4) - internal or external models, both SCSI and SAS interfaces
• HP StorageWorks Ultrium 1840 (full-height LTO-4) - external model

For further information about these products, visit the HP Web site at: www.hp.com/go/tape

For the best performance, the HP D2D100 Backup System should be connected to the servers it protects via a 1Gb (gigabit) Ethernet network. It is supported on all 1Gb Ethernet network interface cards (NICs) and switches. The HP D2D100 Backup System is also supported on 100 base-T Ethernet networks, but performance will be severely restricted. This product is not supported on networks using slower Ethernet technology. The D2D100 Backup System communicates over your Ethernet network using iSCSI technology:

• For Windows systems, this requires installation of the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator 2.02 (or above) software driver on each server that will be backed up to the HP D2D100 Backup System. This initiator is downloaded and installed from Microsoft automatically by the installation wizard and is also available via free download from the Microsoft website at: http://www.microsoft.com
• For supported Linux operating systems, a software iSCSI initiator is provided with the operating system but may need to be installed separately if not included in the initial operating system installation.

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Hewlett-Packard provides a 1-year, next-day, parts exchange, limited warranty for StorageWorks D2D100 Backup System products, plus 9x5 phone support for the duration of the warranty.

For models that include an integrated tape drive, the tape drive carries its own separate warranty. Hewlett-Packard provides a 3-year, next-day, parts exchange, limited warranty for the StorageWorks Ultrium tape drive, plus 9x5 phone support for the duration of the warranty.

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