Hp XP P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Software Manuel d'utilisateur Page 1

HP StorageWorks P9000 Replication ManagerSoftwareUser GuidePart number: TB584-96030Ninth edition: August 2011

Displaying My Copy Groups ... 273Displaying My Copy Groups workflo

Display example of My Copy GroupsIf the copy groups registered in My Copy Groups have a multi-target configuration or cascadeconfiguration, the relati

In this example, the secondary volume of Copy Group_A and Copy Group_B is the primary volumeof Copy Group_C.If a 3DC multi-target configuration is use

Example (2)In this example, the secondary volume of Copy Group_A is used as the primary volume of CopyGroup_D and Copy Group_E, both of which have the

Creating My Copy GroupsTo create My Copy Groups:1. From the Explorer menu, choose My Groups and then My Copy Groups.The My Copy Groups subwindow appea

Organizing resources104

8 Setting up storage systemsYou can use Replication Manager to replicate volumes or change copy pair definitions. It is necessaryto configure prerequi

• Setting up pool volumes, page 116Storage system setup functionsThe following table shows the functions for setting up storage systems, user permissi

PermissionsExplorer menuViewModifyAdminMenu commandSubmenuYYYStorage SystemsResourcesLegend:Y: Can be executed with this permission.Prerequisite setti

About creating V-VOLsReplication Manager supports creation of V-VOLs on storage system configurations. This function isonly supported for XP24000/XP20

Permitted V-VOL operations based on CVS installationThe operations that can be performed on V-VOLs depend on whether CVS (Open Volume Management)has b

LDEV display format ... 299Viewing LUN informati

Related topics• About creating V-VOLs, page 108• About the Create V-VOL Wizard, page 109Creating V-VOLsTo create V-VOLs:1. From the Explorer menu, cho

15. On the 3. Setup V-VOLs page, assign LDEV numbers to the V-VOLs by selecting the Specify startnumber of V-VOL(s) check box and specifying the start

Related topics• About Add Command Devices Wizard, page 113About command devicesA command device is necessary in order for P9000 RAID Manager (a prereq

NOTE:To link Replication Manager with the Device Manager agent running on a VMware ESX 4.x or ESXi4.x guest OS, make sure that the Device Manager Agen

5. Add command devices as instructed by the wizard.The added command devices are displayed in the Open subwindow.Related topics• About command devices

The following table lists whether you can specify a remote path depending on a combination of thelocal and remote storage systems.Whether to specify a

Creating a remote pathTo create a remote path:1. From the Explorer menu, select Resources, and then Storage Systems.The Storage Systems subwindow appe

NOTE:As of Replication Manager 7.1.1, mainframe THP volumes are supported for the HP P9500 platform.Replication Manager allows you to specify pools wh

XP24000/XP20000/HP P9500XP12000/XP10000/SVS200RequirementYYVolume not used in a NASYYSame controller in a poolYYFC and SATA do not coexistYNSSD, FC, a

Adding poolsTo add a pool:1. From the Explorer menu, choose Resources and then Storage Systems.The Storage Systems subwindow appears.2. Expand the obj

Explorer menu items for alert management ... 320Enabling or disabling alert set

For each journal group, you can specify journal options. Specify each item according to the journalgroup status. To view items that can be specified a

HP P9500XP24000/XP20000XP12000/XP10000/SVS200RequirementYYNEncrypted and non-encrypted volumescannot coexistLegend:Y: This requirement applies.N: This

The Create Journal Group Wizard provides the following functions:• List to choose an available journal group ID for a new journal group• CU, Capacity,

2. Expand a storage system, to open up the storage system information, and click Open.The storage system detailed information is displayed in the Appl

Setting up storage systems124

9 Customizing monitoring parametersThe best practice is to customize Replication Manager before starting operations. You can customizeReplication Mana

Copy pair statusAn alert is sent when a copy pair achieves a specified status. This condition can be specified for anindividual copy pair or for a cop

Alert completionAlerts are automatically marked as Completed according to the criteria in the following table.Table 7 Alert completion conditionsCompl

TIP:Note the following:• The best practice is to configure alert settings before starting Replication Manager operations -either during initial setup

Launching the Create Alert Setting WizardYou can launch the Create Alert Setting Wizard from the following locations on the web interfacedepending on

Viewing settings for automatic account locking ... 347Changing settings for au

3. To select copy groups from a list, select the check boxes of the copy groups for which you wantto set monitoring conditions and click Create Alerts

3. Select the check boxes of the copy pairs for which you want to set monitoring conditions, andthen click Create Alerts.The Create Alert Setting Wiza

3. To select copy groups from a list, select the check boxes of the copy groups where you want toset monitoring conditions, and click Create Alerts. I

5. On the JNLGs page, select the check boxes of the journal groups where you want to set monitoringconditions, and then click Create Alerts.The Create

5. On the Pools page, select the check boxes of the pools where you want to set monitoringconditions, and then click Create Alerts.The Create Alert Se

5. Under the Copy Licenses tab, select the check boxes of the copy types where you want to setmonitoring conditions, and then click Create Alerts.The

8. Confirm the settings that will be applied, and then click Confirm.The 6. Finish page appears.9. Click Finish.The settings specified in the wizard a

2. Use the message IDs in the event log to identify the date and time when an individual pairmanagement server (host) started or ended the pair status

TIP:If the total number of data items (including alerts, C/T delta, event logs, sidefile, journal volume usage,and pool volume usage, but excluding ta

10 Managing pair life cycleReplication Manager allows you to specify copy pair configuration definitions in open systems inwhich the storage system ty

Roll-forward versus point-in-time restores ... 385Restoring in units of inf

PermissionsFunctionViewModifyAdminYYYViewing a list of tasksNYYEditing tasksNYYDeleting tasksNYYCanceling tasksYYYViewing a list of workflowsNYYEditin

Legend:Y: Can be executed with this permission.About the pair management wizardsReplication Manager provides two pair management wizards. The Pair Con

Launching the Pair Configuration WizardYou can launch the Pair Configuration Wizard from the following locations on the web interface: • Unpaired LUN

Conditions when the wizard cannot be launchedMethod forlaunching the wiz-ard• The LU is a command device or a remote command device.• The LU has been

Defining copy pairs and pair groupsThis module discusses how copy pair configuration definitions are created and tasks for defining copypairs and pair

• Secondary volume (S-VOL): The destination volume to which the contents of the primary volumeare copied.• Secondary-primary volume (SP-VOL): The volu

About copy pair configuration definitionsCopy pair configuration definitions are generated when a new copy group is created. Pre-existingcopy pair con

About configuration definition file formatsNew configuration definition files (HORCM configuration files) can be generated in eitherHORCM_LDEV format

on permitted copy types for copy pair configuration definitions for different storage system types, see“Storage system conditions for pair configurati

Prerequisites for pair configuration (mainframe systems)The following items need to be verified before performing mainframe pair configuration operati

27 Support and other resources ... 429Contacting HP ...

• Replication Manager must recognize the command device in the storage system.• Multiple volumes that belong to different storage systems must not be

Candidate storage systemCopy typeThe storage system is the same as the primary storage systemBusiness CopyThe storage system satisfies both the follow

3. Click Apply.The filtered list of candidate volumes is displayed on the Result tab.4. From the displayed tree structure on the Results tab, select t

