Are you running 6.2 of HP Data Protector? Upgrade to the latest (Windows) patches to ensure vSphere 5 compatability: Core – DPWIN_00527 Cell Server – DPWIN_00529 Cell Console – DPWIN_00530 Media Agent – DPWIN_00516 Disk Agent – DPWIN_00515 Virtual Environment – DPWIN_00531 It should be noted that a previous patch (00528) did have a patch …
Tag Archive: HP
Jan 16
HP Data Protector 6.21 Available
HP has released Data Protector 6.21 which now includes the HP StoreOnce de-duplication engine. This enables the delivery of high performance and resource efficient software based de-duplication which helps improve utilization of storage across the enterprise. This helps maximise existing IT resources, such as disk based backup storage, and meet stringent service levels (backup windows …
Dec 05
HP Discover 2011
HP made several announcments at HP Discover 2011 – Vienna, some new backup kit, some additions to HP Data Protector and a new NAS based device, all designed to optimize the information infrastructure. The B6200 StoreOnce Backup System is the fastest deduplication solution in its class and the only one to offer complete high availability …
Jul 09
3par hardware to be replaced
HP may be thinking of replacing the hardware that comes with its 3par storage offering. The software is the best component of the storage array, baring its brilliant ASIC, but HP are trying to sort out the imbalance between the software and the hardware. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/07/08/hp_replacing_3par_hw/
Jun 13
VirtualSystems in a box
HP has released 3 new models in its VirtualSystem Portfolio, the VS1, VS2 and VS3 each capable of supporting a number of virtual machines out of the box, and all based on the HP Converged Infrastructure solutions. These are basically Converged Infrastructure, virtualisation platforms in a box (or a rack in this case!) This solution …