Getting Started With Stac® Replica™ Backup HP SureStore Tape Edition
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Contents 1 Quick View....................................................................................................1 2 Introduction..................................................................................................3 The Replica Solution for Server Backup.........................................................3 For More Information About Replica ..........................................................3 Upgrading Replica for System Volume Protection.....................................
Contents Caring for Your Tape Cartridges .................................................................. 41 Operating Conditions ............................................................................... 42 Storing Tape Cartridges ........................................................................... 42 Ordering Information.................................................................................... 42 A Tape Drive Specifications .........................................................
1 Quick View This chapter provides a summary table for quickly finding procedures in your Getting Started With Stac Replica™ Backup HP SureStore Tape Edition. If you are an experienced network administrator, you can also use the table as a quick reference guide to the procedures in the document. Shortcut icon Task For more information Install Replica 1. Prepare to install Replica. See Chapter 3 for a list of requirements for the version of Replica that supports your HP NetServer's operating system. 2.
Chapter 1 Shortcut icon Quick View Task 2. For more information From the desktop icon or Start menu, open the immediate backup shortcut. Replica immediately begins backing up the volumes designated in the configuration. Restore files and folders from a mounted tape 1. Insert the backup tape cartridge in the tape drive. 2. From the desktop icon or Start menu, open the restore files shortcut. Replica starts and immediately displays the Mount Tape window. 2 3.
2 Introduction This guide helps you get started using your Stac® Replica™ Backup Software HP SureStore Tape Edition to protect the valuable data stored on your HP NetServer. The guide tells you how to install, set up, and use the software. It also provides instructions for caring for your HP SureStore tape drive and tells you where to find information on performing tape diagnostics.
Chapter 2 Introduction Each guide is available in five languages: English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish. The pathnames for the PDF versions of the Replica Backup User's Guide for Windows NT stored on the Stac Replica Backup Software CD-ROM are: English French German Italian Spanish \stac\eng_nt\manual.pdf \stac\fre_nt\manual.pdf \stac\ger_nt\manual.pdf \stac\ita_nt\manual.pdf \stac\spa_nt\manual.
3 Installing Replica This chapter provides instructions for installing Replica Backup HP SureStore Tape Edition for Windows NT or NetWare. Review the section that applies to the operating system running on your HP NetServer before starting the Replica installation. Installing Replica for Windows NT This section provides instructions for installing Replica and its related files on an HP NetServer running Windows NT.
Chapter 3 Installing Replica If your HP NetServer is running Windows NT 4.0, or Microsoft BackOffice Small Business Server: To install Replica on an HP NetServer running Windows NT 4.0 or Small Business Server, you must first install the T4 device driver. To add the T4 device driver and install Replica: 1. Log in to the HP NetServer as Administrator. 2. Open the Tape Devices icon in the Control Panel group. The system starts scanning for any connected tape drives.
Chapter 3 Installing Replica If you already have the Windows NT drivers on diskette, skip to the section, "Adding a T4 Device Driver." Creating a Drivers Diskette If you don't have an HP NetServer Windows NT drivers diskette, you need to create one before you can install the T4 driver for use with Windows NT 3.51. To create the drivers diskette: 1. Boot the HP NetServer from the HP NetServer Navigator CD-ROM. 2.
Chapter 3 Installing Replica 9. Click the Continue button. 10. When the installation is complete, click Close to exit Tape Device Setup, then close the Setup utility. 11. Shut down Windows NT and reboot the HP NetServer. Installing Replica on Windows NT 3.51 After you have installed the T4 driver on your Windows NT 3.51 system, you can install Replica. To install Replica: 1. Insert the Stac Replica Backup HP SureStore Tape Edition CD-ROM in the HP NetServer CD-ROM drive. 2. Execute the SETUP.
Chapter 3 Installing Replica • At least one supported HP SureStore T4 tape drive and a blank tape cartridge For the administration PC: • Windows 95 • At least 8 MB RAM • At least 4 MB free disk space • A 1.44 MB floppy disk drive • A network connection to the servers protected by Replica • Administrator privileges for server access NOTE For successful installation of Replica on the NetWare server, Windows 95 must be running on the administration PC.
Chapter 3 Installing Replica order to ensure correct operation of all software. Then proceed with the installation instructions below. Installing Replica for use with a NetWare 3.12 or IntranetWare Server 1. From an administration PC running Windows 95, log in to the server as supervisor (or as a user with equivalent privileges). 2. Map a drive letter to the HP NetServer's SYS volume. 3. Insert the Stac Replica Backup HP SureStore Tape Edition CD-ROM in the administration PC's CD-ROM drive. 4.