2. Click Edit Pair Name.The Edit Pair Name dialog box appears.3. In the Pair Name Setting pane, specify the new pair name for the selected pair.4. If

as nodes in a tree structure on the Results tab. By selecting the parent node of a group, you canselect up to 100 candidate volumes in a single opera

About assigning CTGID/JNLGID for copy pairsConsistency groups and Journal groups can be configured for any asynchronous copy pair. ReplicationManager

3. Use the Pair Configuration Wizard (mainframe) to define the mainframe Cnt Ac-S pairs. On the3. Group Management page, perform the following:1. Assi

Creating copy groupsA copy group is created by assigning copy pairs to a pair group. For open systems pair configuration,copy groups can be created on

Associating pair groups with copy groupsTo associate pair groups with a copy group:1. If you are creating a copy pair configuration definition from a

Creating a container with multiple copy groups (mainframesystems)To create a container with multiple copy groups:1. Select a volume without a copy pai

FiguresTwo site configuration in an open system ... 251Example system configuration i

Defining multi-target and cascade configurationsThis module discusses information about multi-target and cascade configurations and procedures forcrea

Requirements for the copy type when creating a multi-target configurationCopy type of the pair group to be connected by group additionCopy type ofthe

Permitted topologies for cascade and multi-target configurationsThe following restrictions apply when creating cascade or multi-target configurations

Alternative configuration to im-plement requirementRequirement for configurationUnsupported configurationCreate CTGs in the cascade sourceaccording to

2. To create a multi-target configuration, select a primary volume, and then click the Add Groupbutton. To create a cascade configuration, select a se

For example, if you create copy groups A and B, which constitute a multi-target configuration, andcopy groups C and D, which constitute a cascade conf

• Failure: Indicates that the task failed. When you select Failure, an error window appears. Readthe message in the error window.• Success: Indicates

• modify file (delete): Deletes a pair from a copy group definition file. This type of task only deletesor edits a copy group definition file. It does

3. Specify the following options on the Task Options tab:Executes the task at a specified date and time.Execution Request TimeSpecifies whether to cre

4. For open systems pair configuration, on the Pair Setting tab, select target copy pairs and enableor disable options for copy pair settings.TIP:The

TablesPair management server configurations ... 341Parameters for backup server cal

Related topics• Deleting tasks, page 170• About task statuses, page 165Deleting tasksYou can delete tasks related to operations on copy pairs that wer

definitions)” on page 171. The copy group definition file can be distributed to multiple destinationhosts (targets). This distribution occurs when the

Conditions for changing copy group distribution primary hostThe following condition must be satisfied before a copy group distribution primary host ca

Confirming distribution hostsTo confirm target distribution hosts and last distributed time:1. Display the copy group information in the host or pair

• The tasks performed in the wizard might be divided between a storage system administrator whomanages the storage system resources and an application

To edit a workflow:1. From the Explorer menu, choose Tasks and then Workflows.The Workflows subwindow appears.2. Select the check box of a workflow yo

• About workflows, page 173• Viewing a list of workflows, page 174Managing copy pair configuration definitionsThis module describes tasks for managing

CAUTION:Observe the following precautions:• While a copy pair configuration definition is being edited, do not use storage system operationmanagement

status such as when the associated task is in execution ready status or has failed. You can edit thecompleted workflow created upon completion of the

5. Define a list of copy pairs that you want to include in the pair group, by selecting the primaryand secondary volumes in the Candidate List pane. F

18

When you add a new copy group to existing copy groups, copy types to be displayed differ dependingon the copy types of the volumes selected in Copy To

Copy type of the pair group to be connected by group additionCopy type of selected volumeContinuousAccess Journ-alContinuousAccess Asyn-chronousContin

6. Click the Next button.The 3. Group Management page appears. The created pairs are displayed on the 3. GroupManagement page.7. Click the Next button

6. Select a copy type from the Copy Type drop down list.CAUTION:Pair configuration can fail if the specified copy type is different from the one consi

5. In the Edit Group window, edit the parameters of the copy group configuration definition file byspecifying the following settings:• Mainframe host

Default valueDisplayed itemsOption nameCopy type1Integer values from 0 to 3Note: If you want to concurrentlyuse Continuous Access Journaland Continuou

The EXCTG options are available on the Edit Group window, when multiple CTGIDs exist on theContinuous Access Journal copy group. These options enable

3. Read the wizard page, and then click the Next button.The 2. Pair Association page appears. The copy topology (configuration of the related copygrou

2. In the displayed subwindow, select a copy group. Alternatively, make sure that copy groupinformation is displayed, and then click Pair Management.T

2. Perform a storage system refresh to load configuration definition files into Device Manager andReplication Manager. Refresh all the storage systems

PrefaceThis document describes how to use the HP StorageWorks P9000 Replication Manager software.User Guide 19

Performing pair operationsThis module describes supported pair operations and procedures for changing copy pair status:• About copy pair operations, p

Copy typeOptionCopy pair opera-tionSnapshotBusiness CopyContinuous AccessAsynchronous or Con-tinuous Access JournalContinuous Ac-cess Synchron-ousNNY1

Copy pair operation options that can be set for each copy typeDescriptionCopy TypeCopy Pair OperationOption ValuesBCCntAc-JCntAc-ACntAc-SIf the value

DescriptionCopy TypeCopy Pair OperationOption ValuesBCCntAc-JCntAc-ACntAc-SIf the value is On, the status will be changed to Pairimmediately.If the va

Operation target is copy pairor C/T GroupOperation target is copy groupCopy typeSynchronizationDirectionSynchronizationDirectionFlush(*), PurgeBlank (

Details of copy pair operation options (mainframe systems)Copy type: Cnt Ac-SRemarksDefaultvalueSpecifiable val-uesItem specifiedOptionsPair com-mandF

RemarksDefaultvalueSpecifiable val-uesItem specifiedOptionsPair com-mandon: A copy pair is created even whenthe S-VOL (or P-VOL when Reverse isspecifi

Copy type: Cnt Ac-A/Cnt Ac-JRemarksDefaultvalueSpecifiable val-uesItem specifiedOptionsPair com-mandForward: The SUSPOP status is set so that thecopy

RemarksDefaultvalueSpecifiable val-uesItem specifiedOptionsPair com-mandSELECT(ALL),VOLUNIT is specified in the BCMcommand. The command is also execut

RemarksDefaultvalueSpecifiable val-uesItem specifiedOptionsPair com-mandSELECT(ALL),VOLUNIT is specified in the BCMcommand. The command is also execut

Legal and notice information© Copyright 2010-2011 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Confidential computer software. Valid license from HP requi

Preface20

RemarksDefaultvalueSpecifiable val-uesItem specifiedOptionsPair commandThe values Read Only and Read Write aredisplayed in this order.Read OnlyRead On

RemarksDefaultvalueSpecifiable val-uesItem specifiedOptionsPair commandon: A copy pair is created even when theS-VOL (or P-VOL when Reverse is specifi

The copy pair status can be displayed at various levels: for example, for an individual copy group,or for the type of volume replication functionality

Conditions for determining copy pair status 1/3 (for Continuous Access Asynchronous, Continuous AccessSynchronous and Continuous Access Journal)Copy p

