HP Data Protector A.06.11 User Manual

HP Data Protector Media Operations
A.06.11
User guide
B6960-90170
Part number: B6960–90170
First edition: September 2009

HP Data Protector A.06.11 Specifications

General

Category	Backup and Recovery Software
Version	A.06.11
Vendor	HP
Platform	Linux, Windows
Type	Enterprise Software

Summary

About this guide

Intended audience

Defines the target users of the guide and their required knowledge.

Related documentation

Lists other guides and resources available for HP Media Operations.

Document conventions and symbols

General Information

HP technical support

Details how to contact HP for technical assistance and information to gather.

Subscription service

Guides users on registering products for updates and enhancements.

HP websites

Documentation feedback

Provides contact information for submitting feedback on the documentation.

1 Media Operations overview

Media Operations concepts

Explains the core functionalities and benefits of HP Media Operations.

Media lifecycle

Describes the management process for removable media throughout its use cycle.

Components

Outlines the major components of the Media Operations system.

Integration with backup manager

Details how Media Operations integrates with backup applications like HP Data Protector.

Logging on to Media Operations

Connecting to a server

Guides users through the process of connecting to a Media Operations server.

Using Media Operations graphical user interface

Explains how to use the graphical user interfaces for Media Operations.

Environmental requirements

Platform support

Details the supported operating systems and processor platforms for Media Operations.

Barcode scanner support

Explains requirements for using barcode scanners with Media Operations.

Barcode printer support

Details supported barcode printers and their integration with Media Operations.

Offsite vendor support

Describes support for electronic links to offsite storage vendors.

Supported languages

Outlines language support and compatibility for Media Operations clients and servers.

2 Installing and licensing

Installing Media Operations

Details the manual installation process for Media Operations components.

Prerequisites

Lists the minimum system requirements and prerequisites for installing Media Operations.

Installing Media Operations Server

Provides step-by-step instructions for installing the Media Operations Server.

Installing XML Gateway

Explains how to install the XML Gateway component for integration.

Upgrading to Media Operations A.06.11

Before you begin

Emphasizes the importance of backing up the system before initiating an upgrade.

Upgrading Media Operations Server and Manager to A.06.11

Provides the procedure for upgrading the Media Operations Server and Manager.

Upgrading Media Operations XML Gateway to A.06.11

Details the upgrade process for the Media Operations XML Gateway.

Licensing Media Operations

Viewing licenses

Describes how to view the current license configuration for Media Operations.

3 Configuring Media Operations

Site management

Explains how to manage sites, including data centers, vaults, and vendor locations.

Vaulting policies

Configuring media vaulting policies

Guides users on setting up media vaulting policies and understanding their hierarchy.

Selecting a Policy

Defining barcode labeling policies

Details how to create policies for generating and identifying media using barcodes.

Configuring scratch media policies

Configuring premount jobs

Explains how to configure premount jobs for loading scratch media.

Tuning scratch media levels

Discusses optimizing scratch media levels based on job requirements.

Server parameters

4 Performing daily Media Operations

Overview

Introduces the chapter on performing daily Media Operations tasks.

Running jobs through the CLI

Explains how to initiate Media Operations jobs using the command line interface.

Job status indicators

Describes how to interpret status indicators for vaulting and job categories.

Premount jobs

Details the function of premount jobs in preloading scratch media.

Free/scratch pool handling

Vaulting jobs

Listing vaulting jobs

Guides users on how to view and manage active vaulting job listings.

Confirming vaulting jobs

Explains the steps involved in confirming vaulting jobs and verifying media.

Verifying media

Describes the process of verifying media after ejection for vaulting.

Containers

Explains the types of containers used in vaulting jobs for media transport.

Multiple users

Addresses concurrent access by multiple operators to job confirmations.

Multiple sites

Discusses how vaulting jobs appear and behave across multiple configured sites.

Exceptions

Mount requests

Listing mount requests

Guides users on how to view active mount request jobs.

Confirming mount request jobs

Explains how to confirm mount requests after media verification.

Manual vaulting jobs

Describes how to perform manual media movements into/out of vaults.

Viewing job history

Guides users on how to review past job details for audit or re-sending.

Web interface

5 Status and reporting interfaces

Overview

Introduces the chapter on SLA status and reporting features.

Viewing current SLA status

Explains how to view the current SLA status for different job types.

SLA status configuration

Guides users on setting SLA status thresholds and measurement criteria.

Resetting current SLA status

Describes how to reset SLA status globally and at the site level.

Viewing alerts

Explains how to view configuration problems and alerts via XML Gateways.

Reports

Details how to generate various reports for monitoring Media Operations activities.

Additional reports

Lists additional reports available through feature tabs for media information.

Notifications

Configuring notification interfaces

Guides users on setting up notification interfaces like Email and Operations Manager.

Configuring notification triggers

Metric report description

Describes the available durations for metric reports.

Media location summary

Provides a summary of media locations across different states like scratch, holding, and vaults.

Job status

Explains how job status is displayed and highlights jobs violating SLA.

Job metrics

Defines metrics related to job summaries and period totals.

Pool health metrics

Details metrics for media pool health and new vaulting exceptions.

Premount metrics

Explains premount metrics related to device mounts and media requirements.

Vaulting metrics

Defines metrics for protected media, written, and vaulted counts.

Scratch metrics

Explains metrics related to expired media and scratch bin activity.

Remote metrics

Defines metrics for remote account media vaulting status.

Vendor metrics

Defines metrics related to vendor site activity.

Vault metrics

Defines metrics for media vaulting at the vendor site.

Location metrics

Defines metrics for media counts in scratch, holding, and vaults.

Location audits

View

Describes how to view media details based on audit status or location.

Query

Explains how to filter media lists using various search criteria.

Print

Describes how to generate audit reports detailing medium characteristics.

Reset audit flags

Explains how to clear old audit data before performing a location audit.

Audit highlighted

Guides users on selecting media for auditing, often using paper listings.

Import/export

Export remote account report

Details how to produce an XML file for remote account audit results.

Import offsite vendor file

Explains how to import files generated by offsite vendors for account reconciliation.

Import audit list

Guides users on importing audit lists to update media locations.

A External interfaces

Overview

Introduces the external interfaces supported by Media Operations.

XML file import interface

Explains how to use file import for backup managers not supported by XML Gateway.

XML offsite vendor interface

Explains the interface for electronic links to offsite vendors.

Media transit requests

Request and receive audit requests

Explains how to request audits from offsite vendors to verify media possession.

Status checking requests

Describes how to monitor the progress of submitted media transit requests.

Reactive mount request utility

B Diagnostics and tuning

Overview

Introduces the appendix on diagnostics and tuning Media Operations.

Media Operations logs

Details the location and types of Media Operations logs.

XML Gateway configuration, logs, and tuning

Discusses XML Gateway configuration, logging settings, and performance tuning.

Data management communications

Service logs

Details how to change the logging level for DMComms service logs.

Log file locations

Specifies the locations of DMComms log files on different operating systems.

Changing communications port numbers

Guides users on how to change default communication port numbers.

Holiday list configuration

Manager-of-Managers configuration

C Application managers

Overview

Introduces the section on Application Managers and their integration.

Glossary

Index