HP B6960-90078 Backing Up in a Direct Backup Environment, Chapter, Prerequisites, Backing Up in a Direct Backup Environment

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Backing Up in a Direct Backup Environment

	Backing Up in a Direct Backup Environment
	This section provides the steps for the configuration of a direct backup
	backup specification. Please refer to HP OpenView Storage Data
	Protector Concepts Guide for a complete information on direct backup
	concepts.
Prerequisites	• The application and backup systems must be configured for split
	mirror or snapshot backup, depending on the disk array used. Refer
	to the HP OpenView Storage Data Protector HP StorageWorks Disk
	Array XP Integration Guide or to the HP OpenView Storage Data
	Protector EVA/VA/MSA Integration Guide.
	• If backing up an Oracle8i server on the application system, the
	application system must be configured for the Oracle8i split mirror or
	snapshot backup, depending on the disk array used. Refer to the HP
	OpenView Storage Data Protector HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP
	Integration Guide or to the HP OpenView Storage Data Protector
	EVA/VA/MSA Integration Guide.
	• The XCopy engine must be configured in the same SAN zone as the
	source (mirror disk connected to the backup system) and the
	destination (backup device connected to a Fibre Channel bridge). In
	other words, the XCopy engine must have SAN access to both the
	mirror disk connected to the backup system and to backup device
	connected to a Fibre Channel bridge.
	• You need to have HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP agent or HP
	StorageWorks Virtual Array agent installed on every system that is
	to be backed up (application system). Refer to HP OpenView Storage
	Data Protector Installation and Licensing Guide.
	• You need to have Media Agent and HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP
	agent or HP StorageWorks Virtual Array agent installed on every
	system that controls a backup device (backup system). Refer to HP
	OpenView Storage Data Protector Installation and Licensing Guide.
	• You need to have at least one backup device configured for direct
	backup in the Data Protector cell. Refer to “Configuring Devices for
	Direct Backup” on page 38.
	• You need to have prepared media for your backup. Refer to Chapter 4,
	“Managing Media,” on page 97.

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