Dell PowerVault DP600 - Manual (Page 23)

Using Tape Drives and Libraries with DPM
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Using Tape Drives and Libraries
with DPM
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 the "Backup Solutions Combining Disk and Tape" section of
Planning a System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 Deployment. To use
these features, you need to attach a tape drive or a tape library to your
solution.
Supported Tape Drives and Libraries
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
tape drives/tapes to your system. Install the necessary drivers and update
device firmware, if necessary. Refer to the Dell PowerVault Compatibility
Matrix at support.dell.com for up to date PowerVault device drivers and
firmware supported on Microsoft Windows
®
2003 x64.
Using DPM with Tape Drives and Libraries
Refer to the "Configuring Tape Libraries" section of Deploying System Center
Data Protection Manager 2007 to add the tape drives and libraries to DPM.
Refer to the "Managing Tape Libraries" section of DPM 2007 Operations
Guide for detailed information on how to manage tape libraries and stand-
alone tape drives that are attached to the Microsoft System Center Data
Protection Manager (DPM) 2007 server, including routine maintenance tasks.