HP P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite Software 7.4.1-00 Administrator Guide (TB581-96334, April 2013)

Notes on using the configuration definition file

The following provides notes on using a configuration definition file for RAID Manager to manage

copy pairs.

When editing the configuration definition file:

When you use Device Manager to create or change a configuration definition file, the information

that is defined in the file is automatically reported to the Device Manager server.

However, if you create or change a configuration definition file without using the Device Manager,

for example, by using the Replication Manager instead or by directly editing the file, you need

to manually report the file information to the Device Manager server.

If you refresh the storage system via the Device Manager GUI or CLI, information about the con-

figuration definition file is reported to the Device Manager server. Refresh all storage systems

associated with copy pair volumes that are specified in the configuration definition file.

When optimizing the configuration definition file:

If true is specified for the server.agent.rm.optimization.userHorcmFile property

of the server.properties file, when the Device Manager agent service starts, or when you

operate copy pairs, the Device Manager agent optimizes the contents of the RAID Manager

configuration definition file. In this case, note the following:

• For backing up the configuration definition file:

In the optimization processing, the original configuration definition file horcmXX.conf is

backed up as horcmXX.conf.bk. If the optimization is performed more than once, the ori-

ginal user-created configuration definition file will be lost because only one generation of

backup file is made. Therefore, back up as necessary.

• About a comment added to the command device definition:

When the RAID Manager configuration definition file is optimized, the unit ID, logical device

number, and serial number for the command device are added as comments on the line before

the line on which the command device is defined. In this case, note the following:

- Do not change the contents of the comment because the Device Manager agent references

it.

- When you copy the RAID Manager configuration definition file that the Device Manager

agent is already managing, and then create a new RAID Manager configuration definition

file, delete this comment.

When deleting copy pairs:

When you delete copy pairs from a management client, if all the definitions of the copy pairs in

a configuration definition file are deleted, that configuration definition file will also be deleted.

If you do not want the configuration definition file to be deleted, back up of the configuration

definition file before you delete the copy pairs.