HP 418800-B21 HP StorageWorks Replication Solutions Manager 4.0.1 user guide ( - Page 25

Overview Capabilities HP StorageWorks Replication Solutions Manager is a centralized tool that simplifies and automates local and remote replication features of HP arrays. The replication manager allows you to perform tasks by using its graphical user interface (GUI), jobs, and a command line user interface (CLUI). General replication management • Automatically discover resources such as arrays, virtual disks, and hosts. See automatic refresh of resources. • View resource properties in graphical trees and tabular lists. For example, see virtual disk views • Create and manage copies of data (replicas) in real time. • Create, run, monitor, and manage jobs that automate replication tasks. See jobs, templates and commands. • Present storage volumes to hosts. • Dynamically mount storage volumes containing file systems on enabled hosts *. • Dynamically extend or shrink a host volume on enabled hosts*. • Interact with host applications on enabled hosts *. • Interact with Oracle applications on enabled hosts *. • Create and manage collections of resources (managed sets). See managed sets. • View replication event logs. • Run the replication manager in a resource simulation mode. See simulation mode. * Requires an HP Replication Solutions Manager host agent. Local replication • Create local copies using snapclone and snapshot technology. See snapclones and snapshots. • Create local copies by specifying source arrays and virtual disk names. • Create local copies by specifying source enabled hosts and volume names *. • Create local copies by specifying source enabled hosts and logical volume names *. • Create local copies by specifying Oracle resources on enabled hosts *. * Requires an HP Replication Solutions Manager host agent. Remote replication • Create, configure, and manage DR groups (remote copies). See DR group pairs. • Reverse (fail over) remote replication direction. See DR group failover. • Manage remote replication. See using DR groups. Local replication Local replication is a licensed feature of HP StorageWorks arrays that allows you to quickly create local copies of your data using the array's replication engine. These copies are known as mirrorclones, snapclones and snapshots. • Business Copy EVA is the HP brand name for the set of features, replication licenses, and interfaces for local replication on EVA arrays. • Local replication features are part of (installed with) the controller software on each storage array and can vary with the controller software version. See controller software features - local replication. HP StorageWorks Replication Solutions Manager 4.0.1 25