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Can any server blade in the enclosure backup to the HP Ultrium Tape Blades?
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Yes. HP Ultrium Tape Blades provide direct attach tape backup capability for the adjacent server and network backup capability via the Ethernet connection for all other data within the enclosure. The server blades backing up over the network will need the appropriate backup software client licensing for network backup.
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Does the HP Ultrium Tape Blade protect data on the HP SB40c Storage Blade?
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Yes. The HP SB40c Storage Blade data can backup over the Ethernet connection to the HP Ultrium Tape Blades. The server blade adjacent to the HP SB40c Storage Blade must have the appropriate backup software client licensing installed in order to backup data from the SB40c to the tape blade during a backup. The backup server adjacent to the tape blade controls the backup process and is the primary backup server.
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Can I connect an HP Ultrium Tape Blade and HP SB40c Storage Blade to the same server blade?
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No. You can only connect a single storage blade or tape blade to a specific server blade. If you want to protect the storage blade data with a tape blade, you will need to install the tape blade adjacent to a different server (backup server) and install the appropriate backup software client licensing on the server adjacent to the storage blade. The data on the SB40c storage blade can then be backed up to the tape blade via a network backup over the Ethernet connection.
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Can an HP Ultrium Tape Blade be installed next to full-height server blade like the HP ProLiant BL480c?
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Yes. You may need to install the HP PCI Express Mezzanine Pass-Thru Card for HP BladeSystem c-Class (431643-B21) when installing the HP Ultrium Tape Blade adjacent to a full-height server blade. Please visit www.hp.com/storage/SPOCK for more information.
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What do I need to enable network backups to the HP Ultrium Tape Blade?
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Each tape blade unit ships standard with HP Data Protector Express Basic Software. This data protection software enables customers to backup the adjacent server directly to the tape blade. Customers will need to purchase an upgrade to HP Data Protector Express Software as well as additional backup software client licenses for each server being backed up over the network to the tape blade. Please visit www.hp.com/go/dataprotectorexpress/basic for details on purchasing additional backup software client licenses for HP Data Protector Express. For all other data protection software products, please contact the vendor for additional details.
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How does HP One-Button Disaster Recovery (OBDR) work with the HP Ultrium Tape Blade?
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The HP Ultrium Tape Blades provide a disaster recovery solution for the adjacent HP ProLiant server blade. When used in conjunction with HP Data Protector Express Basic Software, the tape blade automatically creates a disaster recovery tape from the latest full backup set.
So what's special about the OBDR capability? Most other disaster recovery solutions for servers rely on manually preparing a set of disaster recovery floppy disks and/or CDs. The minute your system changes -- a new piece of software or a new peripheral is added, for example -- these disaster recovery disks are out of date. With HP One-Button Disaster Recovery (OBDR), you can automatically save their latest configuration every time you make a standard full backup set.
Likewise, many other disaster recovery solutions require a manual system recovery -- a process that takes time and extensive technical knowledge. If it is not done properly, there is a risk of further system failures. With HP One-Button Disaster Recovery, you will never have to perform a manual system recovery -- ensuring the ability to quickly get back to business. Customers can quickly, reliably and simply restore an entire system just by inserting the most recent backup tape and pushing one button on the tape drive to kick off the recovery. HP tape blades will restore the operating system, configuration, applications, drivers and data files. The sheer simplicity of OBDR means the risk of a user error during recovery, and therefore subsequent recovery failure, is significantly reduced.
Read more about HP One-Button Disaster Recovery solution on our website at: www.hp.com/go/obdr.
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Where can I find compatibility information for the HP Ultrium Tape Blades?
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For a complete list of compatible server blades and operating systems, please visit our Go Connect website at www.hp.com/storage/SPOCK.
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Are the HP tape blades the only data protection solution available for BladeSystem c-Class enclosures?
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HP tape blades are just one of many data protection solutions available for HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosures. The HP D2D2500 and D2D4000 Backup Systems provide disk-based backup complete with data deduplication via either iSCSI or Fibre Channel. HP has also qualified a number of Enterprise Backup Solutions (EBS), including tape libraries and virtual library systems. For a complete listing of EBS solutions available for the BladeSystem c-Class enclosure, please visit our EBS compatibility matrix located at www.hp.com/go/ebs (click the "EBS Compatibility Matrix" link under the Quick Links section).
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Do all of the tape blades offer hardware data encryption?
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Hardware data encryption was first introduced with the HP LTO-4 SB1760c Tape Blade. The HP LTO-5 SB3000c and LTO-4 SB1760c Tape Blades utilize AES 256-Bit hardware data encryption capability. This encryption capability provides easy-to-enable security to protect the most sensitive data and prevent unauthorized access of tape cartridges.
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