Converting Microsoft dpm Replica and RP volumes into Virtual Tape Format

Question

Hello All, 
We need to migrate protected data-source that is from P3000 to D
We purchased a HP Storeonce 2700  backup device and it does not support iSCSI disk. It support iSCSI tape, that is iscsi connection to Virtual Tape library. 
The problem is how can I migrate my replica and recovery-point-volumes to Tape Drives (VTL).
Can I convert disk data to tape format.

Answer 1

Hi,
The best you can do it add long term tape backup goal in each protection group - then you can use the below DPM power shell script to make a backup for all PG's to tape.  That will only backup to tape the "last" successful disk based recovery
point.
# prompts Shortterm or longterm backup type.
# prompts for protection group name or ALLPG to backup.
# Will backup PG's to tape and if verify is set on the PG the verify will run.
# Tested on DPM 2012 R2
# Last Modified 3-5-2014
# CHANGE LOG
# ==========
# Ver 2.1 - listed PG's for goal selected
# Ver 2.0 - Added shorthand for longterm shortterm, allowed to select ALL PG's, verified choices and added error checking
# Ver 1.0 - Basic choices and only allowed a single PG.
cls
write-host
write-host "version 2.1"
$DPMservername= (&hostname)
disconnect-dpmserver (&hostname)
connect-dpmserver (&hostname)
write-host
write-host
write-host
if(!$protectiontype)
$protectiontype = read-host "Select Tape Protection type L or S to run (L)ongterm or (S)hortterm) tape jobs"
If ($Protectiontype -eq 'L')
$protectiontype = 'Longterm'
write-host "$protectiontype Selected"
Write-host ""
$protectedgroups = get-protectiongroup $dpmservername | where { $_.ProtectionMethod -like "*Long-term using tape*"}
$protectedgroups.FriendlyName
else
If ($Protectiontype -eq 'S')
$protectiontype = 'Shortterm'
write-host "$protectiontype Selected"
Write-host ""
$protectedgroups = get-protectiongroup $dpmservername | where { $_.ProtectionMethod -like "*Short-term using tape*"}
$protectedgroups.FriendlyName
else
write-host "Incorrect goal type selected - type L or S `n" -foregroundcolor yellow
exit 0
#check for PG with ST goals
If ($Protectiontype -eq 'Shortterm')
if(!$pgname)
$pgname = read-host "Enter a Protection Group Name or ALLPG "
if ($pgname -eq 'ALLPG')
$protectedgroups = get-protectiongroup $dpmservername | where { $_.ProtectionMethod -like "*Short-term using tape*"}
else
$protectedgroups = Get-ProtectionGroup $DPMservername | where { $_.FriendlyName -eq $pgname} | where { $_.ProtectionMethod -like "*Short-term using tape*"}
else
#check for PG with LT goals
if(!$pgname)
$pgname = read-host "Enter a Protection Group Name or ALLPG "
if ($pgname -eq 'ALLPG')
$protectedgroups = get-protectiongroup $dpmservername | where { $_.ProtectionMethod -like "*Long-term using tape*"}
else
$protectedgroups = Get-ProtectionGroup $DPMservername | where { $_.FriendlyName -eq $pgname} | where { $_.ProtectionMethod -like "*Long-term using tape*"}
if(!$protectedgroups)
write-host "NO PG with goal" $protectiontype "type selected`n" -foregroundcolor yellow
exit 0
foreach ($pgname in $protectedgroups)
write-host "`nGetting protection group" $pgname.friendlyname "in" $DPMservername "..."
$clipg = Get-ProtectionGroup $DPMservername | where { $_.FriendlyName -eq $pgname.friendlyname}
if($clipg -eq $abc)
Throw "No PG found"
write-Output "Getting DS from PG" $pgname.friendlyname "..."
$backupds = @(Get-Datasource $clipg)
foreach ($ds in $backupds)
write-host
write-host "Creating Recovery point for $ds" -foreground yellow
$j = New-RecoveryPoint -Datasource $ds -Tape -ProtectionType $protectiontype
$jobtype = $j.jobtype
Write-Output "$jobtype Job has been triggerred..."
# To serialize, wait for completion, and get final status, uncomment the below lines.
#write-host "Waiting for $jobtype job to complete" -nonewline
#while (! $j.hascompleted ){ write-host "." -nonewline; start-sleep 5}
#write-host
#if ($j.status -eq "Succeeded")
# Write-host "Job $Jobtype completed successfully..."
# $rp = @(get-recoverypoint $ds | ? { $_.datalocation -eq 'Media'})
# $rpl = get-recoverypointlocation $rp[$rp.count-1]
# $gt = get-tape -recoverypointlocation $rpl
# $gtt += $gt
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