HP Archive Backup System for OpenVMS, Version 4.4B

HP Archive Backup System SPD 48.16.29
for OpenVMS, Version 4.4B
• Compatibility with RMU/BACKUP and RMU/RESTORE,
allowing backup and restore operations of Oracle
Rdb V7.0-6, V7.0-6.1, V7.0-9, V7.1.0.4, and V7.2
databases.
• Rdb V7.2 is qualified as well as ported on OpenVMS
V8.2-1 or later on Integrity servers. Rdb V7.2 is qual-
ified on OpenVMS V8.2 or later on Alpha.
• ABS provides "System Backup to Tape" (SBT) fea-
ture for Oracle 9i (9.0.1.0.0), Oracle 9i R2 (9.2.0.2.0),
Oracle 10g R1 (10.1.0.3.0) and Oracle 10g R2
(10.2.0.2.0) database users, RMAN database users.
RMAN must be configured and working prior to SBT
implementation. Feature is Alpha oriented. ABS has
qualifed SBT to work on jukeboxes, stand-alone and
stacker tape devices.
• Fast tape positioning.
• Utilizes OpenVMS ODS-2 and ODS-5 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.
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 applica-
tion is provided by Computer Associates.
RDF V4.3I is supported on ABS/MDMS V4.4B.
LICENSE OPTIONS
To qualify a variety of configuration requirements, the
following ABS license options are available:
• ABS for OpenVMS Integrity servers or Alpha: Pre
4.X should now be referenced as ABS/MDMS server
due to policy database functionality in MDMS for
V4.X. No changes to license needed.
• ABS Client for OpenVMS Integrity servers or Al-
pha: Pre 4.X should now be referenced as ABS
/MDMS client due to policy database functionality in
MDMS for V4.X. 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.
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