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Overview of tasks to set up Data Protector
This section provides an overview of global tasks to set up your Data Protector backup
environment. Depending on the size and complexity of your environment, you may
not need to go through all these steps.
1. Analyze your network and organizational structure. Decide which systems need
to be backed up.
2. Check if there are any special applications and databases which you want to
back up, such as Microsoft Exchange, Oracle, IBM DB2 UDB, SAP R/3, or
others. Data Protector provides specific integrations with these products.
3. Decide on the configuration of your Data Protector cell, such as:
• the system to be your Cell Manager
• systems on which you want to install the user interface
• local backup versus network backup
• systems to control backup devices and libraries
• type of connections, LAN and/or SAN
4. Purchase the required Data Protector licenses for your setup. This way you obtain
the passwords you will need to install.
Alternatively, you can operate Data Protector using an instant-on password.
However, this is valid only for 60 days from the date of installation. For details,
see the HP Data Protector installation and licensing guide.
5. Consider security aspects:
• Analyze security considerations. See the HP Data Protector installation and
licensing guide.
• Consider which user groups you need to configure.
• Enhance security by writing data to media in an encrypted format.
6. Decide how you want to structure your backups:
• Which media pools do you want to have, and how will they be used?
• Which devices will be used, and how?
• How many copies of each backup do you want?
• How many backup specifications do you need, and how should they be
grouped?
• If you are planning to back up to disk, consider advanced backup strategies
such as synthetic backup and disk staging.
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