HP Data Protector A.06.11 Quick setup guide

HP Data Protector A.06.11
Zero downtime backup integration guide
for Oracle, SAP R/3, Microsoft SQL Server,
Microsoft Exchange Server, and Microsoft
Volume Shadow Copy Service
B6960-90163
Part number: B6960-90163
First edition: September 2009

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Contents
Publication history .............................................................. 17
About this guide ................................................................. 19
Intended audience ............................................................................................. 19
Documentation set ............................................................................................. 19
Guides ...................................................................................................... 19
Online Help ............................................................................................... 22
Documentation map .................................................................................... 23
Abbreviations ...................................................................................... 23
Map ................................................................................................... 24
Integrations ......................................................................................... 25
Document conventions and symbols ..................................................................... 27
Data Protector graphical user interface ................................................................. 28
General information .......................................................................................... 29
HP technical support .......................................................................................... 29
Subscription service ........................................................................................... 30
HP websites ...................................................................................................... 30
Documentation feedback .................................................................................... 30
1 Data Protector Oracle ZDB integration ............................... 31
Introduction ...................................................................................................... 31
Backup and restore types ............................................................................. 32
Integration concepts .......................................................................................... 35
Oracle backup set ZDB concepts ......................................................................... 39
Backup process .......................................................................................... 42
Oracle proxy-copy ZDB concepts ........................................................................ 44
Backup process .......................................................................................... 47
Configuring the integration ................................................................................. 49
Prerequisites ............................................................................................... 49
Limitations .................................................................................................. 51
Before you begin ........................................................................................ 51
Backup set method ............................................................................... 53
Enabling instant recovery in an ASM configuration for the XP array ............ 56
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Cluster-aware clients .................................................................................... 56
Linking Oracle Server with the Data Protector MML ......................................... 56
Configuring Oracle user accounts ................................................................. 57
Configuring Oracle operating system user accounts .................................. 57
Configuring Oracle database users accounts ........................................... 59
Configuring Oracle databases ...................................................................... 60
Using the Data Protector GUI ................................................................. 60
Using the Data Protector CLI .................................................................. 65
Checking the configuration .......................................................................... 69
Using the Data Protector GUI ................................................................. 69
Using the Data Protector CLI .................................................................. 69
Checking configuration for instant recovery .............................................. 70
Setting environmental variables ..................................................................... 71
Using the Data Protector GUI ................................................................. 72
Using the Data Protector CLI .................................................................. 73
Switching between Oracle backup methods .................................................... 74
Backup ............................................................................................................ 75
Creating backup specifications ..................................................................... 76
Examples of pre-exec and post-exec scripts on UNIX ................................. 92
Editing the Oracle RMAN script .................................................................... 93
Starting backup sessions .............................................................................. 97
Considerations ..................................................................................... 97
Scheduling backup specifications ........................................................... 98
Running an interactive backup .............................................................. 100
Restore ........................................................................................................... 102
Prerequisites ............................................................................................. 104
Restoring from backup media to the application system on LAN ...................... 104
Restoring Oracle using the Data Protector GUI .............................................. 104
Restoring database items in a disaster recovery ...................................... 104
Changing the database state ............................................................... 105
Restoring the recovery catalog database ............................................... 105
Restoring the control file ...................................................................... 108
Restoring Oracle database objects ........................................................ 109
Restoring tablespaces and datafiles ...................................................... 114
Duplicating an Oracle database ................................................................. 115
Restore, recovery, and duplicate options ...................................................... 119
Restore action options ......................................................................... 119
General options ................................................................................. 119
Duplicate options ............................................................................... 120
Restore and recovery options ............................................................... 121
Restoring Oracle using RMAN .................................................................... 123
Preparing the Oracle database for restore ............................................. 123
Connection strings used in the examples ................................................ 125
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SBT_LIBRARY parameter ...................................................................... 125
Example of full database restore and recovery ....................................... 126
Example of point-in-time restore ............................................................ 127
Example of tablespace restore and recovery .......................................... 129
Example of datafile restore and recovery ............................................... 131
Example of archive log restore ............................................................. 135
Example of database restore using a different device (with the automatic
device selection functionality disabled) .................................................. 136
