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Introducing Data Protector
Overview of Tasks to Set Up Data Protector
Chapter 116
• Which devices will be used, and how?
• Which user groups do you want to have, and what will they do?
• How many backup specifications do you want to have, and how
should they be grouped?
6. Install the Data Protector Cell Manager and Installation Server(s).
Then use the Data Protector GUI to distribute Data Protector agents
to other systems. Also, connect the devices (tape drives) to the
systems that will control them. See the HP OpenView Storage Data
Protector Installation and Licensing Guide for detailed instructions.
7. Configure the device(s). See Chapter 2, “Configuring and Using
Backup Devices,” on page 17.
8. Configure the pools and optionally prepare the media. See Chapter 4,
“Managing Media,” on page 97.
9. Set up the backup specifications, including scheduling. See Chapter 5,
“Backup,” on page 151.
10.Configure the IDB. See Chapter 9, “Managing the Data Protector
Internal Database,” on page 381.
11.Configure reports, if required. See Chapter 7, “Monitoring, Reporting,
Notifications, and the Event Log,” on page 307.
12.Consider preparing for disaster recovery if your disk fails. See
Chapter 10, “Disaster Recovery,” on page 435.
13.Become familiar with tasks such as:
• How to work with failed backups
• Performing restores
• Testing disaster recovery
• IDB maintenance