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Abstract
The HP StorageWorks D2D Backup System products with Dynamic Data Deduplication are Virtual Tape library
and NAS appliances designed to provide a cost-effective, consolidated backup solution for business data and
fast restore of data in the event of loss.
In order to get the best performance from a D2D Backup System there are some configuration best practices that
can be applied. These are described in this document.
Related products
Information in this document relates to the following products:
HP StorageWorks D2D4004i/4009i
HP StorageWorks D2D4004fc/4009fc
HP StorageWorks D2D4106fc
Validity
This document replaces the document “HP StorageWorks D2D Backup System Best Practices for Performance
Optimization” (HP Document Part Number EH990-90921) to include more detailed content; the previous
document is now obsolete.
Best practices identified in this document are predicated on using up-to-date D2D system firmware (check
www.hp.com/support for available firmware upgrades). In order to achieve optimum performance after
upgrading from older firmware there may be some pre-requisite steps; see the release notes that are available
with the firmware download for more information.
