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

Contents
Preface .............................................................................................. 25
1 Overview of Application Agent .......................................................... 27
Application Agent features ........................................................................................................ 27
Application Agent functions ...................................................................................................... 28
Backing up data ............................................................................................................... 28
Restoring data .................................................................................................................. 29
Managing data by using dictionary map files ....................................................................... 29
Pair management using copy groups ................................................................................... 30
Cluster support .................................................................................................................. 30
Reducing workload by using commands ............................................................................... 31
Data management on another storage systems ...................................................................... 31
Managing generations ...................................................................................................... 32
2 Application Agent system configurations ............................................. 35
Checking the information required for system configurations ........................................................... 35
Information common to all backup targets .............................................................................. 35
Volume configurations .................................................................................................. 35
System configurations ................................................................................................... 35
System configurations using file systems ................................................................................. 36
System configurations using SQL Server ................................................................................. 36
System configurations using Exchange Server ......................................................................... 36
Configuration for backing up and restoring data between volumes .................................................. 37
Configuration for backing up and restoring data using tape ........................................................... 38
Operation-standby cluster configuration ....................................................................................... 39
Mutual-standby cluster configuration ............................................................................................ 40
Configuration for backing up and restoring data between storage systems ....................................... 41
Configuration for backing up and restoring data between storage systems ................................. 41
Continuous Access Software or Continuous Access Journal configuration ............................. 42
Business Copy and Continuous Access Software multi-target configuration ........................... 42
Business Copy and Continuous Access Journal multi-target configuration ............................. 43
Continuous Access Software and Continuous Access Journal multi-target configuration .......... 43
Business Copy (multi-generation), Continuous Access Software, or Continuous Access Journal
configuration ............................................................................................................... 44
Precautions on backing up and restoring data between storage systems .................................... 45
Configuration for restoring SQL Server database backup data on a host different from the backup
host ........................................................................................................................................ 46
Configuration when using the SQL Server log-shipping function ...................................................... 47
Cascade configuration for SQL Server database backup ................................................................ 48
Multi-target configuration for SQL Server database backup ............................................................. 49
Configuration for backing up data using VSS ............................................................................... 49
Cascade configuration for Exchange database backup .................................................................. 50
CCR configurations for Exchange database backup ...................................................................... 51
Performing backup only at the active server ........................................................................... 51
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