HP Data Protector A.06.1x Installation guide

1
HP Data Protector A.06.1x
Disaster recovery support matrix
Version: 4.1 Date: August 2012
The purpose of the disaster recovery feature is to provide Data Protector with a basic runtime environment (disk access, file system
access, network access, tape access, Win32 API on 32-bit Windows systems), and partitioning scheme identical to the one extant
at the time when the system was backed up.
Note: Microsoft Cluster Server and Microsoft Majority Node Set Cluster can be recovered using any disaster recovery method
except for Disk Delivery.
The supported operating system “Windows Server 2003” includes support for Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Storage
Server 2003 R2 and Windows Unified Data Storage Server where applicable.
The supported operating system “Windows Server 2008” includes support for all editions of Windows Server 2008 including
Windows Storage Server where applicable.
The supported operating system “Windows Server 2008 R2” includes support for all editions of Windows Server 2008 R2
including Windows Storage Server where applicable.
Supported disaster recovery types –Windows11
Disaster recovery type
Operating system
Windows
2000
Windows XP
(x86)
Windows
XP (x64)
Windows Vista
(x86)
Windows Vista
(x64)
Windows 7
(x86 and x64)
Assisted Manual
Disaster Recovery
supported
supported
supported
not supported
not supported
not supported
Automated System
Recovery
not supported
supported
supported
not supported
not supported
not supported
Disk Delivery Disaster
Recovery 4
supported 2
supported 2
not supported
not supported
not supported
not supported
Enhanced Automated
Disaster Recovery
supported
supported
supported
supported 5
supported 5
supported 7.8
One Button
Disaster Recovery 3
supported
supported
supported
supported 5
supported 5
not supported
Supported disaster recovery types –Windows11
Disaster recovery type
Operating system
Windows
Server 2003
(x86)
Windows
Server 2003
(x64)
Windows
Server 2003
(Itanium)
Windows
Server 2008
(x86 / x64)1
Windows
Server 2008
(Itanium) 1
Windows
Server 2008 R2
(x64)
Assisted Manual Disaster Recovery
supported
supported
not
supported
not
supported
not
supported
supported6
Automated System Recovery
supported
supported
supported
not
supported
not
supported
not supported
Disk Delivery Disaster Recovery 4
supported 2
not
supported
not
supported
not
supported
not
supported
not supported
Enhanced Automated Disaster
Recovery
supported
supported
supported
supported 9
supported 9
supported 7,10
One Button Disaster Recovery 3
supported
supported
n/a
supported 9
n/a
not supported
1
Supported with Data Protector 6.11 only
2
Supported only on Data Protector clients
3
For a list of devices supported with One Button Disaster Recovery, please see the support matrix on the web page:
http://www.hp.com/go/obdr
4
Disk delivery on new Proliant servers (NE ProLiant Servers) is not supported.
5
“Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK) for Windows Vista SP1and Windows Server 2008” is a prerequisite for EADR
and OBDR on Windows Vista and can be downloaded from the following URL:
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=9085 .
6
Supported with a whitepaper, which can be downloaded at the following location: http://www.hp.com/go/dataprotector
Please click “Support Matrices”, then select desired Data Protector version and click “White papers” thereafter.

2
7
8
Supported with the following site specific patch: SSPNT611_032.
“Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK) for Windows 7” is a prerequisite for EADR on Windows 7 and can be
downloaded from the following URL: http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=5753. “Windows Automated
Installation Kit (WAIK) supplement for Windows 7 SP1” is a prerequisite for EADR on Windows 7 SP1 and can be
downloaded from the following URL: http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=5188 .
9
“Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK) for Windows Vista SP1and Windows Server 2008” is a prerequisite for EADR
and OBDR on Windows Server 2008 and can be downloaded from the following URL:
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=9085.
10
“Windows Automated Installation Kit (WAIK) for Windows 7” is a prerequisite for EADR on Windows Server 2008 R2 and
can be downloaded from the following URL: http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=5753 .”Windows
Automated Installation Kit (WAIK) supplement for Windows 7 SP1” is a prerequisite for EADR on Windows Server 2008 R2
SP1and can be downloaded from the following URL: http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=5188.
11
The EFI/GPT partitions are supported on the following platforms:
EFI/GPT support
Disaster Recovery Types
EADR
OBDR
Itanium
Non-Itanium
Non-Itanium
EFI
Supported
Not Supported
Not Supported
GPT
Supported
Supported (Windows
2003 SP1 and later)
Supported (Windows 2003 SP1
and later)
Supported Disaster Recovery types - UNIX
Disaster recovery type
Operating system
HP-UX
Solaris
AIX
Tru64
Linux3
Manual (documentation)
supported
supported1
not supported
not supported
not supported
Assisted Manual Disaster Recovery
not supported
not supported
not supported
not supported
supported4
Automated System Recovery
not supported
not supported
not supported
not supported
not supported
Disk Delivery Disaster Recovery
supported 2
supported 2
supported
supported
not supported
Enhanced Automatic Disaster Recovery
not supported
not supported
not supported
not supported
supported
One Button Disaster Recovery
not supported
not supported
not supported
not supported
supported
1
Supported only on Data Protector Cell Manager
2
Supported only on Data Protector clients
3
Linux Disaster Recovery is supported on x86 and x64 platforms using the BIOS firmware. It is only supported with Data Protector
6.11 with following patches: DPWIN_00461/PHSS_40823/PHSS_40824/DPLNX_00120/DPSOL_00414
Following Linux versions are supported for Disaster Recovery:
Redhat Enterprise Linux (x64) - 4.7, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server (x64) - 10 SP2, 11
Redhat Enterprise Linux (32-bit) - 4.7, 5.4
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server (32-bit) 11
Redhat Enterprise Linux Advanced Server (x64) 4.6
4
Linux x64 support only. Supported with a whitepaper, which can be downloaded at the following location:
Disaster Recovery Guide for Windows 2008 and RHEL 5.x platforms with external disk support.