HP StorageWorks P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite Software 7.1.1 Administrator Guide (web) (TB581-96065, September 2011)

To back up a database, a directory for storing backup files is required. This directory requires space
equal to the formula below. In addition to the estimate below, space is required for the temporary
files created during backup.
Required space:
(total-size-of-databases-for-P9000–Command-View-AE-Suite-products-to-
be-backed-up x 2)+ 20 MB
As an example, in an environment in which only Device Manager and Tiered Storage Manager are
used, estimate the required space by taking into consideration the sizes of the following directories:
• The directory of the Device Manager database
• The directory of the Tiered Storage Manager database
• The directory of the Common Component database
If other P9000 Command View AE Suite products are used, add the sizes of the product directories
to the estimate.
Backing up a database in a non-cluster configuration
To back up a database if the management server is not clustered:
1. Log on to the management server as a user with Administrator permissions or root permissions.
2. Execute the hcmdsbackups command to back up the database.
In Windows:
installation-folder-for-Common-Component\bin\hcmdsbackups /dir
folder-for-storing-backup-files /auto
In Linux:
installation-directory-for-Common-Component/bin/hcmdsbackups -dir
directory-for-storing-backup-files -auto
dir
Specify the absolute path of the directory on the local disk in which the database backup
files are stored. In Linux, do not specify a path that includes a space.
Make sure that no files or subdirectories are in the directory specified for the dir option.
auto
This option automatically changes the P9000 Command View AE Suite product services and
the HiRDB service to the statuses required for backing up the database. After the command
finishes, the P9000 Command View AE Suite product services and the HiRDB service will
be active.
When you execute the hcmdsbackups command, the directory database will be created in
the directory for storing backup files, specified with the dir option, and these files will be
combined and stored as the file backup.hdb.
NOTE:
The setting files for P9000 Command View AE Suite products are backed up in locations
other than the database directory created in the directory for storing backup files, specified
with the dir option. If an error occurs in the management server and you need to re-install
P9000 Command View AE Suite products, you can use the backed up setting files to check
the previous settings.
Managing the database190