HP StorageWorks Replication Solutions Manager Installation Guide (T3680-96016, July 2006)

Do wnloading the software
To download the software fre e from the Web:
1. Go to the HP StorageWorks Continuous Access EVA web site: (You can use this site whether you use
HP
Continuou
sAccessEVA or not.)
h
ttp://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storage/software/conaccesseva/index.html
2. Click Software & drivers.
3. Download the replication m anager server software. Only one download is required.
4. If you have Windows hosts, download the replication manager host agent software for Windows.
Only one do
wnload is requir ed.
5. If you have UNIX or Linux hosts, download the replication ma nager host agent software for
UNIX/Linux. Only one download is required.
Simulation mode
You can perform any replication m anager function in simulation mode that you can per form in a
production environment, with the following restrictions:
• Only the Windows host agent is simulated. Other host platforms are not available for simulation.
• The simulated host volumes ca n have only one virtual disk under them. In a production
environment, a host volume can comprise multiple virtual disks.
Simulation mode enables you to use all replication manager features without using production data
and resources. This functionality is built into the replication manager and does not require separate
installation or activation.
If you plan to use simulation mode, HP recommends that you:
• Install the replication manager on a Windows ser ver that:
• Does not have HP Command View EVA installed on it.
• Is running a suppor ted version of Windows and has sufficient space for the installation. See
HP
StorageWorks EVA software compatibility reference for details.
• Not install the host agent software.
For information about using simulation mode, see HP StorageWorks Replication Solutions Manager
simulation guide.
Prer
equisites
Befo
re you install the software:
• Read HP StorageWorks EVA replication software consolidated release notes for any installation or
post-installation requirements specifictothisrelease.
• Ensure that your environment includes:
•One
or
more Enterprise Virtual Arrays
• A management server running a supported version of Microsoft Windows (for more
information, see H P StorageWorks EVA software compatibility reference)
• A host server that contains sufficient space and i s running a supported operating system (for
more information, see HP StorageWorks EVA software compatibility reference)
• En
sure that the management server and host ser vers are connected to the same local area network.
• Ensure that the ma n agem ent server is not a domain controller. You can install the software on a
management server that is on a doma in, but not on a managem ent server tha t is the domain
c
ontroller.
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Preparation