HP Application Recovery Manager software A.06.10 Administrator's guide (March 2008)

• Make sure the same operating system (and its version) is installed on the
application and backup systems.
• Connect the application and backup systems to the same EVA through SAN.
• Check if the backup system is listed inside Command View EVA.
• Using Command View EVA, create source volumes and present them to the
application system.
Prerequisites on Windows systems
• Disable the operating system option Automatic mounting of new volumes. At
Command Prompt, run:
mountvol /N
• Do not manually mount target volumes that have been created by Application
Recovery Manager.
See the HP Application Recovery Manager software product announcements, software
notes, and references for information on:
• General Application Recovery Manager and integration-specific limitations.
• Supported platforms and integrations.
• Supported backup and connectivity topologies.
For information on supported configurations, see the HP Application Recovery
Manager software concepts guide.
ZDB database - SMISDB
ZDB database for EVA integration is referred to as SMISDB. It keeps the information
about:
• Management systems on which Command View EVA runs. For each system, the
following is stored:
• Hostname as recognized in the IP network.
• Port number through which SMI-S Agent communicates with the SMI-S provider.
For non-SSL connections, the default port is 5988. For SSL connections, the
default port is 5989.
• User name and encoded password for SMI-S EVA provider login.
• Policies for redirecting the creation of snapclones into specific disk groups.
• Replica (target volumes created in a backup session). For each target volume,
the information includes:
• ID of the session that produced a target volume
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