Conditions for determining copy pair status 2/3 (for Continuous Access Asynchronous, Continuous AccessSynchronous and Continuous Access Journal)Copy p

Copy pair state of the primary volumeCopy pairstate of thesecondaryvolumeSplit (PSUSor HOLD)Split (HOLD-TRNS)Split (CH-KJNL)Split (PSUSor HOLD)Split (

Copy pair state of the primary volumeCopy pairstate ofthe second-ary volumeUnknownSimplex(SMPL) orSimplex(SIMPLEX)Pair (PAIRor PFUL)or Pair (DU-PLEX)P

Copy pair state of the primary volumeCopy pair state ofthe secondaryvolumeSuspendingor Deleting(TRANS)Split (PSUSor HOLD)Split(SUSPOP)Split (SUS-PVS)E

Copy pair state of the primary volumeCopy pair state of thesecondary volumeUnknownSimplex(SMPL) orSimplex(SIMPLEX)Pair (PAIR orPFUL) or Pair(DUPLEX)Pa

for Business Continuity Manager Software), Device Manager, and by storage system operationmanagement software (such as Remote Web Console). The follow

1 IntroductionThis chapter provides an overview of Replication Manager features and architecture. It also providesan introduction to supported system

Copy typeCopy pair statusin Remote WebConsoleCopy pair statusin P9000 RAIDManagerCopy pair statusin Device Man-agerCopy pair stateBC/Snapshot/CntAc-S/

Copy typeCopy pair status in Re-mote Web ConsoleCopy pair status in HPStorageWorks P9000for Business ContinuityManager SoftwareCopy pair stateBC/Cnt A

TIP:As of Replication Manager version 6.3, mainframe pair status information can be obtained usingDevice Manager (without HP StorageWorks P9000 for Bu

About changing copy pair statusReplication Manager allows you to change the copy pair status in open and mainframe systems. Pairstatus change operatio

Pair status conditions where the pair status can be changed (1/2) (when the target is a copy group)Continuous AccessAsynchronousContinuous AccessSynch

Continuous AccessAsynchronousContinuous AccessSynchronousBusiness CopyCopy pair state----splitresyncrestoredeleteCopying (Reverse)splitresyncrestorede

TIP:Notes about pair status transitions:• If a selected copy group includes a copy pair whose copy pair state is Error (PSUE) or Errorin LUSE, the sta

n/aContinuous AccessJournalSnapshotCopy pair stateThe same primaryvolume is notshared2The same primaryvolume is shared1--splitresyncrestoredeletesplit

1. This column lists the selectable copy pair statuses when the copy group contains copy pairs thathave the same primary volume.2. This column lists t

n/aContinuousAccessJournalSnapshotContinuousAccessAsynchron-ousContinuousAccessSynchron-ousBusinessCopyCopy pairstateThe SamePrimaryVolume IsNotShared

Replication Manager featuresReplication Manager provides the following features to assist storage administrators:• Centralized management of a replica

n/aContinuousAccessJournalSnapshotContinuousAccessAsynchron-ousContinuousAccessSynchron-ousBusinessCopyCopy pairstateThe SamePrimaryVolume IsNotShared

Continuous AccessJournalContinuous AccessAsynchronousContinuous AccessSynchronousBusiness CopyDetails of copygroup or copypair statuses----Invalid----

TIP:The operation that can be selected is determined based on the copy directions of the definition andentity and on the pair status. The Resync optio

TIP:Note the following:• When the wizard finishes processing, a task is automatically registered for each copy group. Youcannot edit these tasks becau

To launch the Change Pair Status Wizard using the Change Pair Status button:1. Display the information about the group or container containing the cop

6. Set the operation (Pair Operation) and options to change the pair status and click Next.The Confirm page appears.CAUTION:Please check the following

2.Click the icon of the copy group or container that contains the copy pairs whose pair statusyou want to change.The Change Pair Status Wizard start

• When performing operations on EXCTGs (mainframe systems), page 201Changing the copy pair status for multiple copy pairs (batch operation)To change t

6. Set the operation (Pair Operation) and options to change the pair status, and then click the Nextbutton.The Confirm page appears.CAUTION:Please con

5. Confirm whether the pair is in Pair status.6. On the Tasks window, verify task has completed by checking if the task status is Success.Related topi

Modification of replication structuresReplication Manager provides capabilities to configure additional copy pairs as business operationsexpand and im

CAUTION:Take note of the following points:• Advanced operations can be performed per copy group or per copy pair.• Because the copy pair status cannot

Swap operationThis operation is used to switch work from the primary site to the secondary site. When you executethis operation, the primary volume an

takeover-recovery operation depend on the options specified, so you must check the copy pair statusand select the options accordingly. The table below

Workflow refer-enceProcedure using the Change Pair Status WizardScenarioTakeback: 3To switch an application to the primary site, execute anadvanced sw

Workflow refer-enceProcedure using the Change Pair Status WizardScenarioTakeover: 1To switch the application to the secondary site, executean advanced

Figure 6 Takeover workflowFigure 7 Takeback workflowUser Guide 235

NOTE:The takeback flowchart assumes that a configuration definition file exists. If no pair configurationdefinition file exists for the copy pair, or

Figure 8 Alert settings and volume reversalAlerts set for copy group CG1 are not valid for the copy group CG1 with reversed primary andsecondary volum

P9000 RAID ManagerChange Pair Status WizardOptionCommandOptionOperation-m noreadRead disable (secondary)-m grpAssign CTG for At-TimeSplit1-fg fencelev

P9000 RAID ManagerDescriptionChange Pair Status WizardOptionCommandOptionOperationn/ahorctakeover -SPerforms S-VOL takeover.Nonetakeover-t timeoutSpec

manage the hosts by registering the instance of HP StorageWorks P9000 for Business ContinuityManager Software or P9000 mainframe agent installed on ea

This module includes the following topics:• About virtual command devices, page 240• Prerequisites for virtual command device configurations, page 242

Figure 9 Configuration using SVP as virtual command deviceNOTE:If the SVP is used as the virtual command device, there is no need to set up a Virtual

Figure 10 Configuration with Virtual Command Device serverPrerequisites for virtual command device configurationsThe following requirements apply to v

PrerequisiteTargetThe serial numbers of the storage systems managed by the Device Manager servermust be unique.Storage systemP9000 RAID Manager 01-25-

2. Specify the IP address of the SVP in the HORCM_CMD section of the HORCM configuration file.3. Add copy groups to the HORCM configuration file.4. Ex

7. Follow the procedure for “Refreshing configuration information manually for each informationsource” on page 265. The new copy groups are displayed

4. Confirm that user authentication was successful. Make sure the P9000 RAID Managerauthentication files were created using the same account names (wi

• Set the value of the hdvmagtif.PollingInterval property of the agentif.propertiesfile to 60 or higher.After changing these properties, restart the s

NOTE:Although copy groups defined in storage can be managed through virtual command devices, use ofa Virtual Command Device server is not supported.Pr

To recover from this condition, go to the database server (file server) and repeat the following stepsfor all of the pair volumes that are targets of

Figure 1 Two site configuration in an open systemUser Guide 25

2. Select the process of Application Agent (the process with the name starting with “drm”) in theImage Name column of the Processes tab.3. Click End P

11 Refreshing management informationReplication Manager management information (configuration information and copy pair statusinformation) can be manu

