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Hp P6000 Continuous Access Software User Manual (296 pages)

Brand: Hp | Category: Storage | Size: 3.60 MB |

English

Table of contents

User Guide

1

Contents

3

4 Contents

4

Contents 5

5

6 Contents

6

Contents 7

7

8 Contents

8

Contents 9

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10 Contents

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Contents 11

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12 Contents

12

Prerequisites

13

Compatibility

13

Logging in to the GUI

13

Capabilities

14

Local replication

15

Remote replication

15

Server software

15

Host agent software

16

CLUI software

16

GUI window overview

18

Configuration window

18

Content pane

19

CLUI window (in the GUI)

19

Right-click actions

20

General shortcuts

20

Button shortcuts

20

List view shortcuts

20

Menu bar

21

Navigation pane

22

Online help

22

Status bar

22

Configuration

23

CLUI ports configuration

24

RSM database cleanup

24

Logs configuration

25

Simulation mode

26

RSM database

27

About exports

28

About imports

28

Exporting an RSM database

28

Importing an RSM database

29

Completing imports

30

Troubleshooting

31

Illegal characters

32

Troubleshooting 33

33

Troubleshooting 37

37

Troubleshooting–HP-UX

38

Troubleshooting 39

39

Troubleshooting–Linux

40

Troubleshooting–Tru64 UNIX

40

2 Replication resources

41

Filtering displayed resources

42

Global refresh monitor

43

Refreshing resources (global)

45

Resource concepts

46

Resource states

47

Licenses

49

◦ Expiration date (if any)

50

Security Credentials

51

52 Replication resources

52

Topology views

54

Displaying the topology tab

55

DR groups topology view

56

Host volumes topology view

57

Features

58

Virtual disks topology view

59

Filters for topology views

61

Tips (topology views)

61

Pinned view

62

Clear all pins action

62

Toggle labels action

62

3 DR groups

63

Create DR group

64

Configure DR group

64

Delete DR group

65

Edit DR group

65

Manage sets of DR groups

65

Other DR group tasks

65

View DR groups

65

DR group properties summary

66

DR group views

66

Deleting a DR group pair

68

Editing DR group properties

68

Failing over a DR group pair

69

Forcing a full copy

70

Resuming a DR group pair

72

Suspending a DR group pair

73

Using DR groups

74

Creating and deleting

75

Editing (setting) properties

75

Viewing DR groups

76

Viewing DR group properties

76

DR group concepts

77

DR group names

78

Auto suspend on link-down

79

Auto suspend on full copy

79

Controller software versions

80

Cascaded replication

81

Copy state

81

Destination access mode

81

DR group states and icons

81

Failover

82

DR group concepts 83

83

Full copy mode

84

I/O throttling

85

Job command processing

85

Log and disk group planning

86

Log size

86

Log disk and states

88

Low-level refresh

89

Managed sets of DR groups

89

Operational state - blocked

90

Suspend on failover

92

Suspension state

92

Write mode transitions

93

94 DR groups

94

4 Enabled hosts

95

Enabled hosts views

97

Adding enabled hosts

97

Adding VM servers

98

Changing enabled host OS type

99

Deleting enabled hosts

99

Deleting VM servers

100

Considerations

102

Procedure

102

Viewing enabled hosts

103

Viewing VM server properties

103

VM server actions summary

104

VM server properties summary

104

Enabled host concepts

105

Host names and ports

106

VM servers

106

5 Host volumes

107

Host volume groups

108

Host disk devices

108

Dynamic capacity volumes

108

Replicas

109

Create host volume resources

109

Delete host volume resources

109

Manage sets of resources

110

Mount host volume resources

110

Host volume views

112

List view

113

114 Host volumes

114

Creating host volumes

116

Creating local replicas

116

Creating round-robin replicas

117

Deleting replicas

117

Editing replica properties

118

Using snapclones

122

Using snapshots

122

Using raw disks

123

Viewing host volume resources

124

Working with host volumes 127

127

Host volume concepts

128

Host volumes FAQ

129

Disk Devices

129

File system types

130

Instant Restore

130

Automatic LUN assignment

131

Partitions and slices

132

Linux partitions

133

Solaris slices

133

Raw disks

134

Local replication wizard

135

Replica repository

135

Round robin replicas (wizard)

135

Snapclones (host volume)

136

Snapshots (host volume)

136

Snapshot FAQ

136

Types (components)

