HP StorageWorks P9000 Replication Manager Software 7.1 Configuration Guide (TB584-96022, May 2011)

DescriptionSoftware
Used to achieve integrated management of disk resources and for configuring
storage system hardware. You can run and manage a system consisting of
multiple storage systems.
For details about Device Manager server, see the HP StorageWorks P9000
Command View Advanced Edition Suite Software Administrator Guide.
Device Manager server
Used to control copy group configurations located on storage systems from a
host.
Via BCM Agent, Replication Manager monitors and performs copy pair
operations on storage systems managed by HP StorageWorks P9000 for Business
Continuity Manager Software. For details about HP StorageWorks P9000 for
Business Continuity Manager Software, see the HP StorageWorks P9000 for
Business Continuity Manager Software User Guide. Note: Pair management via
Replication Manager requires HP StorageWorks P9000 for Business Continuity
Manager Software 6.2 or later - earlier releases only support data collection.
HP StorageWorks P9000
for Business Continuity
Manager Software and
BCM Agent
Used to collect information about hosts and storage systems.
Replication Manager, in conjunction with P9000 mainframe agent, monitors
information about configurations and statuses of copy pairs created by Peer to
Peer Remote Copy (PPRC). For details about P9000 mainframe agent, see the
HP StorageWorks P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite Software
Mainframe Agent Installation and Configuration Guide.
P9000 mainframe agent
NOTE:
Do not perform concurrent operations from other applications (including HP StorageWorks P9000
for Business Continuity Manager Software) on volumes, copy groups, or copy pairs that are the target
of running (or scheduled) tasks. Doing so might result in an error.
P9000 mainframe agent versus BCM Agent
P9000 mainframe agent is installed on a pair management server and allows Replication Manager
to monitor mainframe pairs. BCM Agent is installed as part of HP StorageWorks P9000 for Business
Continuity Manager Software and enables Replication Manager to manage mainframe pairs. In effect,
HP StorageWorks P9000 for Business Continuity Manager Software replaces P9000 mainframe
agent, with BCM Agent acting as a link with Replication Manager.
• If you are adding HP StorageWorks P9000 for Business Continuity Manager Software to your
storage configuration, and instances of P9000 mainframe agent are already configured, it is not
necessary to remove them.
• If you are setting up a new configuration with HP StorageWorks P9000 for Business Continuity
Manager Software and Replication Manager, there is no need to install P9000 mainframe agent.
• If you are replacing an instance of P9000 mainframe agent with HP StorageWorks P9000 for
Business Continuity Manager Software, HP recommends removing P9000 mainframe agent first.
Configurations for mainframe monitoring
As of release 6.3, Replication Manager supports monitoring of IBM environments (z/OS, z/VM,
z/VSE and z/Linux) and non-IBM environments using only Device Manager (without HP StorageWorks
P9000 for Business Continuity Manager Software or P9000 mainframe agent installed). Replication
Manager retrieves the status of Cnt Ac-S/Cnt-Ac-A/BC and Cnt Ac-J copy pairs directly from storage
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