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Data Protector 8.1 unveiled

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HP has let the cat out of the bag and unveiled the next version of HP Data Protector 8.1. Some new cool stuff will be added and of course the platform and integration enhancements we already have seen with DP 7.03. The new “advanced” scheduler will be my favorite. And what I have read between the lines: Will the new reporting stuff included too? The complete announcement (or forward-looking statement) can be read here: http://www8.hp.com/us/en/hp-news/press-release.html?id=1531367.

The new version will be introduced in December at HP Discover, the download becomes available in January 2014. DP 8.0 environments must be upgraded to 8.1 to get the new features.

Current Patches DP 7.0 / 7.01 / 7.03

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Update: On 2013/10/24 HP delivered the patch bundle 7.03 for Linux, HP-UX and Windows. The update will fix many problems and enhances support for integrations and new features. Because of the changes it is recommended to read the full description of the bundle. Old Messages have been removed.

If you own a valid support contract you can download the patches from http://support.openview.hp.com/selfsolve/patches. For login you need the HP Passport account.

Download the patch bundle as usual, you will need your Passport account.

– Windows – DPWINBDL_00703 – Patch Bundle

– Linux – DPLNXBDL_00703 – Patch Bundle

– HP-UX – DPUXBDL_00703 – Patch Bundle

Performance Test for disks using Data Protector

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If you feel your backups runs too long there can be many reasons for that, slow tape drives, a saturated network, etc. Sometimes the clients to backup does not deliver the data as required, maybe the disks are too slow. A good way to to test the performance of a server is using a null device. If you need faster results and no configuration within Data Protector you can test the server performance using the binary vbda. VBDA – Volume Backup Disk Agent – normally reads the data and sent it to the media agent, however you can use VBDA to test the speed of your servers’s disks. With some parameterts a backup is simulated and as a result you get the read performance which would be achieved during the backup.

Example (Windows, Linux/Unix may differ):
"c:\program files\omniback\bin\vbda.exe" -vol /C -trees "/Windows/System32" -out nul -profile. The command starts a backup for volume C:, backups the tree /Windows/system32 (be careful with the separator). The backup will be done to a null device and will not require a configuration in DP beforehand. In addition statistical information is collected with -profile.

See the result as example:

[Normal] From: VBDA@consult-nb06 “” Time: 15.10.2013 08:03:08
STARTING Disk Agent for consult-nb06:/C “”.

[Normal] From: VBDA@consult-nb06 “” Time: 15.10.2013 08:03:51
Backup Profile:

Run Time ……….. 0:00:43
Backup Speed ……. 80,68 MB/s

[Normal] From: VBDA@consult-nb06 “” Time: 15.10.2013 08:03:51
Filesystem Statistics:

Directories …….. 1356
Regular files …… 17477
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Objects Total …… 18833
Total Size ……… 3,39 GB

[Normal] From: VBDA@consult-nb06 “” Time: 15.10.2013 08:03:51
COMPLETED Disk Agent for consult-nb06:/C “”.

time: 43 (sec), tot: 0 (kB), done: 0 (%)

Greetings from Australia – www.ifost.org.au

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I recently had a email conversation with Greg Baker, a Data Protector guy from Australia. Greg shares his DP knowledge and offers trainings. Im proud to post some links which might be important and invaluable for you too.

Links:

http://www.ifost.org.au/dataprotector/dp8db-hack.pdf – some information to solve DP 8.0 IDB corruption

http://dataprotector.eventbrite.com.au/ – public DP classes in Australia (non HP)

http://dataprotector-bendigo.eventbrite.com.au/ – public DP classes in Australia (non HP)

StoreOnce – put a smile into the face

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We have learned how to use StoreOnce in our environments, we read Best Practice Guides, Whitepaper, Tips, etc. We know that we have to follow some rules when StoreOnce is in place. As a review you may read Mr_T’s (HP) blog; maybe it will put a smile into your face too. The original article can be read here: http://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/Technical-Support-Services-Blog/DPTIPS-1-way-to-ensure-uninspired-StoreOnce-VTL-performance-and/ba-p/146131