HP Data Protector software integration with HP StorageWorks P4000 SAN (LeftHand) solutions

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Creating a snapshot
Once the backup session is started, Data Protector will resolve the volumes involved in the backup.
During this phase, Data Protector finds out on which storage volumes the selected objects are located.
Finally, it requests the creation of a snapshot for each of those volumes.
The new created snapshot volumes are then presented and mounted on the backup server.
In Figure 4, the snapshot volume is colored green and is presented to the backup server.
Figure 4: When the backup is started, one snapshot of the application volume is created. The snapshot is presented to the
backup server
Creating a snapshot
Corporate LAN
Data Protector 6.11
Cell Manager
P4000 Centralized
Management
Console
Backup device
Application
Server
Backup
Server
Volume Data
HP P4000 SAN
Snapshot of Data
Snapshot
creation
The following screenshot shows, in the P4000 CMC, the VSS-created snapshots for backup purposes.
Note that VSS created snapshots are named starting with VSS-hostname-digit.