HP Announces Support for Windows 2000 Active Directory

HP has announced its OpenView OmniBack II solution is the first to provide highly reliable data-protection services for Windows 2000 server environments. This comprehensive solution supports the Active Directory directory service in the Microsoft Windows 2000 operating system, ensuring high-quality backup and recovery solutions for mission-critical environments.

Key Takeaways:

  • HP OpenView OmniBack II is the first solution to provide highly reliable data-protection services for Windows 2000 server environments.
  • It supports the Active Directory directory service in the Microsoft Windows 2000 operating system.
  • HP OpenView OmniBack II reliably protects the Active Directory, Certificate and File Replication services for Windows 2000 environments.
  • The solution provides backup and restore of the Windows 2000 file system, including support for volume mount points, directory junctions, and the encrypted file system.
  • HP OpenView OmniBack II achieves industry-leading results, with backup transactions of 622GB/hour, the fastest throughput with the least impact on the transaction-processing rate of the database.
  • The solution implements all backup and restore features of Microsoft SQL Server 7.0, including full, differential, and parallel database backups, and backup of single databases on multiple devices.

Statistics:

  • Backup transactions: 622GB/hour
  • Throughput: fastest with the least impact on the transaction-processing rate of the database
  • Database size: up to 622GB in a single hour
  • Backup features: full, differential, and parallel database backups, and backup of single databases on multiple devices
  • Release date: HP OpenView OmniBack II supports the Active Directory directory service in the Microsoft Windows 2000 operating system.

Sources:

  • "HP Announces Support for Windows 2000 Active Directory" (Business Wire, March 22, 1999)
  • www.openview.hp.com/omniback
  • www.microsoft.com/sql
  • Microsoft Corp.: Edmund Muth, group product manager, Windows NT Server & Infrastructure
  • HP OpenView and its solutions: http://www.openview.hp.com
  • HP: http://www.hp.com
  • Microsoft Corp.: http://www.microsoft.com