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2 device configuration with one host – HP D2D100 Backup System User Manual

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Multiple servers may not back up to a single tape device.

Figure 2

on page 17 shows a configuration with a single host.

Figure 3

on page 18 shows a

configuration with six hosts. See

Connecting and installing the HP D2D Backup System

” on page 23 for

more example configurations.

LAN

Host3

Host2

Host4/5/6

Host1

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HP StorageWorks D2D Backup System

Autoloader 1

1. The Installation wizard has been run on Host 1.
2. The HP D2D Backup System automatically generates an autoloader for the host. The user may specify

the number of slots during installation.

Figure 2 Device configuration with one host

By default, the host sees only one device, the autoloader that has been configured for it during

installation. Data from each host goes to its corresponding autoloader.

Each backup device is visible only to the host for which it has been configured.

A host may have multiple devices configured for it on the HP D2D Backup System, but this means

fewer hosts may be connected (not illustrated, see

Figure 34

on page 61 for an example of

one host with two devices).

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