HP XP7 Replication Manager Configuration Guide (TK981-96012, May 2014)

• Do not use the RAID Manager command line interface while carrying out replica operations from
Replication Manager.
• If you use the RAID Manager command line interface to change a copy pair configuration, be
sure and refresh the system from Device Manager, followed by updating the pair configuration
and refreshing the hosts from Replication Manager.
Protection function of RAID Manager
Application Agent does not support the protection function of RAID Manager. This function should be
disabled on servers where Application Agent is installed.
Using RAID Manager to configure pair volumes
Within a copy group, only include the pair volumes for one application. If the pair volumes of multiple
applications are mixed together in one copy group, unintended backups and restorations might occur.
Device Manager and RAID Manager
For RAID Manager to be started on the database and/or backup servers automatically, Device
Manager Agent needs to be installed on both servers.
If Device Manager Agent is not installed, you must manually start the RAID Manager instance on both
the backup and database servers before carrying out replica operations. (If RAID Manager is not
started, the replica operation will fail.)
Starting and stopping RAID Manager
Application Agent automatically starts and stops the local RAID Manager instance as needed. However,
if RAID Manager is already running when Application Agent executes a command, RAID Manager
might not be stopped when the command completes. You should take this into account when choosing
the startup method for each RAID Manager instance.
Settings for Application Agent in a cluster configuration (MSCS)
This section describes the steps necessary to configure replica operations properly in a cluster
configuration. Application Agent provides a dedicated command (drmjobsch.exe) for switching
the target node. You must set up this command in the cluster software so that it runs automatically
when a failover occurs.
Verify the following before performing the appropriate procedure for the cluster software you are
using:
• Application Agent and the cluster software have been installed successfully.
• You have logged in as a member of the Administrators group.
Perform the following procedure on each server that makes up the virtual server:
1. Create a VBScript file named RecoverJob.vbs in the following location:
Application-Agent-installation-folder\DRM\schedule
You can specify a different name and location for the VBScript file, but for maintenance reasons,
HP recommends that you use the above file name and file storage location.
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