What is HP Data Protector KM?

HP Data Protector KM is a standard Knowledge Module (KM) that enables you to monitor your HP Data Protector infrastructure in BMC TrueSight Operations Management or BMC Helix Operations Management.

Technically, HP Data Protector KM is composed of:

• A KM for PATROL:

  • Compatible with Linux, Windows, Solaris, HP-UX, and IBM AIX
  • Deployable and configurable through TrueSight/Helix CMA
  • Configurable through Monitoring Studio X Web UI

• A Component for TrueSight Presentation Server (TSPS)

  • Enables the configuration of HP Data Protector KM and facilitates the interaction with the PATROL Agent through the user-friendly Monitoring Studio X Web interface.

There are two possible options to setup HP Data Protector KM and the PATROL Agent:

• Remote Monitoring: Install the KM and the Agent on a dedicated managed node that monitors one or more HP Data Protector cell managers remotely.
• Local Monitoring: Install the KM and the Agent on the HP Data Protector cell managers directly to monitor locally.

Standard KM for PATROL

HP Data Protector KM monitors every component of HP Data Protector to ensure it runs efficiently 24 hours a day:

• Clients: status
• Daemons: processor utilization, memory size, number of processes found, and status
• Databases: file and file system space utilization and status
• Sessions: status, duration, data throughput and time elapsed since last backup, comparative statistics
• Log files: size, content, growth rate, file system space utilization
• Cell Manager: status of local and remote nodes
• Mounts Requests: any manual mount request elapsed time and status
• Specifications && Specification Clients: elapsed backup time, size, duration, throughput of full and incremental backups
• Libraries and Devices: library and device status and loaded media by category
• Media Pools: capacity and count

As a KM for PATROL, HP Data Protector KM runs natively on the BMC PATROL Agent. The monitored objects and metrics and their configuration are automatically integrated into the various BMC consoles:

• TrueSight Operations Management or Helix Operations Management
• TrueSight Central Monitoring Administration (CMA)
• TrueSight Infrastructure Management
• PATROL Console (Classic)
• PATROL Central - Windows Edition
• PATROL Central - Web Edition

Since HP Data Protector KM,

• detects backup and restore errors
• helps prevent backup system failures
• detects disk or tape space shortages
• helps identify bottlenecks and optimize the backup specifications

it ensures maximum backup application availability and maximum data protection.