Restoring using another device ................................................................... 137
Instant recovery and database recovery ....................................................... 138
Instant recovery using the Data Protector GUI ......................................... 139
Oracle database recovery after the instant recovery ................................ 142
Oracle in Veritas Cluster instant recovery ............................................... 144
Aborting sessions ............................................................................................ 145
Troubleshooting ............................................................................................... 145
Before you begin ...................................................................................... 146
Checks and verifications ............................................................................ 146
Problems .................................................................................................. 154
2 Data Protector SAP R/3 ZDB integration ........................... 163
Introduction .................................................................................................... 163
Integration concepts ........................................................................................ 164
ZDB flow ................................................................................................. 165
Data Protector SAP R/3 configuration file ........................................................... 167
Setting, retrieving, listing, and deleting Data Protector SAP R/3 configuration file
parameters using the CLI ............................................................................ 170
Configuring the integration ............................................................................... 173
Prerequisites ............................................................................................. 173
Before you begin ...................................................................................... 174
Cluster-aware clients .................................................................................. 175
Configuring user accounts .......................................................................... 175
Configuring SQL*Net V2 or Net8 TNS listener ............................................. 177
Checking the connection ............................................................................ 178
Authentication password file ....................................................................... 178
Enabling archived logging ......................................................................... 179
Sharing directories on the application system ................................................ 180
UNIX application system ..................................................................... 181
Windows application system ................................................................ 181
Choosing authentication mode ................................................................... 182
Configuring SAP R/3 databases ................................................................. 182
Before you begin ................................................................................ 183
Using the Data Protector GUI ............................................................... 183
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Using the Data Protector CLI ................................................................ 186
Checking the configuration ........................................................................ 188
Using the Data Protector GUI ............................................................... 188
Using the Data Protector CLI ................................................................ 189
Configuring the SAP R/3 parameter file ....................................................... 190
Backup .......................................................................................................... 191
Considerations ........................................................................................ 192
Creating backup specifications ................................................................... 193
Modifying backup specifications ................................................................. 206
Scheduling backup specifications ................................................................ 206
Scheduling example ........................................................................... 206
Previewing backup sessions ........................................................................ 207
Using the Data Protector GUI ............................................................... 207
Using the Data Protector CLI ................................................................ 208
What happens during the preview? ...................................................... 208
Starting backup sessions ............................................................................ 208
Backup methods ................................................................................. 208
Using the Data Protector GUI ............................................................... 208
Using the Data Protector CLI ................................................................ 209
Using the SAP BRTOOLS ..................................................................... 209
Configuring SAP compliant ZDB sessions ..................................................... 211
Using the Data Protector GUI ............................................................... 211
Using the Data Protector CLI ................................................................ 213
Manual balancing .................................................................................... 214
Restore ........................................................................................................... 214
Considerations ......................................................................................... 216
Standard restore ....................................................................................... 216
Instant recovery ........................................................................................ 221
Considerations ................................................................................... 221
Instant recovery using the Data Protector GUI ......................................... 221
Instant recovery using the Data Protector CLI .......................................... 225
Instant recovery from replicas containing the control file ........................... 226
Restoring using another device ................................................................... 227
Using the Data Protector GUI ............................................................... 227
Using the Data Protector CLI or SAP commands ...................................... 227
Localized SAP R/3 objects ......................................................................... 228
Monitoring sessions ......................................................................................... 228
Troubleshooting ............................................................................................... 228
Before you begin ...................................................................................... 229
General troubleshooting ............................................................................ 229
Verifying the prerequisites (Oracle side) ....................................................... 230
Verifying the prerequisites (SAP side) ........................................................... 231
Verifying the configuration ......................................................................... 232
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Verifying the backup configuration .............................................................. 233
Verifying restore ........................................................................................ 235
Configuration and backup problems ............................................................ 238
Restore problems ...................................................................................... 240
3 Data Protector Microsoft SQL Server ZDB integration .......... 243
Introduction .................................................................................................... 243
Integration concepts ........................................................................................ 244
Configuring the integration ............................................................................... 245
Prerequisites ............................................................................................. 245
