HP Application Recovery Manager software Integration guide (March 2008)

Configuring HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP

This section describes how to configure the Application Recovery Manager HP

StorageWorks Disk Array XP integration for use with the VSS integration.

Prerequisites

• Install

Disk Array XP components and licenses:

• RAID Manager library on the application and backup systems. See the RAID

Manager library documentation for installation instructions.

RAID Manager Library is firmware-dependant. Consult the HP sales

representative for information on which version of RAID Manager and RAID

Manager Library to use.

• Business Copy (BC) XP microcode and a license for, at least, basic and

business copy operation.

• XP VSS and VDS provider.

• Device specific module (MPIO DSM) 2.0.

• Install

Application Recovery Manager components and licenses:

• An instant recovery license.

• The HP StorageWorks XP Agent.

For installation and licensing information, see the HP Application Recovery

Manager software installation and licensing guide.

• Make sure the same operating system (and its version) is installed on the

application and backup systems.

• Connect the application and backup systems to the same Disk Array XP.

• Assign LUNs to the respective ports.

• Pre-configure the LDEVs for the VSS snapshot creation and put them in the SVOL

host group. If you perform restore using VDS, you need to put new LDEVs in the

SVOL host group after the restore, since the VDS restore switches the disks and

the replica becomes the source volume. Add as many new LDEVS as you used

them for restore.

Limitations

• Second-level mirrors are not supported.

• You cannot switch between the VSS compliant mode and resync mode during

execution of a backup session.

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