This book was written to help backup operators and also to help sysadmins for whom backup is a part of their job. It covers nearly everything that you need to know to maintain an existing Data Protector installation. This book was designed as a one-stop reference which can be given to staff when they start, so that they can ask the right questions to be productive from day one. It can be read as a self-paced guide, or it can be used as part of a short 1-day course (slides available separately). Topics include: What a cell manager is; what an installation server is How to install a Data Protector console Using Manager.exe and what different connection error messages mean Monitoring backup sessions Reviewing backup history Responding to day-to-day issues (mount requests, errors, tape busy) Formatting tapes Logging a support call with HP and collecting debug logs Restoring filesystems Restoring sessions Restoring individual files Restoring virtual machines Restoring individual files from virtual machines using the VMware granular recovery extension