Chapter 3 Installing Replica TapeAssure is available on your Stac Replica Backup HP SureStore Tape Edition CD-ROM. The pathnames for the utility are: English French German Italian Spanish \tpassure\eng\setup.exe \tpassure\fre\setup.exe \tpassure\ger\setup.exe \tpassure\ita\setup.exe \tpassure\spa\setup.exe Additional information and tips for using TapeAssure can be found on the HP NetServer Support web site.
4 Configuring An Automatic Backup This chapter tells you how to use the Replica's Configuration Wizard to quickly set up the automatic backup of server volumes on a regular schedule. The chapter also provides a section on performing an immediate, "off-schedule" backup of the server volumes you designated for automatic backup with the Wizard. Using Replica Shortcuts Replica's major functions are available as desktop shortcuts.
Chapter 4 Configuring An Automatic Backup Follow these instructions to create a default configuration for automatic backup of an HP NetServer running Windows NT. For an HP NetServer running NetWare, skip to the "Creating a Backup Configuration (NetWare)" section later in this chapter. 1. Insert a blank tape cartridge in the HP SureStore T4 tape drive. 2. From the desktop or Start menu, open the Configuration Wizard shortcut. The Wizard starts and displays a welcome screen. 3.
Chapter 4 Configuring An Automatic Backup The Wizard displays the Drive Selection window listing HP NetServer drives that are available for backup. By default, each drive appears with a red check mark indicating that it is designated for backup. 5. Click the drive icons in the drive list to deselect the drive or drives that you don't want backed up. For example: Figure 4-2.
Chapter 4 Configuring An Automatic Backup Figure 4-3. Backup Schedule Window 7. Use the arrow buttons to specify the time (in 24-hour format) that you want Replica to perform the backup, or select the contents of the Time field and enter the desired time. 8. Click the button that corresponds to the schedule you want (Monday through Friday, or Every day), then click Next.
Chapter 4 Configuring An Automatic Backup The Wizard displays the Backup Check window where you set the time of day at which Replica checks if the next scheduled backup will be successful. Figure 4-5. Backup Check Window 10. Use the arrow buttons to display the time (in 24-hour format) when Replica will perform the backup check, or select the contents of the Time field and enter the desired time.
Chapter 4 Configuring An Automatic Backup Figure 4-6. Backup Summary Window The window displays summary information for the backup configuration, including the volume(s) designated for backup and the target tape drive. 12. Click Finish to complete the setup. Replica displays a message indicating that it is updating the Wizard backup job.
Chapter 4 Configuring An Automatic Backup To configure a default configuration for automatic backup: 1. Insert a blank tape cartridge in the HP SureStore T4 tape drive. 2. From the desktop or Start menu, open the Configuration Wizard shortcut. After an initial startup screen, the Wizard displays the Server Login window where you choose a server for backup. For example: Figure 4-7. Server Login Window 3.
Chapter 4 Configuring An Automatic Backup Figure 4-8. Tape Drive Selection Window IMPORTANT In the Tape Drive Selection window, the HP SureStore T4 tape drive is identified as an HP T4000s drive. Only SureStore drives with the T4000 designation will work with Replica. 4. Choose a tape drive from the menu of available tape drives, then click Next.
Chapter 4 Configuring An Automatic Backup 5. Click volumes in the list to mark the ones you want backed up with a red check. For example: Figure 4-9. Volume Selection Window IMPORTANT The Wizard won't permit you to choose more data than it estimates will fit on a tape in a compressed form (8 GB). If it detects a problem, a warning message appears, asking you to reselect the drives. 6.
Chapter 4 Configuring An Automatic Backup 7. Use the arrow buttons to specify the time (in 12-hour format) that you want Replica to perform the backup, or select the contents of the fields and enter the desired time. 8. Click the button that corresponds to the schedule you want (Monday through Friday or Every day), then click Next. The Managing Your Tapes window appears, providing tips for optimizing your backups by using alternate tapes and storing your tapes at an off-site location. Figure 4-11.
Chapter 4 Configuring An Automatic Backup The window displays summary information for the backup configuration, including the volume(s) designated for backup and the target tape drive. 10. Click Finish to complete the setup. Replica displays a message indicating that it is updating the Wizard backup job. When the update is complete, the configuration you created with the Wizard becomes the default backup configuration--Replica automatically performs the verification and backup at the scheduled time.
Chapter 4 Configuring An Automatic Backup For more information on Status window features, see Chapter 5, "Status," in the Replica Backup User's Guide stored in PDF format on your Stac Replica Backup Software CD-ROM. When the backup is complete, you can click the History tab in the Status window to display any status messages generated during the backup. These messages confirm a successful backup, or tell you why the backup failed.
