HP Software File Migration Agent Installation and Administration Guide (September 2009)

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HP Storage Mirroring Interoperability
File Migration Agent 2.5 supports the following features of HP Storage Mirroring 5.1.1.867:
• Mirroring—The initial copy or subsequent resynchronization of selected data
• Replication—The on-going capture of byte-level file changes
• Failure monitoring and failover—The ability to monitor and stand-in for a server, in the event of a
failure
• Restoration—A mirror of selected data from the target back to the source
There are some limitations and additional configuration requirements for FMA and HP Storage Mirroring
interoperability. Refer to the HP Business Support Center below for technical manuals on HP StorageWorks
Storage Mirroring Software. Individual manuals describe how each of the major features of Storage
Mirroring are supported by FMA.
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/
DocumentIndex.jsp?contentType=SupportManual&lang=en&cc=us&docIndexId=64179&taskId=115
&prodTypeId=12169&prodSeriesId=3185478
Mirroring and Replication
Mirroring is the process of transmitting user-specified data from the source to the target so that an identical
copy of data exists on the target. When Storage Mirroring initially performs mirroring, it copies all of the
selected data, including file attributes and permissions. Replication is the real-time transmission of file
changes. The Storage Mirroring replication process operates at the file system level and is able to track file
changes independently from the file’s related application. Replication keeps the target up-to-date and
synchronized with the source.
HP Storage Mirroring is able to mirror and replicate files and file stubs from managed volume(s) to target
storage on the target server. HP File Migration Agent supports one way (active source/passive target)
mirroring and replication provided by HP Storage Mirroring. FMA can be installed on both source and target
with the below restrictions in mind.
Restrictions: The same resources (files or file stubs) can not be managed concurrently by HP File
Migration Agent on source and target server during mirroring and replication.