Before you begin ...................................................................................... 246
Data Protector SQL Server configuration file ................................................. 246
Configuring users ...................................................................................... 247
Configuring SQL Server instances ............................................................... 248
Using the Data Protector GUI ............................................................... 249
Using the Data Protector CLI ................................................................ 251
Changing and checking configuration ......................................................... 252
Using the Data Protector GUI ............................................................... 252
Using the Data Protector CLI ................................................................ 253
Backup .......................................................................................................... 254
Creating ZDB specifications ....................................................................... 254
SQL Server Specific Backup Options ..................................................... 263
Scheduling backups .................................................................................. 265
Scheduling example ........................................................................... 265
Starting backup sessions ............................................................................ 265
Using the Data Protector GUI ............................................................... 266
Using the Data Protector CLI ................................................................ 266
Restore ........................................................................................................... 266
Before you begin ...................................................................................... 267
Standard restore ....................................................................................... 267
Restore options ......................................................................................... 271
Restoring to another SQL Serverinstance or/and another SQL Server ......... 273
Instant recovery ........................................................................................ 274
Monitoring sessions ......................................................................................... 276
Troubleshooting .............................................................................................. 277
Before you begin ...................................................................................... 277
Checks and verifications ............................................................................ 277
Problems .................................................................................................. 278
4 Data Protector Microsoft Exchange Server ZDB integration ... 285
Introduction .................................................................................................... 285
Integration concepts ........................................................................................ 286
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Configuring the integration ............................................................................... 287
Prerequisites ............................................................................................. 287
Before you begin ...................................................................................... 288
Backup .......................................................................................................... 289
Configuring Exchange Server ZDB .............................................................. 290
Creating ZDB specifications ................................................................. 290
Examples of using omnicreatedl ........................................................... 300
Modifying ZDB specifications ............................................................... 303
Checking Exchange files for consistency ................................................ 304
Scheduling backups .................................................................................. 307
Scheduling example ........................................................................... 307
Starting backup sessions ............................................................................ 307
Using the Data Protector GUI ............................................................... 308
Using the Data Protector CLI ................................................................ 308
Restore ........................................................................................................... 309
Standard restore ....................................................................................... 309
Point-in-time recovery .......................................................................... 310
Rollforward recovery ........................................................................... 314
Instant recovery ........................................................................................ 320
Point-in-time recovery .......................................................................... 321
Rollforward recovery ........................................................................... 321
Troubleshooting .............................................................................................. 323
Before you begin ...................................................................................... 324
Checks and verifications ............................................................................ 324
Problems .................................................................................................. 325
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Volume Shadow Copy Service ........................................... 329
Introduction .................................................................................................... 329
Volume Shadow Copy Service .................................................................... 329
VSS backup types ..................................................................................... 332
VSS restore .............................................................................................. 332
Integration concepts ........................................................................................ 332
Backup .................................................................................................... 333
Data consistency ................................................................................ 336
Backup with the Enterprise Virtual Array VSS and VDS hardware
provider ............................................................................................ 337
Backup with the Disk Array XP VSS and VDS hardware provider ............... 337
Instant recovery ........................................................................................ 337
Standard restore from tape ......................................................................... 338
Restoring components ......................................................................... 338
Restoring files ..................................................................................... 339
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VSS database .......................................................................................... 339
Querying the VSSDB .......................................................................... 340
Deleting backup sessions ..................................................................... 341
Enabling and disabling replicas ........................................................... 341
Changes in the environment ................................................................. 341
Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 writer concepts .......................................... 342
Backup ............................................................................................. 342
Restore .............................................................................................. 343
Microsoft Hyper-V VSS writer concepts ......................................................... 343
Prerequisites ...................................................................................... 343
Prerequisites and limitations .............................................................................. 344
Prerequisites ............................................................................................. 344
