HP Storage Library System for OpenVMS

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Description

PRODUCT NAME: HP Storage Library System SPD 29.67.27

Version 2.9J for OpenVMS

DESCRIPTION

Data center managers face major storage management

problems: system backup and restore complexity and

effective ﬁle archiving and retrieval. HP Storage Library

System (SLS) for OpenVMS provides the solution for

OpenVMS environments.

SLS for OpenVMS includes a remote backup facility for

OpenVMS clients.

Features

• Automatic, ﬂexible scheduling of backup operations

• Centralized services for user-requested backup and

archiving operations

• Can be used for remote backup and archiving oper-

ations directly between disks and tape drives located

on different OpenVMS systems within a DECnet or

DECnet Plus network without staging data across

disks

• Online maintenance of information about backed up

and archived ﬁles and volumes; this allows quick re-

trieval of the ﬁles or restoration of disk volumes with-

out the user having to know the names of the tape

volumes on which the data was saved

• Can be used for OpenVMS systems in both mixed-

interconnect and mixed architecture OpenVMS Clus-

ters

• Integration with RMU/BACKUP and RMU/RESTORE,

allowing backup and restore of Oracle® Rdb™

databases using SLS managed media

• Effective use of all media capacity by appending mul-

tiple sets of backed up or archived ﬁles to the same

volume or volume set

• Direct positioning to the start of each save set ﬁle

during a restore operation using saved information

about the tape position of each save set ﬁle. SLS

does not qualify SCSI fast tape positioning

• DCL and menu interfaces with online help for users,

operators, and storage administrators

• Customization features to meet a variety of opera-

tional and site requirements

SLS for OpenVMS provides the following important me-

dia and device management capabilities:

• Qualiﬁed for unattended backup operations using a

variety of automated libraries and loaders. For a

complete list of qualiﬁed devices, refer to the sec-

tion ’Qualiﬁed Devices’ in this SPD

• Media life cycle control including maintenance of vol-

ume retention period, availability status, location, and

scheduling of dates when volumes are to move off-

site and return

• Maintenance of counters for each volume noting the

number of times a volume has been mounted and the

number of errors associated with the volume; these

counters are used to schedule volume cleaning when

the counters exceed threshold values

• Control of media allocation based on customer-

deﬁned media pools

• Ability to print external tape labels in a customized

format

• Built-in report generation and custom report genera-

tion capability

• Security features to prevent unauthorized media or

device use

October 2006

Summary of content (6 pages)

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Software Product Description PRODUCT NAME: HP Storage Library System Version 2.9J for OpenVMS DESCRIPTION SPD 29.67.27 • Direct positioning to the start of each save set file during a restore operation using saved information about the tape position of each save set file. SLS does not qualify SCSI fast tape positioning Data center managers face major storage management problems: system backup and restore complexity and effective file archiving and retrieval.
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HP Storage Library System Version 2.9J for OpenVMS SPD 29.67.27 • "Round robin" device allocation to distribute drive usage among available tape drives SLS for OpenVMS server software provides full functionality, as described above, to users on the node or OpenVMS Cluster on which SLS is executing. A node or OpenVMS Cluster executing SLS for OpenVMS software provides media management services for itself and for any "client nodes" connected to it.
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HP Storage Library System Version 2.9J for OpenVMS SPD 29.67.27 2. If your device is software-defined as a jukebox (it is a library or loader device), first check the following list to determine if it is tested by the media manager. If the device is listed, see the following instructions: OpenVMS Cluster ENVIRONMENT This layered product is fully qualified when installed on any valid and licensed OpenVMS Cluster configuration.
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HP Storage Library System Version 2.9J for OpenVMS SPD 29.67.27 SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS SLS history files are present on any node executing either SLS for OpenVMS server software or SLS for OpenVMS client software. The disk space required for a SLS history file depends upon the number of files to be tracked by SLS for OpenVMS software. During installation, you may designate the disk on which SLS history files are will be kept.
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HP Storage Library System Version 2.9J for OpenVMS SPD 29.67.27 These counts refer to the disk space required on the system disk. The sizes are approximate; actual sizes may vary depending on the user’s system environment, configuration, and software options.
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HP Storage Library System Version 2.9J for OpenVMS SPD 29.67.27 Confidential computer software. Valid license from HP required for possession, use or copying. Consistent with FAR 12.211 and 12.212, Commercial Computer Software, Computer Software Documentation, and Technical Data for Commercial Items are licensed to the U.S. Government under vendor’s standard commercial license. Oracle is a registered US trademark of Oracle Corporation, Redwood City, California.