HP Data Protector 6.2 software integration with HP 3PAR Storage System

Figure 14: Copy Space Settings

For an up-to-date list of supported environments, operating systems and applications, see the Data

Protector VSS Integration Support matrix listed in the For more information section.

Configuring Data Protector Backup Specifications

VSS based backups must be configured using MS Volume Shadow Copy Integration. Configuration of

the following backup types will be described in the following sections:

• File System backup

• Microsoft SQL backup

• Microsoft Exchange 2010 backup

• Microsoft Hyper-V R2 backup

File System backup

To configure a file system backup, a new MS Volume Shadow Copy Writers backup specification

must be created (see

Figure 15). The user is able to specify one of the two backup types:

• Local or network type: When this type of backup is selected, the application host will be at the

same time the backup host. This would mean that data will be streamed to the media directly from

the production server using its resources. This might have some implication on the application

performance. For local backup, the option Hardware Provider must be selected. For the

transportable backup, Data Protector automatically uses the option Hardware Provider.

• VSS transportable backup: When this type of backup is chosen, selection of backup host will be

available. By having the application host separate from the backup host, the production application

does not have any impact during the process of streaming data to media.