137

Dynamic capacity management

138

DC-Management support

140

142 Host volumes

142

DC-Management FAQ

143

DC-Management best practices

144

DC-Management examples

144

Working with jobs

145

Job Planning - Tru64 UNIX

146

Job actions cross reference

147

Job properties summary

148

Job views

148

Aborting job instances

149

Continuing job instances

150

Copying jobs

150

Creating jobs

150

Deleting jobs

151

Deleting job instances

151

Developing jobs

152

Editing jobs

152

Exporting jobs

152

CLUI Procedure

153

Adding a command

153

Copying lines

153

Changing one line

153

Generating job templates

155

Importing jobs

156

Importing legacy jobs

156

Pausing job instances

161

Resource is not selectable

161

Running jobs

162

Scheduling job events

163

Editing scheduled job events

164

Choosing a run interval

165

Removing scheduled job events

165

Validating jobs

166

Viewing job status

167

Job concepts

168

Jobs, templates, and commands

169

Job instances

169

Aborted job instances

170

Arguments

170

Argument lists

170

Assignments (variables)

170

Branches

171

Commands

171

Command result values

172

Job commands list

178

Job templates list

184

Pause and continue

185

Continue

186

DR groups

186

Enabled hosts

187

Host volumes

187

Storage systems

187

Status and states

188

Transactions

188

Validation

189

Wait/nowait argument

190

Job templates

191

Template options

192

Template summary

193

Comments

194

Template Options

196

7 Managed sets

226

Managed set views

227

Creating managed sets

228

Deleting managed sets

228

Renaming managed sets

229

Viewing managed sets

229

Managed sets concepts

230

General guidelines

231

8 Storage systems

232

Storage system views

233

Launching the device manager

234

Setting DR Protocol Type

235

Storage system concepts

236

Storage system concepts 237

237

Disk groups

238

Remote replication tunnels

238

Storage system types

239

9 Virtual disks

240

Create virtual disks

241

Delete virtual disks

241

Edit virtual disks

241

Manage virtual disks

241

Mount virtual disks

242

Other virtual disk tasks

242

Replicate virtual disks

242

Validate virtual disks

242

View virtual disks

242

Virtual disk views

243

Creating a DR group pair

244

Creating mirrorclones

245

Creating snapshots (standard)

246

Migrating a virtual disk

247

Creating virtual disks

247

Deleting virtual disks

248

Detaching mirrorclones

248

Fracturing mirrorclones

249

Presenting virtual disks

251

Resynchronizing mirrorclones

253

Migrating a mirrorclone

254

Unpresenting virtual disks

254

Virtual disk concepts

255

Controller software features

256

Cache policies

256

Containers

257

Container guidelines

258

Cross Vraid replication

258

Cross Vraid FAQ

258

Cross Vraid guidelines

260

Virtual disk concepts 261

261

Instant restore

262

Mirrorclones - fractured

263

Mirrorclones - synchronized

264

Mirrorclone FAQ

265

Mirrorclone guidelines

265

Mirrorclone states

267

Normalization

267

Preferred controller

267

Presentation (to host)

268

Remote replication guidelines

268

Redundancy (Vraid) levels

269

Snapclones

269

Snapclone FAQ

270

Snapclone guidelines

271

Snapshots

271

Snapshot guidelines

272

Snapshots per virtual disk

273

Thin provisioning

274

Mounting

275

10 Events

276

Refreshing display panes

277

Organizing displayed events

277

Viewing events

278

Viewing the trace log

278

Event concepts

279

Events log

280

Event log views

281

Event severity

281

Trace log

281

Accessing the CLUI via GUI

282

CLUI documentation

282

Reusing CLUI commands

284

Using CLUI help

284

Displaying the full help menu

285

Release history

286

Contacting HP

288

Related information

288

Locating documentation

289

Glossary

290

292 Glossary

292

294 Index

294

296 Index

296

Hp P6000 Continuous Access Software User Manual (36 pages)

Brand: Hp | Category: Storage | Size: 0.34 MB |

English

Table of contents

Part number: T3680-96350

1

Fifth edition: November 2009

1

Contents

3

Prerequisites

7

Supported software

7

Installing the utility

7

Running the utility

8

HP DButil commands

8

DButil –mthaw

9

DButil –recover

9

DButil –restoresns

9

DButil –setcred

9

Named instances

9

Metadata files

10

Procedure

11

Setting credentials

11

Single SQL Server database

12

Windows batch files

14

@echo off

20

@SETLOCAL

20

Backing up transaction logs

21

Recovery approaches

23

Example recovery scenarios

24

Recovery scenario 2

25

Recovery scenario 3

26

Recovery scenario 4

27

4 Troubleshooting HP DButil

29

5 Support and other resources

31

Related information

32

Typographic conventions

33

Support and other resources34

34

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