HP ProLiant DL100 G2 Data Protection Storage Server administration guide (June 2006)

Use scenarios
Depending on the
needs of your business, you can configure the Data Protection Storage Server for use
in a local area n
etwork (LAN) environment or for use across a wide-area network (WAN) environment. In
both cases, the Data Protection Storage Server provides end-users with the abilit y to restore data across
the n etwork without the intervention of a system administrator.
The following figures show two example deployment scenarios. Figure 1 shows a typical D ata Protection
Storage Server
deployment in a small-to-medium business environment. In this example, the Data
Protection St
orage Server provides backup services and snapshot capability for local, L A N-attached
file servers.
Snapshot
image
of file
servers
End user
restore
10693a
MSA Arrays
(provided with some DP Storage Servers)
To tape
DP Storage
Server
File servers
Figure 1 S
mall-to-medium business environment
Figure 2 s
hows a typical D a ta Protection Storage Server deployment in a centralized branch office
environ
ment with file servers c onnected remotely through a WAN. Note that in this scenario the Data
Protect
ion Storage Server could physically reside in a c entralized location and take snapshots of file
servers
in branch offices worldwide.
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