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

Backing up to tape

At this point, the snapshot is visible on the backup host and data can be read and streamed to the

tape device by the VSS framework.

In Figure 5, the backup to tape is shown by the black line between the green volume and the

tape drive.

Figure 5: Once the snapshot presentation is finished, backup streaming to tape is started

Backing up to tape

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