Transportable backup prerequisites ....................................................... 344
Limitations ................................................................................................ 345
Enterprise Virtual Array hardware provider limitations .............................. 345
Disk Array XP hardware provider limitations ........................................... 346
ZDB limitations ................................................................................... 346
Instant recovery limitations ................................................................... 346
Configuring the integration ............................................................................... 347
Configuring the application system for instant recovery-enabled backup
sessions ................................................................................................... 347
Configuring HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array ................................... 349
Prerequisites ...................................................................................... 351
Configuring the Integration .................................................................. 350
Configuring HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP ................................................ 351
Prerequisites ...................................................................................... 351
Limitations ......................................................................................... 351
VSS and VDS provider configuration for ZDB and instant recovery .................. 352
Configuring the VSS hardware provider for Enterprise Virtual Arrray .......... 352
Configuring the VSS hardware provider for Disk Array XP ........................ 353
Configuration check .................................................................................. 353
Microsoft Exchange Server writer specific configuration .................................. 354
Prerequisites ...................................................................................... 354
Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 configuration in CCR environments ......... 355
Writers specifics .............................................................................................. 355
Backing up writers data ................................................................................... 360
Overview ................................................................................................. 360
Replica types ..................................................................................... 360
HP StorageWorks EVA specifics ............................................................ 361
HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP specifics .............................................. 362
Creating backup specifications using GUI .................................................... 362
VSS specific backup options ................................................................ 370
Microsoft Exchange Server writer backup specifics .................................. 370
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Microsoft Hyper-V VSS writer backup specifics ........................................ 375
Scheduling the backup .............................................................................. 376
Running an interactive backup .................................................................... 378
Restoring writers data ...................................................................................... 379
Restore procedure ..................................................................................... 380
Restore options ................................................................................... 384
MSDE writer restore specifics ...................................................................... 384
Microsoft Exchange Server writer restore specifics ......................................... 386
Rollforward recovery from the loss of one or more databases ................... 386
Point-in-time restore after loss of a log file .............................................. 387
Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 writer restore specifics .......................... 388
Microsoft Hyper-V VSS writer restore specifics ............................................... 391
Restore from a physical cluster node ...................................................... 391
Instant recovery ........................................................................................ 391
Overview .......................................................................................... 392
Limitations ......................................................................................... 393
Instant recovery using Microsoft Virtual Disk Service ................................ 393
Instant recovery using HP StorageWorks EVA SMIS-S Agent ..................... 394
Instant recovery using HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP Agent ................... 396
Microsoft Exchange Server writer instant recovery specifics ...................... 397
Instant recovery procedure ................................................................... 400
Troubleshooting ............................................................................................... 408
Before you begin ...................................................................................... 409
Checks and verifications ............................................................................ 409
Common problems .................................................................................... 409
Backup problems ...................................................................................... 410
Restore problems ...................................................................................... 415
User scenario for Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 backup and restore .................. 417
Example - VSS transportable backup ........................................................... 417
Example restore scenario for Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 ........................ 419
A Appendix ..................................................................... 421
In this appendix .............................................................................................. 421
Reconfiguring an Oracle instance for instant recovery .......................................... 421
Examples for moving the control files and redo logs to different locations ........ 423
ZDB integrations omnirc variables ..................................................................... 425
Glossary ......................................................................... 433
Index .............................................................................. 491
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Figures
Data Protector graphical user interface ............................................... 291
Data Protector Oracle integration concept ........................................... 382
Oracle backup set ZDB concept ........................................................ 403
Oracle backup set ZDB flow ............................................................. 424
Oracle proxy-copy ZDB concept ........................................................ 465
Oracle proxy-copy ZDB flow ............................................................. 476
Finding the Oracle user .................................................................... 577
Example user configuration in a cluster environment ............................. 598
Configuring Oracle - General (Windows) ........................................... 619
Configuring Oracle - General (UNIX) ................................................. 6110
Configuring Oracle - Primary ............................................................ 6211
Configuring Oracle - Catalog ............................................................ 6312
Configuring Oracle - Standby ............................................................ 6413
Configuring Oracle - ZDB ................................................................. 6514
Setting environmental variables ......................................................... 7315
Selecting an Oracle ZDB template and Split mirror backup ................... 7716
Selecting an Oracle ZDB template and Snapshot backup ..................... 7817
EMC backup options ....................................................................... 7918
XP backup options ........................................................................... 8119
