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

2 Application Agent system configurations
This section describes the main system configuration patterns when using Application Agent. It also
describes the requirements for backing up a database and what precautions need to be taken before
running Application Agent. The descriptions in this chapter apply to the Application Agent CLI.
Checking the information required for system configurations
This section lists the sections and subsections in this chapter that describe the volume and system
configurations supported by Application Agent.
Information common to all backup targets
This subsection lists the sections and subsections that provide information common to all backup
targets.
Volume configurations
The following sections and subsections describe volume configurations and provide notes that apply
to volume configurations:
Configuration for backing up and restoring data between storage systems, page 41
Requirements when using RAID Manager to configure a pair volume, page 60
Volume configurations usable by Application Agent, page 68
Examples of disk group configurations usable by Application Agent, page 70
Precautions for volume configuration, page 72
Precautions when changing a volume configuration, page 73
Requirements and precautions when a disk group Is configured, page 74
Precautions for partition styles for disks, page 75
System configurations
The following sections describe system configurations:
Configuration for backing up and restoring data between volumes, page 37
Configuration for backing up and restoring data using tape, page 38
Operation-standby cluster configuration, page 39
Mutual-standby cluster configuration, page 40
For system configurations and notes on the various backup targets, see the following sections:
System configurations using file systems, page 36
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