HP B6960-90078 Configuring Standalone Devices, What Are Standalone Devices? How to Configure

What Are

Standalone

Devices?

How to Configure

aStandalone Device

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Configuring and Using Backup Devices

Configuring Standalone Devices

Configuring Standalone Devices

Standalone devices are simple backup devices with one drive that reads from or writes to one medium at a time. They are used for small-scale backups. When a medium is full, the operator has to manually replace it with a new medium so that the backup can proceed. Standalone devices are not appropriate for large, unattended backups.

Data Protector provides simple configuration and management of media used in standalone backup devices.

Once you have prepared the device for configuration as described in “Configuring Backup Devices” on page 20, configure a standalone device so that you can use it with Data Protector. In the Devices & Media context, right-click Devices and click Add Device. In the Add Device wizard, specify the Standalone device type. Refer to Figure 2-2.

For detailed steps and examples, refer to the online Help index keyword “configuring standalone devices”.

Data Protector supports a specific set of backup devices. Refer to the HP OpenView Storage Data Protector Software Release Notes for a detailed list of supported devices and their corresponding media types.

In case you want to use a device that is not in the list of supported devices, refer to “Support of New Devices” on page 41.

You can also let Data Protector automatically configure most common devices. You still need to prepare the media for a backup session, but Data Protector determines the name, policy, media type, media policy, and the device’s SCSI II address or device file. For detailed steps, refer to the online Help index keyword “autoconfiguring backup devices”.

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