Dell PowerVault DP500 - Manual (Page 41)

DPM and Tape Devices
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DPM and Tape Devices
The PowerVault Data Protection Solution supports disk-to-tape backup of the
protected systems and disk-to-disk-to-tape archival for long-term protection.
Refer to “Backup Solutions Combining Disk and Tape” in Planning a System
Center Data Protection Manager 2007 Deployment. To use these features, you
need to attach a supported tape drive or a tape library to your system.
Refer to the PowerVault Data Protection Solution Support Matrix for a list of
supported tape drives, autoloaders and libraries.
Installing Tape Drives and Tape Libraries
Refer to the tape drive or the tape library documentation to install and attach
these components to your system. Install the necessary drivers and update
device firmware, if necessary. Refer to the PowerVault Data Protection Solution
Support Matrix for required driver and firmware versions.
Using DPM with Tape Drives and Tape Libraries
Refer to “Configuring Tape Libraries” in Deploying System Center Data
Protection Manager 2007 to add tape drives and libraries to DPM.
Refer to “Managing Tape Libraries” in System Center Data Protection
Manager 2007 Operations Guide for detailed information on how to manage
tape libraries and stand-alone tape drives attached to the Microsoft System
Center Data Protection Manager 2007 server. This document also contains
information on routine maintenance tasks.