HP StorageWorks Business Copy EVA V3.x Administrator Guide (T3680-96001, April 2005)

8 About HP StorageWorks Business Copy EVA
Supporting products and interfaces
Several HP StorageWorks products and interfaces provide local replication on HP StorageWorks arrays.
HP StorageWorks Command View EVA
This product is required. You cannot use local replication without installing this product.
• Interface: Browser-based graphical user interface
• EVA device management software that creates snapclones and snapshots from a graphical user
interface
• Replicates by specifying an array and virtual disk (LUN); cannot replicate by specifying a host and host
volume
• Does not provide dynamic mounting or host interaction
• No jobs, job templates, or scripting capabilities
HP StorageWorks Replication Solutions Manager
This optional product provides additional capabilities and benefits.
• Interface: Browser-based graphical user interface and host command line
• Specialized storage replication software that supports both local replication and remote replication.
• Creates snapclones and snapshots using a graphical user interface, jobs, and a command line user
interface.
• Replicates by specifying an array and virtual disk (LUN) or by specifying a host and host volume.
• Performs dynamic mounting and interacts with hosts.
• Includes integrated job editor, job templates and job scripting capabilities.
• Includes integrated job management
HP StorageWorks Business Copy EVA/MA/EMA
This optional product provides additional capabilities and benefits for MA and EMA arrays. HP
Replication Solutions Manager replaces this product for EVA arrays.
HP StorageWorks DButil
This product is generally optional. Although you can use local replication without it, the product is required
when using local replication with an active Microsoft SQL Server 2000 database.
• Interface: Host command line
• Places SQL Server 2000 database in a consistent transactional state and then suspends and resumes
write activity when making a snapclone or snapshot
• Suspends writes to the database for the duration of the replication operation
• Supports scripts that can be integrated into batch files to automate these processes
HP StorageWorks Storage System Scripting Utility (SSSU)
This optional product provides additional capabilities and benefits.
• Interface: Host command line
• EVA host platform software that creates snapclones and snapshots from a command line or custom
script.
See copy and snapshot commands in the HP StorageWorks Storage System Scripting Utility reference
• Replicates by specifying an array and virtual disk; cannot replicate by specifying host and host volume
• Accomplishes dynamic mounting and host interactions by custom scripts