HP Data Protector A.06.00 additional writers and HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP support for Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service integration

• HP OpenView Storage Data Protector Product Announcements, Software
Notes, and References for an up-to-date list of supported versions, platforms,
devices, disk arrays, limitations, and other information.
• HP OpenView Storage Data Protector Installation and Licensing Guide on
how to install Data Protector on various architectures and how to install the
Data Protector Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service integration.
• Writers and shadow copy providers documentation for instructions on how
to install and configure writers and providers on your system.
Instant recovery prerequisites
• The VDS hardware provider must be installed and configured on the application
and backup system. Refer to the provider documentation for details.
• To be able to perform a backup for instant recovery purposes and instant recovery,
ensure that the source volumes do not reside on GPT (GUID Partition Table) disks.
If the system where you want to install an application database has GPT disks,
change them to MBR (Master Boot Record) disks using the Windows Management
Console. For instructions on how to perform the change, see the Microsoft
Windows Help.
VSS transportable snapshot prerequisites
• The backup system must be configured to accept connections from the application
system.
• The VSS and VDS hardware providers must be installed and configured on the
application and backup system. Refer to the provider documentation for details.
Limitations
For a list of general Data Protector limitations, see the HP OpenView Storage Data
Protector Product Announcements, Software Notes, and References.
Common limitations
• Maximum 512 shadow copies per volume are allowed. The number of shadow
copies per volume is limited by system resources.
• To run a VSS integration backup, the writer’s data must be on an NTFS filesystem.
For hardware providers, this is not required.
• The VSS integration backup of writers which store their data on network shared
volumes is not supported.
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