TIP:When refreshing copy pair statuses, the sidefile usage on a copy group and journal volume usagebasis are included as target buffer usages of the r

Explorer menu items for refreshing management information The following table shows the Explorer menu items that are related to refreshing management

TIP:If copy pairs have been defined using storage system operation management software such as RemoteWeb Console, there is no configuration definition

Refreshing copy pair statuses data flow (open systems)The following figure shows the flow of data when copy pair statuses are refreshed in open system

Disabling the Device Manager refresh functionIn open systems where all copy pairs are managed by pair management servers, you should preventthe Device

4. Select the Do not execute a Device Manager refresh operation during a manual refresh operationcheck box, and then apply the new settings.The settin

Refreshing copy pair statuses manually for each copy groupTo refresh copy pair statuses manually on a copy group basis:1. Display the information abou

Continuity Manager Software or P9000 mainframe agent that is an information source. You can alsodisable periodic refreshing.To refresh the copy pair s

Figure 2 Example system configuration in a mainframe system (using HP StorageWorks P9000 forBusiness Continuity Manager Software)Introduction26

2. Click the Monitoring Setting link.The Monitoring Setting subwindow appears.3. Click the link that has the name of the Device Manager server that is

TIP:The configuration might be updated often if both settings are enabled. Therefore HP recommends thatif you want to enable the periodic update setti

TIP:If you refresh configuration information on a storage system basis, or if you refresh configurationinformation when the information stored in the

Data flow when configuration information is refreshed in mainframe systemsThe following figure shows the flow of data when configuration information i

Refreshing configuration information automatically (using the refresh settings)To minimize effects on operation, determine the refresh interval and st

3.Click the icon of the information source where you want to acquire configuration informationautomatically.The Edit Interval of Refresh Configurati

NOTE:In an open system, pool information and journal group information will sometimes fail to be refreshedafter a pair management server is restarted

12 System monitoringReplication Manager provides multiple ways to monitor the operating status of the replicationenvironment. You can monitor frequent

Monitoring resource utilizationYou can monitor the usage ratio of buffers (pools and journal groups) and receive alerts by email orSNMP traps based on

Checking copy pair configurationsReplication Manager provides multiple ways to check copy pair configurations.For details on how to check copy pair co

Figure 3 Example system configuration in a mainframe system (using P9000 mainframe agent)User Guide 27

2. Expand the object tree nodes. Expand the tree nodes for the pair management server in thenavigation area.3. Check the copy pair configuration.Check

2. Select a volume.In the displayed list, select the volume (LUN or DEVN) where you want to check the copy pairconfiguration to display information. F

2. Expand the object tree, and then select a pair management server under Pair Configurations.The pair-management-server-name subwindow appears.3. Sel

Monitoring pair statuses using alertsYou can monitor pair statuses using alerts. Alerts can be sent when a specific copy pair enters a presetstatus. A

Icons representing the relationship between a volume and a copy groupReplication Manager uses icons representing volumes and copy groups and icons rep

DescriptionIconThere is another copy pair connected in the cascade format to the copy pair's primaryvolume.There is another copy pair connected i

Checking the copy pair statusReplication Manager provides multiple ways to check copy pair statuses:• “Checking status of copy pairs associated with v

Checking status of copy pairs associated with volumes belonging to a hostTo check the copy pair status for a volume of a host:1. Select a host.From th

3. Check the copy pair statuses.In the list of copy pairs related to the selected volume, check the copy pair status, copy pair state,and copy progres

Replication Manager can also be used to monitor asynchronous remote copying performed usingContinuous Access Asynchronous or Continuous Access Journal

Figure 4 Example system configuration managing copy pairs and application replicasReplication Manager operations roadmapThe following figure shows the

• “Checking write delay time (C/T Delta) for each copy group” on page 281.Checking performance workflow (remote copies) The following figure shows th

Copy pair statusCopy typesimplexsynccopyingsuspenderror----CPBMBM• Continuous Access Asynchronous• Continuous Access JournalLegend:CP: Copy progress (

3. Select a copy group.From the list, select the copy group whose C/T delta you want to check.If necessary, click the Refresh Copy Group button to ref

Checking buffer usage (sidefiles and journal volumes)TIP:If you have registered the target copy group as one of your My Copy Groups, you do not need t

within the licensed capacity of each copy product. Additional licenses are required when the targetvolumes for pair configuration exceed the licensed

DescriptionIconStatusThe object has been excluded from monitoring. Only displayed at the lowestlevel (information stores). When an object is excluded,

Figure 11 Agreggation example (Exchange 2003/2007)Related topics• Checking the status of application replicas, page 413• About data protection status,

The status of the object changes to Excluded and is not aggregated to the upper layer. The latestreplica is also ignored.Related topics• About data pr

System monitoring288

13 Managing resourcesThis chapter describes different methods for managing resources.Resource management functionsThe following table describes the re

TIP:If you want to change the system configuration or the Replication Manager settings during operation,you should back up the database before and aft

PermissionsFunctionViewModifyAdminYYYViewing copy pair configuration definition informationYYYViewing information about copy groups belonging to a cop

• Viewing copy pair configuration definition information, page 271• Structure of the Pair Configurations view, page 48Viewing a list of copy pairs ass

TIP:For storage systems discovered by Device Manager, the storage system names displayed by ReplicationManager on the Storage Systems subwindow are co

Viewing individual host informationYou can display the following information about individual hosts:For open system hosts:• List of volumes (LUNs) bel

Related topics• Viewing storage system information (open systems), page 300• Viewing storage system information (mainframe systems), page 300Viewing i

2. Expand the object tree, and then select a pair management server under Pair Configurations.The pair-management-server-name subwindow appears.3. Sel

3. On the Prefixes page, select a prefix.The prefix-name subwindow appears.4. Select a copy group.The information about the selected copy group is dis

Viewing information about prefixes belonging to a host(mainframe systems)You can list the prefix information of mainframe hosts. The copy group inform

Related topics• Viewing LUN information in the Storage Systems view (open systems), page 299Viewing information about CUs belonging to a storage syste

3. Click the Mainframe link.The Mainframe subwindow appears.4. On the LDKCs page, select an LDKC.The LDKC-name subwindow appears.5. Select a CU.The CU

ContentsPreface ... 191 Introduction ...

