HP StorageWorks EVA Hardware Providers administration guide Windows 2003 (T1634-96054, August 2006)

Shadow Copy Transport
Using a server configured with suitable applications together with VSS and the HP HWP, you can
create shadow c
opies and import them onto other servers connected to the sam e disk array. This
enables multiple servers to make use of the same data, allowing data mining or testing on those
servers. (However, shadow copies are read-only. If you need to write to a shadow copy, you must use a
storage-management application that works with VDS/VSS to convert the copy to read/write.)
You can also use VSS and HP HWP to create and transport shadow copies from the primary server onto
abackupserve
r, an d then back up the shad ow copy volumes to tape. The advantage of this solution
is that it rel
ieves the primary server of backup traffic. Additionally, shadow copies can be made more
often than tape backups because the copying process is faster than tape and doesn’t require taking
the database offline.
HP Fast Recovery Solution
FRS is an HP management application that works with VSS and HP V SS HWP. Using FRS, you c an create
point-in-time shadow co pies and use them to perform quick recovery of your data. Whether data is lost
becauseofahardwarefailureorsoftwarecorruption,itcanberestoredinminutes.
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