HP XP P9000 Replication Manager Software 7.6.0-00 Application Agent CLI Reference Guide

1 Extended commands
This chapter describes the extended commands provided by Application Agent.
Overview of extended commands
An extended command is used to reduce the effort required to perform data protection operations,
such as backup or restoration. You can use extended commands to automatically perform backup
and restoration, without needing to specify further complicated operations.
For example, suppose that you want to back up data to a tape device by using Application Agent
commands. In this case, you must execute a separate command for each of the following operations:
1. Unlock the secondary volume.
2. Mount the secondary volume.
3. Unmount the secondary volume.
4. Lock the secondary volume.
5. Back up data to the secondary volume.
6. Check the execution results of the backup.
7. Export the backup information to a temporary file.
8. Lock the primary volume.
9. Transfer the temporary file, control files, or metafile to the backup server.
10. Import the backup information from the temporary file.
11. Check the execution results of the import.
12. Back up the data of the secondary volume to a tape device.
13. Check the execution results of the tape backup.
14. Unlock the primary volume.
For the preceding operations, specifying the resource information to be operated on and the related
backup information is complicated. This kind of information is predefined in extended commands.
You can automatically execute extended commands by using a tool such as operation management
software, and by doing so, you can perform a backup without having to work with complex processes.
Using extended commands reduces the effort required for data protection operations.
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