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

Overview
Simulation mode allows you to use all of the functions of the replication manager without having
to use any of your production data or resources. These functions include creating snapshots and
snapclones, creating DR groups and adding virtual disks to them, and performing failovers.
Features and benefits:
• No SAN infrastructure, storage arrays, hosts, or management servers are required.
• Requires only replication manager server software running on a business class Windows
desktop or laptop computer.
• True simulation–Not a set of predefined scenarios. Simulates GUI actions, jobs, and CLUI
commands.
• Allows you to create your own:
Simulated storage arrays. Select features such as array capacity, controller software
versions and number of virtual disks.
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◦ Simulated hosts. Include hosts and select the storage arrays to which they are connected.
Single sign-on with HP P6000 Command View
Administrators can establish a single sign-on (SSO) trust relationship in HP P6000 Command View
that allows the replication manager to connect without sending the Storage Agent user name and
password. The on/off status of SSO is displayed in the replication manager GUI but cannot be
configured from there.
To configure SSO, access HP P6000 Command View and select Server Options→System Insight
Manager/Replication Solutions Manager trust relationships.
Array management server configuration
Administrators can add and delete array management servers. The management server SMI-S port
can also be set.
For the procedure, see Accessing the configuration window.
Host volume
You can configure the interval at which data is collected for host volume capacity analysis. The
value selected is used for all host volumes.
For the procedure, see Accessing the configuration window.
User preferences configuration
You can configure various display aspects of lists and trees so that changes are remembered.
• Default: User preferences are disabled.
• Configurable display aspects include: column order, relative column width, sort column, and
tree expansion state.
For the procedure, see Accessing the configuration window. See also Organizing displayed
resources.
RSM database
About the RSM database
The RSM database contains information on available resources, jobs, job instances, replication
manager events, and DC-Management settings. The database is updated through several methods,
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