5 Restoring Files and Folders In case of hardware failure or accidental erasure of files, you can use the Stac Replica Backup HP SureStore Tape Edition's restore files shortcut to mount the appropriate backup tape as a removable drive, then restore the lost or damaged files by simply copying the originals to the desired location. Restoration is a three-step process: mounting the backup tape as a drive, copying the files to the desired location, then dismounting the tape volume.
Chapter 5 Restoring Files and Folders NOTE Replica is optimized for backing up and restoring volumes of data files. To guard against loss of a system volume through catastrophic disk failure, you can upgrade to a commercial version of Replica that supports system volume recovery. (For information on upgrading Replica, see the section, "Upgrading Replica for System Volume Protection," in Chapter 1.
Chapter 5 Restoring Files and Folders NOTE In addition to restoring files from a mounted tape, you can also perform a volume recovery where all of the backed up files from a drive are returned to their original location or to another drive. For more information on volume recovery options, See Chapter 4, "Recovering," of the Stac Replica Backup User's Guide. 3. From the Tape device menu, choose the SureStore tape drive containing the backup tape you want to mount (or accept the default selection). 4.
Chapter 5 Restoring Files and Folders During mounting, the Status window appears, displaying messages about the operation's progress. Figure 5-4. Status Window Displays Messages About Replica's Progress NOTE The mounting of a tape as a removable drive can take between 5 and 10 minutes. When the tape volume is mounted and available for access, the text in the Mount status field changes from Mounting... to Mounted. 8.
Chapter 5 Restoring Files and Folders Restoring Files (NetWare) By mounting the appropriate backup tape as a volume on your HP NetServer, you can quickly restore individual files and folders--without having to first prepare a disk to receive the restored data. To restore files from a mounted tape volume: 1. Insert the tape cartridge containing the backed up files in the tape drive. 2. From the desktop or Start menu under the Replica Program Group, open the restore files shortcut.
Chapter 5 Restoring Files and Folders Figure 5-6. Mount Tape Window NOTE In addition to restoring files from a mounted tape, you can also perform a volume recovery where all of the backed up files from a drive are returned to their original location or to another drive. For more information on volume recovery options, See Chapter 4, "Recovering," of the Stac Replica Backup User's Guide. 4.
Chapter 5 Restoring Files and Folders Figure 5-7. Backed-up Volumes Appear Below the Server Icon 5. Click the name of the volume containing the folders/files that you want to restore. Replica marks the selected volume with a red check. For example: Figure 5-8.
Chapter 5 Restoring Files and Folders 6. From the Tape Library list, select the tape containing the backed up files you want to restore. 7. Click Mount Tape. Replica begins mounting the volume you selected from the server list. 8. Click the Status tab to bring forward the Status page displaying messages about the operation's progress. Figure 5-9. Status Window Displays Messages About Replica's Progress NOTE The mounting of a tape as a removable drive can take between 5 and 10 minutes.
Chapter 5 Restoring Files and Folders 10. After the tape is mounted as a volume and connected to the administration PC, use the Windows Explorer or File Manager to copy the restored files to the proper location. NOTE Do not close the Mount Tape window if you plan to immediately dismount the tape volume--it must be open with the tape volume selected for Replica to dismount the tape.
Chapter 5 Restoring Files and Folders Optimizing Replica File Protection Although Replica Backup HP SureStore Tape Edition is optimized for backing up and restoring data files, there are steps you can take to optimize Replica's file protection capabilities. Separate your data files from system files by storing the data files on volumes other than the drive on which the operating system is installed (typically drive C).
Chapter 5 Restoring Files and Folders Manually Recovering a NetWare System Volume If your NetWare system volume is lost through disk failure or user error, you can restore the SYS volume if you've backed it up to tape. To manually recover a NetWare system volume: 1. From the NetWare console, enter: UNLOAD REPLICA to unload the Replica NLM. 2. Enter: LOAD REPLICA -NOCLIENTS to load Replica in a safe mode.
6 Caring For Your Tape Drive This chapter provides information about caring for your HP SureStore T4 tape drive and its cartridge tapes. Care of the Tape Drive The HP SureStore T4 tape drive is simple to care for. No routine cleaning or maintenance is required. CAUTION Do not clean the tape drive's read-write head. Do not degauss or demagnetize the tape drive's read-write head. This will damage the tape drive.