Introduction30

Viewing LUN information in the Hosts view (open systems)To view LUN information (open systems):1. From the Explorer menu, choose Resources and then Ho

TIP:Take note of the following:•Volumes that are currently locked by a task are marked with the icon. When you put the cursorover a locked entry in

Managing resources302

14 Managing My Copy GroupsThis chapter describes tasks for managing My Copy Groups.My Copy Groups management functionsThe following table shows the My

Checking My Copy GroupsYou can view My Copy Groups to check information such as the registered copy groups and thenumber of copy groups for each copy

15 Managing storage systemsThis chapter describes tasks for managing storage systems.Managing V-VOLsThis module describes tasks for managing V-VOLs:•

TIP:Any unselected V-VOLs in the same parity group as the V-VOLs selected for deletion are also listedin the Delete V-VOLs window.NOTE:For an HP Stora

Deleting command devicesTo delete command devices:1. From the Explorer menu, choose Resources and then Storage Systems.The Storage Systems subwindow a

• About remote paths, page 114About deleting remote pathsRemote paths can be deleted by performing the following operations:• Deleting the associated

A copy pair that is reserved for performing other copy pair operations cannot be deleted. Youmust first delete the applicable tasks and workflows. For

2 Getting startedThis chapter describes initial settings needed to begin Replication Manager operations and proceduresfor setting up the prerequisite

Editing poolsYou can edit pool information (pool volumes and pool options) about existing pools. For details aboutthe conditions that must be satisfie

Related topics• About pool volumes, page 116• Pool usage threshold values, page 282Managing journal groupsThis module describes tasks for managing jou

4. On the JNLGs page, select the check boxes of the journal groups you want to delete and clickDelete JNLGs.The Delete Journal Groups dialog box appea

16 Managing sitesThis chapter describes tasks for managing sites.About site administrationIn a complex replication environment, storage systems can be

Site management functionsThe following table describes the site management functions, user permissions (Replication Managermanagement), and whether th

PermissionsExplorer menuViewModifyAdminMenu commandSubmenuYYYSitesShared ViewsLegend:Y: Can be executed with this permission.Viewing a list of sitesTo

4. Edit and update the site information.The site information displayed in the Sites subwindow is refreshed.Related topics• Adding hosts to a site, pag

Removing pair management servers from a siteTo remove pair management servers (hosts) from a site:1. From the Explorer menu, choose Shared Views and t

The following topics are included in this module:• Deleting individual sites, page 318• Deleting multiple sites, page 318Related topics• Removing host

17 Managing alertsThis chapter describes tasks for alert management.About alert managementReplication Manager can send an alert when a monitored targe

• The primary and secondary volumes are recognized individually from the hosts.• The serial numbers for all storage systems managed by Device Manager

TIP:Each function can be used only for the resources in resource groups associated with the user.Related topics• About alert settings, page 125Explore

Includes the resource from which each alert was issued and information about the detected event(copy pair status, performance information, or copy lic

Editing alert settingsTo edit alert settings:1. From the Explorer menu, choose Alerts and then Alerts.The Alerts subwindow appears.2.On the Alert Sett

• About alert settings, page 125Deleting alert settingsTo delete alerts:1. From the Explorer menu, choose Alerts and then Alerts.The Alerts subwindow

Managing alerts324

18 Managing licensesThis chapter describes tasks for license management.About licensesLicenses must be registered for the storage systems managed by R

Explorer menu items for license management The following table shows the Explorer menu items that are related to license management, userpermissions,

Related topics• About licenses, page 325• Viewing license information, page 326User Guide 327

Managing licenses328

19 Managing users and permissionsReplication Manager provides role-based user access control to secure protection processes andrecovery operations and

• If replicating datasets between sites, allocate the same name of the datasets to these sites• If route lists and command devices are managed with BC

Explorer menu items for user managementThe following table describes the Explorer menu items that are related to managing users, userpermissions, and

• User profile (information such as the user ID and full name)• List of permissions specified for each P9000 Command View AE Suite productTo view the

Changing user rolesTo change the roles assigned to users:1. From the Explorer menu, choose Administration and then User Roles.The User Roles subwindow

3. Click Edit Profile.The Edit Profile - user-ID dialog box appears.4. Edit and update user information.The user information displayed in the user-ID

Deleting multiple usersTIP:Do not delete the user account that is used for communication between Device Manager agents andthe Device Manager server (d

• Viewing a summary of user permissions, page 335• Changing user permissions, page 86Viewing a summary of user permissionsYou can display summarized i

PermissionsFunctionAdmin, modify, or view (Replic-ation Manager management)permissionAdmin (user management) per-missionYYEditing user profilesYYChang

3. Edit and update user information.The user information displayed in the User Profile subwindow is refreshed.If the new user information is not appli

• Changing the user authentication method, page 342• Using an external authorization server (authorization groups), page 342About account lockingTo pr

• By default, the built-in account (user ID: System) cannot be locked. To enable locking of this built-in account, edit the user.conf file on the mana

About redundant pair management server configurations (opensystems)You can set up multiple pair management servers in any of four redundant configurat

4. Confirm the users whose accounts you want to unlock, and then unlock the accounts.The lock statuses of the users displayed in the Users subwindow a

Linking to an external authentication serverTo link to an external authentication server:1. On the Device Manager management server, specify settings

Changing the user authentication methodTo change the method for user authentication:1. From the Explorer menu, choose Administration and then Users an

Registering an authorization groupTo manage user accounts per authorization group, register authorization groups in the P9000Command View AE Suite pro

Deleting an authorization groupTo delete an authorization group:1. In the Explorer menu, choose Administration and then Users and Permissions.2. In th

20 Managing securityThis chapter describes tasks for managing security.About security settingsFor tighter login security, you can specify security opt

Explorer menu items for setting securityThe following table shows the Explorer menu items that are related to setting security, user permissions,and w

The specified password conditions apply when new users are added or when passwords are changed.Because newly set conditions do not apply to existing u

If you change the setting for the number of allowed login failures, the new setting does not applyretroactively to users who have already exceeded the

Related topics• About warning banners, page 348Editing a warning bannerTo edit a warning banner:1. From the Explorer menu, choose Administration and t

Figure 5 Example of redundant pair management server configurationOperations supported for redundant configurationsAs of 7.1.1, the following operatio

Managing security350

21 Managing resource groupsThis chapter describes the tasks for Resource Group management.About resource group managementResource groups can be manage

PermissionsFunctionViewModifyAdminNNYAdding applications to a resource groupNNYRemoving applications from a resource groupLegend:Y: Can be used with t

Viewing a list of resource groupsTo view a list of registered resource groups, from the Explorer menu, choose Administration and thenResource Groups.

3. On the Hosts page, select the check boxes of the hosts you want to remove, and then click RemoveHosts.The Remove Hosts - resource-group-name dialog

To remove users from a resource group:1. From the Explorer menu, choose Administration and then Resource Groups.The Resource Groups subwindow appears.

NOTE:You cannot delete the default resource group All Resources, which is the group in which allresources are automatically registered.The following t

22 Managing information sourcesThis chapter describes tasks for managing information sources.Viewing a list of information sourcesYou can display a li

2. Expand the object tree, and then select Device Manager.The Device Manager subwindow appears.3.Click the icon of the Device Manager server whose i

Editing an instance of HP StorageWorks P9000 for Business Continuity ManagerSoftware or P9000 mainframe agentTo edit an instance of HP StorageWorks P9

Logging in and outTo log in to Replication Manager:1. In the Web browser's address bar, enter the login URL for the management server whereReplic

• Removing instances of Application Agent, page 361TIP:User-configured My Copy Groups and alert settings are not cleared automatically when you delete

3. Select the check boxes of the Device Manager servers you want to delete, and then click theRemove DevMgrs button.The Remove Device Managers dialog

5. Confirm the instances of Application Agent you want to delete, and click Confirm.The selected agent instances are deleted from the Application Agen

User Guide 363

Managing information sources364

23 Managing application replicasThis chapter describes how to manage application replicas using Replication Manager.About application replicasAn appli

As shown in Figure 12, because there is a limit of three generations, the fourth generation must writeover one of the preexisting volumes. In this cas

Figure 13 Backup and restore operationsRelated topics• Creating an application replica, page 384• Restoring the latest application replica (simple res