VA backup options .......................................................................... 8220
EVA backup options ......................................................................... 8321
Specifying an Oracle Server system (Windows) ................................... 8522
Specifying an Oracle Server system (UNIX) ......................................... 8623
Selecting backup objects .................................................................. 8724
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Backup offline option ...................................................................... 8925
Saving the backup specification ......................................................... 9026
Selecting ZDB to disk or ZDB to disk+tape session using the Data Protector
scheduler ....................................................................................... 99
27
Selecting ZDB to disk or ZDB to disk+tape session when starting an
interactive backup ......................................................................... 101
28
Taking the Oracle resource group offline .......................................... 10329
Checking properties ....................................................................... 10330
Recovery catalog settings dialog ..................................................... 10731
Source page ................................................................................. 11032
Options page ............................................................................... 11233
Devices page ................................................................................ 11334
Oracle duplicate options ................................................................ 11835
Selecting backup sessions (XP example) ............................................ 14036
Oracle recovery options ................................................................ 14137
Selecting the database for recovery ................................................. 14338
Checking the status of the Oracle listener ......................................... 14839
Restore after a switch between ZDB methods fails .............................. 15640
SAP R/3 integration architecture ...................................................... 16541
SAP R/3 ZDB session flow (BRBACKUP started on the application
system) ......................................................................................... 166
42
Specifying an SAP R/3 system and Oracle instance ........................... 18443
Configuring an SAP R/3 database on a UNIX system (operating system
authentication mode) ..................................................................... 185
44
Configuring an SAP R/3 database on a Windows system (database
authentication mode) ..................................................................... 186
45
Checking the SAP R/3 configuration ................................................ 18946
Selecting a template ...................................................................... 19447
EMC backup options ..................................................................... 19648
XP backup options ......................................................................... 19749
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VA backup options ........................................................................ 19850
EVA backup options ....................................................................... 19951
Selecting backup objects ................................................................ 20152
Application specific options ........................................................... 20353
Scheduling backups ....................................................................... 20754
Setting environmental variables ....................................................... 21355
Selecting objects for restore ............................................................ 21756
Selecting the target client ................................................................ 21857
Selecting the XP restore .................................................................. 21958
EMC - Selecting restore to the application system directly .................... 22059
XP - Selecting restore to the application system directly ....................... 22060
SAP R/3 source options ................................................................ 22261
SAP R/3 recovery options .............................................................. 22562
Backup and restore concepts ........................................................... 24563
SQL Server users ........................................................................... 24864
Configuring SQL Server .................................................................. 25065
Checking configuration .................................................................. 25366
Selecting a split mirror backup ........................................................ 25567
Selecting a snapshot backup ........................................................... 25668
EMC backup options ..................................................................... 25769
XP backup options ......................................................................... 25870
VA backup options ........................................................................ 25971
EVA backup options ....................................................................... 26072
Selecting user databases ................................................................ 26173
Saving a backup specification ......................................................... 26374
Application specific options ............................................................ 26475
Starting interactive backups ............................................................ 26676
Restore objects .............................................................................. 26877
Selecting object specific options ...................................................... 26978
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Restore options .............................................................................. 27079
Point-in-Time restore ........................................................................ 27580
Restoring database with a new name ............................................... 27681
Path system variable ....................................................................... 28982
omniex2000SM.bat file ................................................................ 30083
Exchange ZDB specification ............................................................ 30484
Example script for MS Exchange Server 2000 ................................... 30685
Starting interactive backups ............................................................ 30886
Restoring Exchange database ......................................................... 31187
Selecting the application system ...................................................... 31288
Selecting XP restore ....................................................................... 31389
XP Restore option ........................................................................... 31490
Restoring Exchange database ......................................................... 31691
Restoring log files .......................................................................... 31792
Selecting the application system ...................................................... 31893
Selecting XP restore ....................................................................... 31994
XP Restore option ........................................................................... 32095
Selecting XP restore ....................................................................... 32296
XP Restore option ........................................................................... 32397
Disabling circular logging ............................................................... 32698
Actors of the traditional backup model ............................................. 33199
Actors of the Data Protector VSS integration backup model ................. 331100
Local VSS backup .......................................................................... 336101
Transportable VSS backup .............................................................. 336102
Selecting VSS transportable backup ................................................. 364103
VSS transportable backup options .................................................... 366104
Selecting Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 CCR copy backup
objects ......................................................................................... 367
105
