HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition Installation and Configuration Guide (TK981-96001, May 2014)

Backing up databases
To prepare against failures, back up databases after completing the installation.
NOTE:
Backing up the database involves operations that stop HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition
services. Do not attempt to access HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition during the database
back up.
1. Log on to the management server as a user with administrator or root permissions.
2. Run the hcmds64backups command to back up the database.
For Windows:
installation-folder-for-HP-XP7-Command-View-Advanced-Edition\Base64\bin\hcmds64backups
/dir folder-for-storing-backup-files /auto
For Linux:
installation-directory-for-HP-XP7-Command-View-Advanced-Edition/Base64/
bin/hcmds64backups -dir directory-for-storing-backup-files -auto
NOTE:
The dir option is used to specify the absolute path of the folder or directory on the local
disk where the database backup files are stored. Verify that the folder or directory specified
does not already include any files or subdirectories. (For Linux, do not specify a path that
includes a space.)
The auto option automatically starts or stops HP XP7 Command View Advanced Edition
services.
When hcmdsbackups completes, the backup directory is created in the directory specified by
the dir option, and database files are combined and stored as backup.hdb.
Refreshing virtualization server information
Device Manager virtualization server information must be refreshed to reflect the current configuration.
Prerequisites
Check the following information before proceeding.
• If the virtualization servers are managed together using VMware vCenter Server:
• IP address or host name of the machine where Host Data Collector is installed
• IP address or host name of VMware vCenter Server
• User account with the system management role of VMware vCenter Server
• If the virtualization servers are not managed together using VMware vCenter Server:
• IP address or host name of the machine where Host Data Collector is installed
• IP address or host name of the virtualization server
• User account with the system management role of VMware vCenter Server
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