Exchange 2010 does not use storage groups, therefore individual information stores are managedby Replication Manager. The following table lists which

Deleting copy groups used for replica operationsWhen an attempt is made to delete a copy group that is in a HORCM instance used by ApplicationAgent, t

To log out from Replication ManagerIn the Web client window, click Logout.If you are also logged in to P9000 Command View AE Suite products other than

• Data files to be stored on a particular disk drive must belong to the same instance. Data files fromdifferent instances must not be stored on the sa

2. Back up database A only. The replica 2010/9/06 08:15:00 is created.The following figure shows the correspondence of the backup catalog and copy gro

• The configuration file for an SQL Server database is added or deleted.• The configuration file for an SQL Server database is moved.• The name of a c

• On Exchange 2010 (which does not use storage groups), all information to be backed up mustbe mounted in advance.• You cannot back up storage groups

Event Type: WarningEvent Source: VSSEvent ID: 12290Description: Volume Shadow Copy Service warning:GetVolumeInformationW(\\?\Volume{XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX

properly and the restored database might not be available. If this occurs, detach the databaseand restore it again.• Make sure that all databases to b

• In a cluster environment, when restoring data in a physical node different from that used duringbackup, an Exchange virtual server that uses the sam

When restoring individual databases:Define one consistency group to one database so that each database is in a separate consistencygroup.When restorin

ExtensionFiles subject to backupDatabase subject to backup*.edbdata files (Exchange Server informa-tion storesExchange Server 2010 inform-ation stores

*: When a VDI metafile storage directory is registered in the SQL Options tab of the Setup ApplicationAgent dialog box, the metafile is stored in the

Getting started38

• Databases that use the snapshot function cannot be backed up and restored by Replication Man-ager. If configured to back up a database snapshot, the

For best results, store metafiles in a volume belonging to an SQL Server resource group so that, evenif an SQL Server cluster resource fails over, the

Windows Indexing Service (cisvc.exe)Observe the following precautions with the indexing service:• Confirm that the master combination of index service

Figure 18 Create application replica workflowAbout the Create Replica WizardReplication Manager includes a Create Replica Wizard for creating snapshot

Creating an application replicaTo create an application replica:1. From the Explorer menu, select Resources, and then Applications.The Applications su

8. The 3. Set Schedule page is displayed.1. To create the replica immediately (without a recurring schedule) select Execute immediately.2. For schedul

• Point-in-timeWhen backup data on an Exchange Server or SQL Server database server is restored, the databasereturns to the state at the point-in-time

Figure 19 Flow of operation using transaction logs (Roll-forward)After the database is backed up from the primary volume to the secondary volume at po

Figure 20 Restoring data in units of information stores by applying transaction logs (roll-forward)The prerequisites for this example are the same as

• Configurations in which only information store data files (*.edb and *.stm) to be restored indi-vidually are stored on the same LDEV• Configurations

3 Replication Manager consoleThis chapter describes the Replication Manager console and its main features. This chapter alsoprovides descriptions of v

NOTE:The following restrictions apply:• When restoring backup data in units of information stores, you must apply (roll forward) thetransaction log at

Restoring the latest application replica (simple restore)TIP:This operation is available when all the target resources can be restored from a single r

8. Choose the Restore Mode.• Point-in-time Restore: Restores the replica and the transaction logs (without committing theoutstanding transactions).• R

5. Select a replica and click Restore Replica.The Restore Replica Wizard is launched.6. Follow the procedure in “Restoring the latest application repl

5. Select the copy group, start the Change Pair Status Wizard, and select create.6. Select the copy group, start the Change Pair Status Wizard, and se

NOTE:The DAG feature is exclusive to Exchange Server 2010. For more information, see “About DatabaseAvailability Groups (DAGs)” on page 396.Figure 23

• After restoration, you must execute the seed function to change the status of the Exchange Server2010 replication function to normal.• If you perfor

About SQL database and service statusWhen Replication Manager is used to restore data from a secondary volume to a primary volume,the status of the da

SQL Server database statusUser actionRead-only,Off-line,andUn-con-firmedRead-onlyandUn-con-firmedRead-onlyandOff-lineLoad-ingandUn-con-firmedOff-linea

x : Action not permitted.Table 22 SQL Server database type and user actions supportedSQL Server database typeUser actionUser data-baseSystem databaset

4 Setting up information sources ... 53About information sources ...

• Restrictions related to web browsers, page 435Global tasks bar areaThe global tasks bar area contains menus and action buttons for Replication Manag

POST_PROC: Post-procesing specified by the user (after the backup command is issued).Table 23 Coding rulesRulesApplicable items• The character code se

NOTE:If command line execution from a user script times out, the task might remain in the Executing status.If this happens, perform the following proc

OmitMultiplespecifica-tionMeaning and specifiable valuesEntry nameNot allowedNot allowedSpecifies a command line to be executed.• If you want to speci

OmitMultiplespecifica-tionMeaning and specifiable valuesEntry nameAllowedNot allowedSpecifies the action to be performed in response to the return val

Environment variablesThe table below shows the Application Agent script environment variables that must be referencedby commands in the user post-proc

ExplanationScript textExecute only when the backup command is normal.PARENT_STAT=NORMALUnmounting after an automatic mountIf you specify the Automatic

Preparing the user script and batch command fileTo prepare the script for execution from the Create Replica Wizard:1. Save the user script file in any

• SQL Server only: The database server must be set up with the default VDI Meta File Location in theSQL Options tab of the Setup Application Agent dia

• Select Execute pre/post jobs with Agent User Script and supply the path to a Script File locatedon the production server.TIP:If you set the Automati

name containing space characters for the -f option, you must enclose the path name in doublequotation marks (").Return values are 0 for normal te

Explorer menu itemsExplanationMenu itemDisplays resources such as application servers or hosts, storage systems, andpair management servers managed by

When the SQL Server replication function is used, the following requirements must be satisfied:• You must use the transaction replication type.• The n

Figure 26 Configuration of backup server for the publisher/distributor server (detail)Backing up the databasesThe publication database needs to be bac

• For push subscription: use the publisher/distributor server.• For pull subscription: use the subscriber server.On the appropriate server, do the fol

Checking the status of application replicasThe status of application replicas is summarized in the Applications and Server subwindows. A setof icons r

2. Expand the object tree, and then select a database server.The Server summary window appears.3. For Exchange 2003/2007, the Storage Groups tab allow

24 Handling errorsThis chapter describes error handling mechanisms supported by Replication Manager.About handling errorsTo monitor for errors occurri

Event log management functionsThe following table shows the event log management functions, user permissions (Replication Managermanagement), and whet

DescriptionSeverityIconIndicates that the message describes an error related to the operationthat was performed.ErrorIndicates that the message shows

NOTE:By default, alerts are automatically marked as completed when the pair leaves the monitored status.If the automarking feature has been disabled,

25 Exporting management informationThis chapter describes tasks for exporting management information.About exporting management informationYou can exp

ExplanationMenu itemTasks: Displays the tasks scheduled for copy pairs.Workflows: Displays the workflow generated for copy pairs.TasksAlerts: Allows y

PermissionsFunctionViewModifyAdminNNYExporting event log filesLegend:Y: Can be used with this permission.N: Cannot be used with this permission.TIP:Ea

3. Specify a time period for the information to be exported and the export format, and then exportthe information.The alert history is exported to a f

Exporting the history of journal volume usage for each copygroupTo export the history of journal volume usage on a copy group basis:1. Display the inf

Related topics• About exporting management information, page 419Exporting the history of pool volume usageTo export the history of pool volume usage:1

• About exporting management information, page 419Exporting management information424

26 System maintenanceThis chapter describes the system maintenance functions supported by Replication Manager.About system maintenanceIn Replication M

PermissionsExplorer menuViewModifyAdminMenu commandSubmenuNNYMaintenanceAdministrationNNYData RetentionLegend:Y: Can be executed with this permission.

