Starwind VTL with HP Data Protector.

Hi guys.

Who want learn data protector in tape library environment it is good news starwind now supporting Data protector .

Just now i checked it worked with data protector .

just download and install star wind SCSI initiator and VTL . you may need microsoft scsci initiator to configure the VTL. once you configured the VTL in Starwind map it by microsoft scsi initiator you will get a tape drive.

Get into cell manager -> auto configure devices -> you will find startwind tape drive:

Select drive -> fromat : medium id will be intiated

start backup

Normal] From: MSM@test@dp.com "StarWind:Virtual Tape_Test_1va" Time: 9/28/2010 12:20:40 PM

Media session 2010/09/28-4 started.

[Normal] From: MMA-NDMP@test@dp.com "StarWind:Virtual Tape_Test_1va" Time: 9/28/2010 12:20:41 PM

STARTING Media Agent "StarWind:Virtual Tape_Test_1va"

[Warning] From: MMA-NDMP@test@dp.com "StarWind:Virtual Tape_Test_1va" Time: 9/28/2010 12:20:41 PM

[90:123] Tape0:0:0:0C

Unknown device, please check device support matrix

[Normal] From: MSM@test@dp.com "StarWind:Virtual Tape_Test_1va" Time: 9/28/2010 12:20:42 PM

ANSI label medium found.

Initialization allowed.

[Normal] From: MMA-NDMP@test@dp.com "StarWind:Virtual Tape_Test_1va" Time: 9/28/2010 12:20:42 PM

Tape0:0:0:0C

Initializing new medium: "Default Tape_1"

[Normal] From: MSM@test@dp.com "StarWind:Virtual Tape_Test_1va" Time: 9/28/2010 12:20:43 PM

New medium added to pool: Default Tape

MediumID: 02010a0a:4ca19042:0ee4:0001

Label: Default Tape_1

Location:

[Normal] From: MMA-NDMP@test@dp.com "StarWind:Virtual Tape_Test_1va" Time: 9/28/2010 12:20:44 PM

COMPLETED Media Agent "StarWind:Virtual Tape_Test_1va"

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1 media out of 1 successfully initialized.

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hp dataprotector 6.0 and virtual tape library, firing backup and found error

I tried VTL in HP data protector 6.0 . the drive detected as tape drive and media as default tape media. but when i tried to create media pool using this tape drive i am unable to format. but when i scanned tape drive it is showing the tape drive consist a blank media. but media pool not created saying that unable to intiate the medium. i hope it may mis configuration ???? (be cause hp dp having special option VTL in its device option i have to go through support matrix mean while i am posting my experience with vtl and DP. above screens are from adding device to error message that saying unable format the media.
(Arrow and highlets are showing critical messages in the process).

Firing Backup Using VTL Tape Drive

Creating backup


Manually initiating a full backup on VTL


backup queued ------------------------------------


In Above screen you can see the backup has been fired on VTL and it is done successfully.(arrow marks on screen).


in this i fired a little bit backup actually my VTL drive capacity is 2gb but for testing purpose a fired around 5mb data on that .