HP StorageWorks P9000 Replication Manager Software 7.1.1 CLI User Guide (TB584-96032, September 2011)

• Set system environment variables for the backup server, as shown in the table below.
Table 46 System environment variables required to use VSS (backup server)
DescriptionSystem environment variable
Specifies the instance number of the RAID Manager
that manages the secondary volume used in VSS
backup. The specified value must be specified in the
HORCMINST parameter of the RAID Manager-linkage
definition file (DEFAULT.dat).
VSHTCHORCMINST_REMOTE
• After setting the above system environment variables, restart the OS.
• When you use VSS in a cluster environment, define the primary volume to be used in all virtual
servers in a single RAID Manager instance, and use the same instance number on all physical
nodes.
Creating a cascade configuration definition file for Exchange
database backup
To back up an Exchange database in a cascade configuration, you must edit the definition file for
the cascade configuration on the database server.
• A sample definition file for the cascade configuration is at the following location:
Application-Agent-installation-folder\DRM\conf\cascade\VHOST.dat.model
• After you have edited the definition file for the cascade configuration, register it with the following
name:
Application-Agent-installation-folder\DRM\conf\cascade\Exchange-virtual-server-name.dat
The following table lists the parameters defined in the definition file for the cascade configuration.
Table 47 Parameters defined in the definition file for the cascade configuration
Omission
Maximum
character
length
Description
#2
Parameter
#1
N
66
(including [
and ])
Indicates the site name and the
beginning of a section.
Everything from [site-name] to the end
of the file, or to the line immediately
above the next [site-name] is treated
as one section.
site-name can consist of up to 64
alphanumeric characters, although the
first character must be an alphabetic
character.
#3
[site-name]
N255
Specify the database server name
specified in the -cascade option of the
backup command in the form of a host
name or IP address.
When specifying a host name for this
parameter, use a physical host name.
DB_SERVER
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