HP B6960-96035 manual 6

When to schedule backups ..................................................................	107
Staggering full backups .......................................................................	107
Optimizing for restore .........................................................................	107
Automated or unattended operation ...................................................................	110
Considerations for unattended backups .......................................................	110
Duplicating backed up data .............................................................................	112
Copying objects .......................................................................................	113
Why use object copy? ........................................................................	116
Object mirroring .......................................................................................	119
Copying media ........................................................................................	122
Automated media copying ...................................................................	124
Smart media copying using VLS ...........................................................	124
Restoring data ................................................................................................	125
Restore duration ........................................................................................	125
Selection of the media set ..........................................................................	126
Selection of devices ...................................................................................	126
Operators are allowed to restore ................................................................	127
End users are allowed to restore .................................................................	128
Disaster recovery .............................................................................................	128
Disaster recovery methods ..........................................................................	130
Alternative disaster recovery methods ....................................................	131
3 Media management and devices ....................................	133
In this chapter .................................................................................................	133
Media management ........................................................................................	133
Media life cycle ..............................................................................................	134
Media pools ...................................................................................................	135
Free pools ................................................................................................	137
Media pool usage examples ......................................................................	140
Implementing a media rotation policy ..........................................................	143
Media rotation and Data Protector ........................................................	144
Media needed for rotation ...................................................................	144
Media management before backups begin .........................................................	145
Initializing or formatting media ...................................................................	145
Labeling Data Protector media ....................................................................	145
Location field ............................................................................................	146
Media management during backup sessions .......................................................	147
Selecting media for backups ......................................................................	147
Adding data to media during backup sessions ..............................................	148
Writing data to several media sets during backup .........................................	150
Calculating media condition .......................................................................	150
Media management after backup sessions ..........................................................	151

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