HP One-Button Disaster Recovery (OBDR) Solution for ProLiant Servers Reference Guide

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One button disaster recovery (OBDR)
The principle behind OBDR is simple. The tape drive is used to perform full system backups in the normal way. However, additional Disaster
Recovery information is automatically written to the tape at the same time. Using a patented process, the tape drive is able to emulate a CD-
ROM drive so that during a Disaster Recovery the computer can boot from this drive. Once the boot process has completed, the tape drive
switches back into “normal” mode and proceeds with restoring data.
IMPORTANT: Your system’s ability to boot from CD-ROM is normally enabled by default. If you have changed this setting, you will
need to enable it again. Refer to your system BIOS manual for further details.
The reliability of a Disaster Recovery strategy depends on the frequency and skill with which it is done. Because OBDR backups are quick and
simple to perform, they are more likely to be done on a regular basis. In addition, the simplicity of the backup process leaves very little scope
for user error and allows even the non-technical to backup and restore a complex system.
Requirements
HP tape drive and server support
HP One-Button Disaster Recovery (OBDR) for ProLiant servers is a feature on HP DAT and Ultrium tape drives. To check whether your ProLiant
system (hardware, operating system and backup software) is OBDR compatible, please refer to our World Wide Web site
www.hp.com/go/obdr.
If your server does not support OBDR, you can still use your HP tape device to back up and restore data. However, you must remember to create
a separate set of emergency recovery disks for your operating system whenever you change your system configuration.
Barracuda’s (BN) Yosemite Server Backup Basic
Barracuda’s (BN) Yosemite Server Backup Basic is available at www.barracudaware.com/ysbbasic
Option to download Barracuda’s (BN) Yosemite Server Backup Basic free of charge is included with all HP DAT and Ultrium tape drives
Yosemite Server Backup Basic has a free evaluation period of 60 days
A permanent license key can be obtained after registering Barracuda’s (BN) Yosemite Server Backup Basic at no cost
Creating the OBDR tape using Barracuda’s (BN) Yosemite Server Backup Basic
Before an OBDR recovery can be made an OBDR tape must be created. The procedure for creating an OBDR tape using Barracuda’s (BN)
Yosemite Server Backup Basic is simple. Once Barracuda’s (BN) Yosemite Server Backup Basic is installed, every full backup with overwrite that
is performed will create an OBDR disaster recovery tape. No additional work is required.
1. Log into the Barracuda’s (BN) Yosemite Server Backup Basic Domain.