Selecting Microsoft Hyper–V VSS writer backup objects ...................... 368106
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Additional options for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 in a CCR
environment .................................................................................. 369
107
Selecting Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 storage groups ................. 372108
Selecting a replicated Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 storage
group .......................................................................................... 373
109
Scheduling a backup ..................................................................... 378110
Restore objects .............................................................................. 381111
Restore to different location options (Exchange Server 2007 Writer) ..... 383112
MSDE writer ................................................................................. 385113
Selecting Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 stores for rollforward
recovery ....................................................................................... 387
114
Selecting Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 stores for point-in-time
restore ......................................................................................... 388
115
Selecting writers components for instant recovery ............................... 401116
Restore to different location options (Exchange Server 2007 Writer) ..... 404117
Selecting instant recovery options (EVA integration) ............................ 406118
Selecting instant recovery options (XP integration) .............................. 407119
Error reported by registry ................................................................ 413120
Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 storage groups ............................... 418121
Oracle proxy-copy ZDB and restore concepts when the
ZDB_ORA_INCLUDE_CF_OLF variable is set to 1 .............................. 428
122
Oracle backup set ZDB and restore concept when the
ZDB_ORA_INCLUDE_CF_OLF variable is set to 1 ............................. 429
123
SAP R/3 backup and restore concept when the
ZDB_ORA_INCLUDE_CF_OLF variable is set to 1 with online backup, or
in case of offline backup ................................................................ 430
124
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Tables
Edition history ................................................................................. 171
Document conventions ...................................................................... 272
Oracle recovery methods .................................................................. 343
Oracle database user accounts ......................................................... 594
Environmental variables .................................................................... 725
Oracle backup options ..................................................................... 916
Required database states ................................................................ 1057
Backup and restore sessions ............................................................ 1648
Supported disk arrays and array configurations ................................. 1649
SAP parameter file settings ............................................................. 19010
What is backed up ........................................................................ 19111
Backup templates .......................................................................... 19412
SAP R/3 backup options ................................................................ 20413
SAP recovery methods .................................................................... 21514
Legend ......................................................................................... 21515
SQL Server backup options ............................................................. 26416
SQL Server restore options .............................................................. 27117
General options ............................................................................ 29218
XP options .................................................................................... 29219
VA options ................................................................................... 29420
EVA options .................................................................................. 29621
Exchange Server options ................................................................ 29822
Writer description .......................................................................... 35623
VSS specific backup options ............................................................ 37024
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Publication history
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Table 1 Edition history
ProductGuide editionPart number
Data Protector Release A.05.50October 2004B6960-90114
Data Protector Release A.06.00July 2006B6960-96013
Data Protector Release A.06.10November 2008B6960-96047
Data Protector Release A.06.11September 2009B6960-90163
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About this guide
This guide describes how to configure and use Data Protector disk array integrations
with other software products.
Intended audience
This guide is intended for backup administrators responsible for planning, setting up,
and maintaining network backups. It assumes you are familiar with:
•Basic Data Protector functionality
•Database administration
Conceptual information can be found in the HP Data Protector concepts guide, which
is recommended to fully understand the fundamentals and the model of Data Protector.
It is also recommended to read the HP Data Protector zero downtime backup concepts
guide for fundamentals of Data Protector integrations with disk arrays.
Documentation set
Other documents and online Help provide related information.
Guides
Data Protector guides are available in printed format and in PDF format. Install the
PDF files during the Data Protector setup procedure by selecting the English
Documentation & Help component on Windows or the OB2-DOCS component
on UNIX. Once installed, the guides reside in the Data_Protector_home\docs
directory on Windows and in the /opt/omni/doc/C directory on UNIX.
You can find these documents from the Manuals page of the HP Business Support
Center website:
http://www.hp.com/support/manuals
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In the Storage section, click Storage Software and then select your product.
•HP Data Protector concepts guide
This guide describes Data Protector concepts and provides background information
on how Data Protector works. It is intended to be used with the task-oriented
online Help.
•HP Data Protector installation and licensing guide
This guide describes how to install the Data Protector software, taking into account
the operating system and architecture of your environment. This guide also gives
details on how to upgrade Data Protector, as well as how to obtain the proper
licenses for your environment.
•HP Data Protector troubleshooting guide
This guide describes how to troubleshoot problems you may encounter when
using Data Protector.
•HP Data Protector disaster recovery guide
This guide describes how to plan, prepare for, test and perform a disaster
recovery.
•HP Data Protector integration guides
These guides describe how to configure and use Data Protector to back up and
restore various databases and applications. They are intended for backup
administrators or operators. There are four guides:
•HP Data Protector integration guide for Microsoft applications: SQL Server,
SharePoint Portal Server, Exchange Server, and Volume Shadow Copy Service
This guide describes the integrations of Data Protector with the following
Microsoft applications: Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft SQL Server, and
Volume Shadow Copy Service.
•HP Data Protector integration guide for Oracle and SAP
This guide describes the integrations of Data Protector with Oracle, SAP R/3,
and SAP DB/MaxDB.
•HP Data Protector integration guide for IBM applications: Informix, DB2, and
Lotus Notes/Domino
This guide describes the integrations of Data Protector with the following IBM
applications: Informix Server, IBM DB2, and Lotus Notes/Domino Server.
•HP Data Protector integration guide for VMware Virtual Infrastructure, Sybase,
Network Node Manager, and Network Data Management Protocol Server
This guide describes the integrations of Data Protector with VMware Virtual
Infrastructure, Sybase, Network Node Manager, Network Data Management
Protocol Server, and Citrix XenServer.
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