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ETERNUS SFAdvancedCopy Manager 14.0 Operator's Guide forTape Server Option

14.3.1 Hardware requirements

Hardware requirements for restoring user data with this function at the disaster recovery site are explained below.

Because data is transferred from the operation site to the disaster recovery site using portable media (DAI etc.) that store TSM related files described in "14.5.1.2 Saving TSM related files, the tape server at the operation site and that at the disaster recovery site must be able to access the same portable media.

Table 14.2 Hardware requirements at the disaster recovery site

Environment

Target

Hardware resource

Operation site

Tape server

Portable media access device

The disaster recovery site

Tape server

SUN server with Solaris installed

Portable media access device

Storage server

A server of the same platform as that of the storage server that is to process the data to be restored from the operation site

ETERNUS storage system/ETERNUS tape library

Hardware as described in "Hardware Requirements" in the "ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager Installation Guide".

The ETERNUS tape library at the disaster recovery site must be able to read at the tapes used in the backup process at the operation site.

Figure 14.2 Hardware diagram of the disaster recovery site