J2SZ-0200-04ENZ0 (A)
ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy
Manager V13.3
Operator's Guide (AIX)
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Preface
Purpose
This manual describes the functionality of ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager.
Intended Readers
This manual is intended for a system administrator who performs storage management using
ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager.
Organization
This manual has the following chapters:
Chapter 1 Overview of AdvancedCopy Manager
This chapter describes the overview of ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager.
Chapter 2 Starting and Stopping a Daemons
This chapter describes how to start and stop a daemon provided by ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy
Manager.
Chapter 3 Security Operation Using Authentication Feature
This chapter describes how to manage security in ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager.
Chapter 4 Backup Operations
This chapter describes how to perform backups.
Chapter 5 Backup Using the Suspend/Resume Function
This chapter describes how to use the Suspend/Resume function in the backup operation.
Chapter 6 Backup Operation using the QuickOPC Function
This chapter describes how to use the QuickOPC function in the backup operation.
Chapter 7 Replication
This chapter describes the replication operation.
Chapter 8 Operational Maintenance
This chapter describes maintaining a database, performing troubleshooting, and other
maintenance methods.
Chapter 9 Commands
This chapter describes commands available in ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager.
Chapter 10 Notes on Operations
This chapter provides additional notes on the operations.
Appendix A Pre-processing and Post-processing of Backup and Restore
This appendix details shell scripts used for pre-processing and post-processing for backup
and restoration.
Appendix B Replication Pre-processing and Post-processing
This appendix details replication scripts used by ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager.
Appendix C Sample Shell Script for Backup Operations
This appendix describes sample shell scripts for backup operations for ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy
Manager.
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Related Manuals
This ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager manual is included in the following series of manuals:
● ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager Overview
Provides an overview of ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager.
● ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager Installation Guide
Describes the installation procedure for ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager.
● ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager Operator's Guide
Describes the operating procedures for ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager.
A different operator's guide is provided for each supported operating system.
● ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager GUI User's Guide
Describes the operating procedures for the GUI client of ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy
Manager.
● ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager Message Guide
Explains the messages output by ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager and the associated
troubleshooting.
● ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager Operator's Guide for Cluster Environment
Describes the installation and customization procedures for ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy
Manager in a cluster environment.
● ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager Operator's Guide for Tape Backup Option
Describes the operating procedures for tape backup with ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy
Manager.
Users are recommended to read the “ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager Overview” first to gain
an understanding of the general concepts of this software before reading the other manuals
as necessary.
Conventions
● Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 2000 Professional, Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 2000 Server, and
Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 2000 Advanced Server are abbreviated as Windows_2000.
● Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003, Standard Edition, Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R)
2003, Enterprise Edition, Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003, Enterprise Edition for
Itanium-based Systems are abbreviated as Windows Server 2003.
● Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 Standard, Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008
Enterprise, Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 Datacenter, and Microsoft(R) Windows
Server(R) 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems are abbreviated as Windows Server 2008.
● Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Professional and Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Home Edition
are abbreviated as Windows XP.
● Microsoft(R) Windows Vista(R) Home Basic, Microsoft(R) Windows Vista(R) Home Premium,
Microsoft(R) Windows Vista(R) Business, Microsoft(R) Windows Vista(R) Enterprise, and
Microsoft(R) Windows Vista(R) Ultimate are abbreviated as Windows Vista.
● Solaris (TM) Operating System is referred to as Solaris.
● "ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager" is abbreviated as "AdvancedCopy Manager".
● Manager of ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager is abbreviated as Manager of AdvancedCopy
Manager.
● Agent of ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager is abbreviated as Agent of AdvancedCopy
Manager.
● ETERNUS2000, ETERNUS3000, ETERNUS4000, ETERNUS6000, ETERNUS8000, and ETERNUS GR
series are referred to as Fujitsu ETERNUS storage systems.
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Trademarks
Windows, Windows Vista, Windows Server, and the names of other Microsoft products and product
names are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States
and other countries.
Netscape, Netscape Navigator and Netscape Communicator are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Netscape Communications Corporation in the United States and other countries.
Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun Logo, Solaris and all Solaris based marks and logos are
trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the U.S.A and other countries, and are used under
license.
UNIX is a registered trademark exclusively licensed by X/Open Company Limited in the United
States and other countries.
ORACLE is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation.
HP-UX is a registered trademark of Hewlett-Packard Company.
Linux is a trademark or registered trademark of Mr. Linus Torvalds in the United States and
other countries. Red Hat, Red Hat Shadow Man logo, RPM, RPM logo and Glint are a registered
trademark of Red Hat, Inc.
IBM, AIX, and AIX 5L are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation in the
United States and other countries.
All other trademarks and product names are the property of their respective owners.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Overview of AdvancedCopy Manager ............................................ 1
1.1 What is AdvancedCopy Manager? ..................................................................2
1.1.1 High-speed backup (24-hour basis)........................................................... 2
1.1.2 High-speed replication...................................................................... 2
1.1.3 Online database backup...................................................................... 2
1.2 Product Configuration of AdvancedCopy Manager ..................................................3
1.2.1 Function system............................................................................. 3
1.2.2 System configuration........................................................................ 6
1.2.3 Combinations of products.................................................................... 7
1.3 Function Overview of AdvancedCopy Manager ......................................................9
1.3.1 What is the backup function................................................................. 9
1.3.2 What is the replication function............................................................ 9
1.3.3 Authentication feature function............................................................ 10
1.3.4 GUI Client................................................................................. 10
1.4 Operating Environment of AdvancedCopy Manager .................................................11
1.4.1 Hardware requirements...................................................................... 11
1.4.2 Software requirements...................................................................... 11
1.5 Managing a Device on AdvancedCopy Manager .....................................................12
1.5.1 Normal devices............................................................................. 12
1.5.2 Volumes under the control of Logical Volume Manager (LVM).................................. 12
1.5.3 Volumes under the control of VxVM (VERITAS Volume Manager)................................. 13
Chapter 2 Starting and Stopping Daemons .............................................. 15
2.1 Daemons that Configure AdvancedCopy Manager ...................................................16
2.2 Starting Daemons ..............................................................................17
2.3 Stopping Daemons ..............................................................................18
Chapter 3 Security Operation Using Authentication Feature ............................ 19
Chapter 4 Backup Operation