2. Click Change Mode.Either the Change Mode to Maintenance dialog box or the Change Mode to Normal dialog boxappears.3. Read the message, and then cha

• Editing journal groups, page 311System maintenance428

27 Support and other resourcesNumerous support options are available.Contacting HP.HP technical supportFor worldwide technical support information, se

Dialog boxA dialog box is a pop-up window displayed when an action button is clicked. The window displayedwhen a specific action button is clicked is

• http://www.hp.com/support/cvae/manuals• http://www.hp.com/storage/spockConventionsThis guide follows the conventions shown in Table 26 to refer to H

Full name or meaningProduct referenceThis abbreviation is used when it is not necessary to distinguish thefollowing products:• Continuous Access Async

Support and other resources432

A Web browserThis appendix provides information related to configuring web browsers and applicable restrictions.Configuring a web browser to use Web c

5. In the Trusted Sites dialog box, register the URL for Replication Manager.TIP:Make sure that the URL you specify is in the following format:http://

TIP:Please review the information in “Cautionary notes for Web client” on page 441.Restrictions related to web browsersThe following restrictions appl

Web browser436

B IconsThis appendix provides a listing of icons and their descriptions.Icons for executing operationsClicking an icon for executing an operation disp

DescriptionCopy pairstatusIconThe copy pair is in the split status.suspendThe copy pair is under forward or backward copy processing.copyingThe copy p

DescriptionIconIndicates a copy group container.Indicates a copy pair.Indicates a newly created copy pair.Indicates an edited copy pair.Indicates a de

Hosts subwindowStructure of the Hosts viewThe figure below shows the structure of the Hosts view with the list of hosts as the starting point. Thesubw

Icons440

C ExceptionsThis appendix provides information about complex system configuration scenarios.Cautionary notes for Web clientCertain cautionary notes ex

• A P9000 RAID Manager configuration definition file must be present.If a copy pair is created using storage system operation management software (suc

configurations view, information about both copy groups CG.CntAc-A01 and CG.CntAc-A02 isdisplayed.Example configuration in which two copy group defini

When the copy pair configuration is complexFor a complex configuration, such as one in which a copy group has two primary volumes, copygroup configura

Example of complex cascade configuration 2Example of when two pairs in a cascade configuration are defined in the same copy groupRestrictions when Rep

2. The following functions are not supported:• License usage and alert settings• Remote path settings3. The following functions are not supported:• V-

TIP:It is assumed that each Device Manager server has been registered as an information source ofReplication Manager and that the pair management serv

Example configuration in which data is remotely copied between multiple sites (for opensystems) When multiple Replication Manager servers manage the

When Replication Manager handles multiple prefixes(mainframe systems)Replication Manager allows you to confirm, define and operate copy pairs for mult

Storage Systems subwindowThe Storage Systems subwindow lets you view storage systems containing paired volumes and thecopy licenses registered for eac

Exceptions450

D Display formatsThis appendix provides information on supported display formats.Display formats used when no pertinent information is availableIf no

Indicates that no value is specified for the configuration information managed by Replication ManagerBefore this information can be displayed, a value

Display format of copy typeCopy typeDisplay format in Web clientBusiness CopyBCContinuous Access AsynchronousCnt Ac-AContinuous Access SynchronousCnt

Display formats454

E Supported functionsThis appendix provides information on functions supported by Replication Manager.Supported paths for acquiring information and pe

MainframeOpenP9000 main-frame agentBC ManagerDevMgr AgentDevMgr ServerReplication operation support functionalityNYYNChanging copy pair statusesLegen

Support for each storage systemUpper row: open systemLower row: mainframe systemTaskP9500XP24000/XP20000XP12000/XP10000/SVS200XP1024/XP128XP512/XP48YY

Support for each storage systemUpper row: open systemLower row: mainframe systemTaskP9500XP24000/XP20000XP12000/XP10000/SVS200XP1024/XP128XP512/XP48YY

Support for each storage systemUpper row: open systemLower row: mainframe systemTaskP9500XP24000/XP20000XP12000/XP10000/SVS200XP1024/XP128XP512/XP48YY

Displays the types of the storage systems.For mainframe systems, you can identify the type of a storage system only when thestorage system is register

6. This function can be used only when BC Manager is used. It cannot be used with P9000 mainframeagent.7. Continuous Access Journal and Continuous Acc

GlossaryThis glossary defines the special terms used in this document. Click the desired letter below to displaythe glossary entries that start with t

configurationdefinition fileThe text file which defines connected hosts and the volumes and groups knownto the P9000 RAID Manager instance. Physical v

DAD (DeviceAddress Domain)A DAD is a group of volumes that is managed by HP StorageWorks P9000 forBusiness Continuity Manager Software. Volumes are re

HORCM Instance The basic unit of P9000 RAID Manager software structure. Each copy of a P9000RAID Manager on a server is a P9000 RAID Manager instance.

LU (Logical Unit) A volume created in a storage system - known as an LU (logical unit) in an opensystem.LUN (Logical UnitNumber)A management number as

paired volumes Denotes a primary and secondary volume pair linked by the volume replicationfunctionality of a storage system. Also called a copy pair.

SAN Storage Area NetworkSATA Serial ATASnapshot Pool Object within a storage subsystem that provides storage regions to zero or moreV-VOLs (made up of

on a volume means that the data can be restored, even if the primary volumehas been damaged or destroyed. For more information, see the Business Copym

IndexAaccess controlusers and permissions, 81accountsadding users, 85automatic locking, 347changing passwords, 331, 337locking, 338removing users, 333

Pair configurations subwindowThe Pair Configurations subwindow lets you view pair management servers with copy pair definitions(P9000 RAID Manager con

cache, 121candidatevolumes, 118, 121capacity, 118, 148, 297expanding journal group, 427licensed, 326cascade configurationdefining, 163limitations, 163

copy pairabout, 144, 190add to workflow, 177and copy groups, 129associated with a task, 291checking, 271checking (specific volume), 270checking config

drmdbimport command, 409drmdevctl command, 409drmexcat command, 409drmumount command, 408EEdit Group window, 170, 184email, 273, 319emergency license

information sourcesabout, 53adding, 53editing, 357registering, 53removing, 359viewing, 357information stores, 414restoring, 388IP address, 55, 56, 296

Oopen systemsconfigurations not supported, 460operation modechanging, 426viewing, 426PP-VOL, 144P9000 mainframe agentadding an instance, 56editing an

prefixesbelonging to a host (mainframe), 297multiple (mainframe), 449viewing (mainframe), 272primary host, 172RRADIUS, 81, 340, 341RCUremote paths, 11

RPO, 21RTO, 21SS-VOL, 144scheduleabout tasks, 164copy pair configuration definitions, 146Pair Configuration Wizard, 141Scheduling Tasks, 167task execu

taskscanceling, 169deleting, 170editing, 168list, 169scheduling, 167status, 165technical supportHP, 429temporary license key, 325, 415THP, 116transact

wizardsAdd Command Devices, 113and user roles, 84Change Pair Status, 222Create Alert Settings, 128Create Journal Group, 121Create Pool, 118Create Remo

Displays the name (nickname) of the Device Manager server, instance ofHP StorageWorks P9000 for Business Continuity Manager Software, orinstance of P

TIP:For mainframe pair configurations, the tree structure of the pair configurations appears differentlyfor copy groups within containers and copy gro

About user roles and wizards ... 84Adding users ...

