HP StorageWorks P9000 Replication Manager Software 7.1.1 Configuration Guide (TB584-96029, September 2011)

P9000 RAID Manager version and consistency group support
To create remote pairs with the CTG option, P9000 RAID Manager 01.21.03 or later must be installed
on the pair management server. If an earlier version is installed, pairs can be created successfully,
but they are not members of a CT group (because the CTG option is ignored).
Requirements for operating Replication Manager at multiple sites
If you operate Replication Manager at multiple sites, you need to specify the settings so that the IP
addresses of management servers and pair management servers can be determined from their host
names (that is, name resolution can be performed).
• For communication between a management server and pair management server, ensure that the
management server and pair management server can determine each other's IP address from their
host names. If the settings are specified so that address conversion is performed between the sites
(such as for a private address and NAT), Replication Manager might not correctly connect to
Device Manager Agents at other sites.
• For communication between pair management servers; if you perform a remote copy using multiple
pair management servers, ensure that the pair management server at the primary site and the pair
management server at the secondary site can determine each other's IP address from their host
names. If they cannot determine each other's IP address, an error might occur during copy pair
creation.
• In the hosts file on the management servers or pair management servers, define the IP addresses
and host names of the pair management servers to be connected.
• Use a DNS server.
Functional limitations when software versions do not match
The version numbers of P9000 Command View AE suite products are synchronized to ensure feature
compatibility. For example, the 6.4 versions of Replication Manager and Device Manager support
the same feature set (including, for example, HORC Takeover support).
In an environment where the P9000 Command View AE suite product versions are mixed, support is
limited to the feature set of the earlier version. For example, although Application Agent version 6.3
can be used with Replication Manager 6.4, version 6.3 does not include SQL Server support.
For best results, ensure that the version numbers of installed P9000 Command View AE suite products
are synchronized.
Requirements for mainframe systems
The following table describes the requirements for hosts.
Table 17 Requirements for hosts (for mainframe systems)
Prerequisite programsOperating system
HP StorageWorks P9000 for Business Continuity Manager
5.0, or or P9000 mainframe agent 6.0 or later.
For pair management: HP StorageWorks P9000 for
Business Continuity Manager 6.2 or later.
For monitoring only: HP StorageWorks P9000 for Business
Continuity Manager (6.1 or earlier) or P9000 mainframe
agent (6.0 or later).
Must support HP StorageWorks P9000 for Busi-
ness Continuity Manager or P9000 mainframe
agent
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