Chapter 6 Caring For Your Tape Drive Table 6-1. HP SureStore T4-compatible tapes Format Capacity Travan TR-4 (QIC-3095) No Compression: 4.0 GB With Compression*: ~8.0 GB HP Colorado 5 GB No Compression: 2.5 GB With Compression*: ~5.0 GB QIC-Wide (QIC-3095) No Compression: 2.1 GB With Compression*: ~4.2 GB * A compression ratio of 2:1 is assumed for these examples. Actual compressed capacities will vary depending on type of data.
Chapter 6 Caring For Your Tape Drive Figure 6-1. Inserting a tape cartridge 2. Align the tape cartridge with the tape drive's opening and push it firmly into the drive. You will feel it click into place. Note the difference between cartridge types when each is inserted, as shown in Figures 6-2 and 6-3. After the cartridge is inserted, you will hear the sound of the tape being wound back and forth.
Chapter 6 Caring For Your Tape Drive Figure 6-3. QIC-Wide Mini-cartridge CAUTION Interfering with a tape cartridge during operations can cause data loss and may make the tape temporarily unrecordable. During read-write operations (while the operation light on the front panel is flashing), do not: Pull the tape cartridge out of the drive Bump the tape cartridge Turn off the power to the computer If this does happen, you may not be able to read the data currently written to the tape.
Chapter 6 Caring For Your Tape Drive Write-Protecting a Tape Cartridge If you write-protect a tape cartridge, the tape drive can only read data from the tape, not write to it. Use this setting to protect data on the tape cartridge from being erased or overwritten, for example, when you are restoring files from tape. • To write-protect a cartridge, slide the write-protect tab on the cartridge to the right. • To remove write-protection from a cartridge, slide the write-protect tab to the left.
Chapter 6 Caring For Your Tape Drive Operating Conditions Tape cartridges should be used in an environment within the same operational ranges as an HP NetServer: Temperature: Operating 5º C to 35º C Non-operating -40º C to 65º C Humidity Operating Relative humidity of 20% to 80% (non-condensing) Non-operating Relative humidity of 5% to 95% (non-condensing) NOTE If a cartridge has been exposed to conditions outside its operating range, you should acclimatize the cartridge by leaving it in the oper
A Tape Drive Specifications This chapter provides the technical specifications for the HP SureStore T4 tape drive and lists part numbers for compatible tape cartridges, SCSI cables, and accessories.
Appendix A Tape Drive Specifications Power Requirements 100-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz, 1.0A 5V ±5%, 1.2A 12V ±10%, 0.2A Physical Specifications Internal: Dimensions: 43 mm H x 149 mm W x 200 mm D (1.69 in x 5.86 in x 7.87 in) Weight: 0.8 kg (1 lb, 12 oz) External: 44 Dimensions: 635 mm H x 181mm W x 282 mm D (2.5 in x 7.14 in x 11.1 in) Weight: 2.
B Software License, Warranty, and Support HP Software License Agreement ATTENTION: USE OF THE SOFTWARE IS SUBJECT TO THE HP SOFTWARE LICENSE TERMS SET FORTH BELOW. USING THE SOFTWARE INDICATES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE LICENSE TERMS. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THESE LICENSE TERMS, YOU MAY RETURN THE SOFTWARE FOR A FULL REFUND. IF THE SOFTWARE IS BUNDLED WITH ANOTHER PRODUCT, YOU MAY RETURN THE ENTIRE UNUSED PRODUCT FOR A FULL REFUND.
Appendix C Software License, Warranty, and Support Transfer. Your license will automatically terminate upon any transfer of the Software. Upon transfer, you must deliver the Software, including any copies and related documentation, to the transferee. The transferee must accept these License Terms as a condition to the transfer. Termination. HP may terminate your license upon notice for failure to comply with any of these License Terms.
Index 5 5 GB mini-cartridges, 37 A accessories, 42 acclimatizing tapes, 42 B backup check scheduling, 17 backup software:Erase utility, 38 blinking light, 40 bulk eraser, 38 C care instructions, 37 caring for your tape drive, 37 cartridge.
Index for Microsoft Back Office Small Business Server, 6 for Windows NT 3.51, 6 for Windows NT 4.
Index temperature and humidity ranges, 42 write protecting, 41 tape door, 41 tape drive care of, 37 dimensions, 44 weight, 44 tape drive specifications, 43 backup speed, 43 interface, 43 reliability specifications, 43 tape format, 43 tape. See tape cartridge, 42 TapeAssure HP T4 tape drive, 10 installation, 10 Technical support, 46 temperature, conditioning cartridges, 42 TR-4 tape cartridge, 37 inserting, 39 tracking reference points, 38 Travan cartridge.