ApplicationsDescriptionItemDisplays Exchange or SQL.ApplicationDisplays the status icon that represents the current state of protection.See “About dat

User Guide 51

Replication Manager console52

4 Setting up information sourcesBefore you can use Replication Manager to manage resources, you must register an informationsource. In open systems, t

TIP:If you register Device Manager servers, you can configure links for invoking the Web client instancesof registered Device Manager servers from Rep

Adding a Device Manager serverTIP:Only a user who has the Admin permission can add a Device Manager server.To add a Device Manager server:1. Prepare t

Adding an instance of HP StorageWorks P9000 for Business Continuity ManagerSoftware or P9000 mainframe agentCAUTION:If you have an HP StorageWorks P90

6. Click the OK button to register the instance of HP StorageWorks P9000 for Business ContinuityManager Software or P9000 mainframe agent.A confirmati

Replication Manager version7.1.07.0.17.06.46.36.26.12, 3, 4, 52, 3, 4, 52, 3, 4, 52, 3, 42, 3216.1(6.1)P9000 for BusinessContinuity ManagerSoftware ve

About application discoveryApplication discovery is the process by which Replication Manager identifies the resources associatedwith an application se

Setting up pool volumes ... 116About pool volu

5. Specify the Application Agent information you prepared in step 1.TIP:When you add multiple information sources at one time, you can quickly complet

5. In Target Instance of the Server Options tab, set up the HORCM instances managing the primaryand secondary volumes. You can choose existing HORCM i

8. The Replica Options tab can be used to set the following:• For database servers: Protection Status Options (to set the status of old replicas to “C

cause a conflict when mounted on the backup server. Conversely, such volumes must be revealed(made visible again) before their associated copy pairs o

Parallel verification count and number of backup serversThe parallel verification count controls the number of hosts that can perform backup verificat

2. Calculate the time necessary to back up a database using this formula:DB_BACKUP_TIME = {(IS / IS_VERIFY) * IS_NUM + (LOG_NUM / LOG_VERIFY)} * SG_NU

NotesDescriptionParameterDepends on the performance of thestorage and the server.A value of 7 persecond is assumed for the calculation.Verification pe

Related topics• Adding an instance of Application Agent, page 59• Setting Application Agent options, page 60• Removing instances of Application Agent,

Setting up information sources68

5 Discovering volumesBefore you can use Replication Manager to define or manage copy pairs, it is necessary to discovervolumes. As a result of this di

About copy pair configuration definitions ... 146About configuration definiti

2. Replication Manager uses this information to perform a series of scans to locate the volumes thatcan be used for pair configuration.3. Replication

Example volume scan procedureTypes of volume scansReplication Manager uses one of three available scanning methods to discover mainframe volumes:This

• Restrictions for adding volume ranges for volume scans, page 73• Deleting a volume range from a volume range list, page 73• Restrictions for deletin

Restrictions for adding volume ranges for volume scansThe following are restrictions when volume ranges are added:• Overlapping volume ranges cannot b

Performing a volume scanTo perform a volume scan:1. Display the list of disk configuration definition files managed by Replication Manager. For detail

Example disk list distribution scenarioPrerequisites for distribution destination hosts (disk configuration definitions)HP StorageWorks P9000 for Busi

Information displayed when restric-tions apply to resource groupsInformation displayedwhen no restrictionsapply to resourcegroupsConditionsVolume type

5. To delete a distribution target, deselect the check box for the candidate distribution host.TIP:The copy group definition file will not be distribu

Editing disk configuration definition filesYou can edit a disk configuration definition file by adding or deleting volume ranges in the volumerange li

2. Expand the object tree, and then select a host under Hosts.The host-name subwindow appears.3. Under the DEVNs tab, select the Paired tab.The paired

Creating and managing workflows ... 173About workflows ...

• Reviewing paired DEVN list, page 78• Reviewing paired LDEV list, page 79Reviewing unpaired LDEV listTo review the unpaired LDEV list:1. From the Exp

6 Setting up authoritiesBefore you can use Replication Manager, you must specify user account settings and permissions torestrict the scope of operati

Permissions and management rolesIn addition to the built-in account (user ID: System), there are permissions that grant access to allReplication Manag

are fixed and cannot be customized.The user roles and their capabilities are shown in the followingtable.Table 3 User rolesDescriptionUser RoleRespons

Advanced(open only)Basic(mainframe and open)RoleTakeover-Re-coveryForce-splitSwapTakeoverRestoreRe-sync/splitDeleteCreateXApplication oper-atorTIP:In

Launch RestoreReplica WizardLaunch ChangePair Status Wiz-ard (Create/deletecopy pairs, re-store copy pairs)Launch “EditWorkflow” win-dow (Define CopyG

Changing user permissionsYou can specify the permissions required to use a specific P9000 Command View AE Suite productfor each registered user. To al

Setting up resource groupsReplication Manager controls access by using resource groups that restrict the range of resources thatcan be accessed by use

Creating resource groupsTo create resource groups:1. From the Explorer menu, choose Administration and then Resource Groups.The Resource Groups subwin

• Adding hosts to a resource group, page 89• Creating resource groups, page 88Related topics• About resource groups, page 87Adding hosts to a resource

Basic operations and corresponding P9000 RAID Manager commands ... 237Advanced operations and corresponding P9000 RAID

3. On the Storage Systems page, click Add Storage Systems.The Add Storage Systems - resource-group-name dialog box appears.4. Select the storage syste

Adding applications to a resource groupYou can add hosts/applications as resources to existing resource groups.TIP:You cannot register the same host/a

3. On the Applications page, click Add Hosts.The Add Hosts - resource-group-name (Applications) dialog box appears.4. Select the hosts/applications yo

7 Organizing resourcesIn Replication Manager you can organize resources such as hosts and storage systems into logicalsites for easier management. You

Setting up sitesSites allow you to manually group resources under one name for easier management. You can defineyour own site and register resources s

Adding sitesTo add sites:1. From the Explorer menu, choose Shared Views and then Sites.The Sites subwindow appears.2. Click Add Site.The Add Site dial

4. After sites have been added, specify the resources for the sites. For details on how to specifyresources, see the following:• Adding hosts to a sit

To add hosts to a site:1. From the Explorer menu, choose Shared Views and then Sites.The Sites subwindow appears.2. Expand the object tree, and then s

Adding pair management servers to a siteYou can add pair management servers to existing sites. After pair management servers have beenadded, the copy

3. Click the Applications link.The Applications subwindow appears.4. Click the link for the desired application server.The Hosts list is displayed.5.