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

For example, when deleting several virtual disks, it may appear to take a few seconds in the GUI.
However, deleting 50 virtual disks may take several minutes. The slower response can be
misinterpreted as a problem.
Simulation mode
For more information, see the HP P6000 Replication Solutions Manager Simulation guide. The
guide is available from the help menu of the replication manager GUI and from the HP Storage
website. See (page 289).
CAUTION: HP strongly recommends that you do not run simulation mode on a production machine
(that is, on the same machine as HP P6000 Command View). If you disconnect the replication
manager from HP P6000 Command View, you lose control of the storage resources that were
being managed by the replication manager. If you purge the replication manager database and
have not backed it up, you will lose all jobs.
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, software controller
versions and number of virtual disks.
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◦ Simulated hosts. Include hosts and select the storage arrays they are connect to.
Resource concepts
About replication resources
Resource types are displayed on the left, in the navigation pane. Individual resources are displayed
on the right, in the content pane.
46 Replication resources