HP Archive Backup System for OpenVMS Version 4.4

HP Archive Backup System SPD 48.16.27
for OpenVMS Version 4.4
• ABS V4.4 provides "System Backup to Tape" (SBT)
feature for Oracle 8i, Oracle 9i, and Oracle 9i Re-
lease 2 (9.2.0.2.0), RMAN database users. RMAN
must be configured and working prior to SBT imple-
mentation. Feature is Alpha oriented. ABS V4.4 has
qualifed SBT to work on jukeboxes, stand-alone and
stacker tape devices.
• Fast tape positioning.
• Utilizes OpenVMS ODS2 and ODS5 disk volumes as
provided by OpenVMS.
• Layers upon a robust and fully tested media man-
ager that provides the following important media and
device management capabilities:
– Effective use of all media capacity by appending
multiple save sets of backed up or archived files
to the same volume or volume set
– Direct positioning to the start of each save set file
during a restore operation using saved information
about the tape position of each save set file.
– Customization features to meet a variety of oper-
ational and site requirements.
– Qualified for unattended backup operations using
automatic tape cartridge loaders; generic device
recognition of some StorageTek. automated car-
tridge server
– Media life cycle control including maintenance of
volume retention period, availability status, loca-
tion, and scheduling dates when volumes are to
move offsite and return.
– Maintenance of counters for each volume, noting
the number of times a volume has been mounted
and the number of errors associated with the vol-
ume.
– Media allocation control based on customer-
defined media pools.
– Built-in report generation and custom report gen-
eration capability.
– Security features to prevent unauthorized media
or device use.
– In an OpenVMS Cluster environment, automatic
failure recovery from the loss of a processor to
allow continuous access to the media databases.
• Integration with the Remote Device Facility (RDF).
The RDF software is included within the media man-
agement software. RDF allows the media manager
to access a tape from other OpenVMS nodes across
the DECnet or DECnet-Plus network for ABS backup
and archive operations.
RDF makes access to remote tape drives invisible to
ABS backup and archive operations by issuing com-
mands as appropriate when a designated tape drive
is considered remote. The media manager also man-
ages volume load requests to remote systems for
allowing unattended backups or for communicating
with a console operator. The media manager makes
no direct use of the remote disk capabilities within
RDF.
RDF includes the following capabilities:
– RDF servers that execute tape I/O requests on
behalf of a remote client. Servers are located on
systems that have tape drives attached or that
can access drives through the OpenVMS TMSCP
server.
– RDF clients that provide the communications in-
terface between applications reading or writing
data to a tape drive and the RDF servers.
Remote Device Facility (RDF) is only qualified when it
is being called by ABS. RDF included with ABS is not
intended to be run as a stand alone application. RDF
as a stand alone application is provided by Computer
Associates.
RDF V4.3G is the minimum version to be used with ABS
V4.4.
RDF is qualified for use by ABS V4.4 on OpenVMS Al-
phaServers V8.2 and V8.3.
RDF is not ported to OpenVMS V8.2 on Integrity
servers.
LICENSE OPTIONS
To qualify a variety of configuration requirements, the
following ABS license options are available:
• ABS for OpenVMS VAX, Alpha or Integrity servers
(I64): Pre 4.0X should now be referenced as ABS
/MDMS server due to policy database functionality in
MDMS for V4.0X. No changes to license needed.
• ABS Client for OpenVMS VAX, Alpha or Integrity
servers (I64): Pre 4.0X should now be referenced
as ABS/MDMS client due to policy database func-
tionality in MDMS for V4.0X. No changes to license
needed.
• Windows Client: This is an optional purchase that
enables you to add Windows client nodes to your
ABS operational environment.
• Tru64 UNIX Client: This is an optional purchase that
enables you to add Tru64 UNIX client nodes to your
ABS operational environment.
2