Zero downtime backup and HP StorageWorks Continuous Access EVA

Data Protector A.05.10 - ZDB for EVA in the CA Configuration
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Chapter 3: Concepts
3.1 Prerequisites
To be able to perform a ZDB session on CA EVA, the following prerequisites have to be fulfilled:
• You must have the EVA Business Copy and Continuous Access licenses.
For information on how to obtain these licenses, refer to the CA EVA documentation.
• A VCS firmware version prior to 3.020 must be installed in the CA EVA HSV controllers.
• A Command View EVA software version prior to 3.2 must be installed on each Storage Management Appliance (SMA).
SMA is a specialized server on which SAN applications and Command View EVA software run.
• HP StorageWorks Continuous Access EVA 1.1A management software must be installed on the system from which the CA EVA
will be managed.
3.2 Limitations
Usage of the ZDB for CA EVA extension on CA EVA is bound by the following limitation:
• Only filesystem and disk image (rawdisk) backups are supported.
• The application and backup systems must host the Windows Server 2003 operating system.
3.3 CA EVA-Related Definitions
The definitions of the terms specific to CA EVA are listed in the table below.
Ter m Definition
primary or local site one or more EVA disk arrays residing at the local
data storage center, which contain(s) the original
data
A storage system may be considered local
(primary) site for some virtual disks, and remote
(secondary) site for other virtual disks.
secondary or remote site one or more EVA disk arrays that contain(s) copies
of the original data
A remote site may be located in the same room or
building as the local site. In most cases, however,
it is located in a more distant place.
copy set a pair of virtual disks, one located on the local
EVA disk array and the other on the remote EVA
disk array, which are mirrored
Mirroring means replicating the data located on a
source virtual disk on the local site to a
destination virtual disk on the remote site.