HP P6000 Replication Solutions Manager User Guide (T3680-96089, October 2012)

* Requires an HP P6000 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*.
* Requires an HP P6000 Replication Solutions Manager host agent.
Remote replication
• Create, configure, and manage DR groups (remote copies). See DR group pairs.
• Reverse (failover) remote replication direction. See DR group Failover.
• Manage remote replication. See Using DR groups.
Local replication
Local replication is a licensed feature of HP arrays that enables you to quickly create local copies
of your data using the array’s replication engine. These copies are known as Mirrorclones,
Snapclones, and Snapshots.
• HP P6000 Business Copy is the HP brand name for the set of features, replication licenses,
and interfaces for local replication on 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.
• To use the local replication features on a given array, the replication manager verifies that a
valid HP P6000 Business Copy replication LTU exists for the array. For information about
acquiring and installing local replication licenses, see the HP P6000 Replication Solutions
Manager Administrator Guide.
Remote replication
Remote replication is a licensed feature of HP arrays that enables you to create remote,
disaster-tolerant copies of your data using the array's replication engine. Remote copies are created
and managed through the use of DR group pairs.
• HP P6000 Continuous Access is the HP brand name for the set of features, replication licenses,
and interfaces for remote replication on arrays.
• Remote 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 -
remote replication.
• To use the remote replication features on a given pair of arrays, the replication manager
verifies that a valid HP P6000 Continuous Access replication license-to-use (LTU) exists for
each array. For information on acquiring and installing remote replication licenses, see the
HP P6000 Continuous Access Implementation Guide.
Server software
The replication manager server software includes a graphical user interface (GUI) and job engine,
a database, and a command line user interface (CLUI).
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