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

Before you upgrade the software, ensure that the required minimum versions of HP Replication Solutions

Manager

server software, HP Replication Solutions M anager host agent software, and HP Command

View EVA are installed. See HP StorageWorks EVA replication software consolidated release notes and

HP StorageWorks Command View EVA release notes for the minimum required versions.

After installing the software, the following licenses are required to use replication and application features:

• HP Business Copy EVA (snapshots, snapclones, and mirrorclones)

• HP Continuous Access EVA (data replication)

• Oracle

You must have sufﬁ cient licenses for the capacity of e ach array where snapshots, snapclones, and

mirrorclones will be made or that will be the source or destination of replicated data. See the Q uickSpecs

for HP Business Copy EVA and HP Continuous Access EVA for more information.

Management

server types

You can inst

all the server software on the following servers:

• HP OpenView Storage Mana gement Appliance (SMA)—A centralized, dedicated monitoring and

management hardware-software solution for the storage area net work.

NOTE:

If the SMA is running HP OpenView Storage Area Manager, the SMA is considered a dedicated

management server and HP Replication Solutions Manager will not be accessible from the SMA's

web interface. HP Replication Solutions Manager is accessible on ly from the desktop icon or the

Start menu.

• General-purpose server—A server other than the HP OpenView Storage M anagement Appliance

that

runs customer applications, such as ﬁle and print services.

• Dedicated management server—A Windows host that is intended solely for HP storage software,

such as HP OpenView Storage Node Manager, HP OpenView Storage Area Manager add-on

software m odules, or H P StorageWorks EVA software.

• HP ProLiant storage s erver—A server similar to the general-purpose server; it ca n be used for

managing EVAs in the SAN as well as traditional NAS-based applications.

For hardware and software speciﬁcations, see the HP EVA software c ompatibility reference.

Installation re quirements

Before installing the software, you must:

• Install HP Command View EVA on the management server.

• Ensure the appropriate groups and users are created on the management server. See "Setting

cre d entials " on page 14 for more information.

Installation tips

• When installing over a network, use one of the following methods to install (and remove) the

software:

• For Windows, use Terminal Services and Add/Remove Programs. Ensure that Terminal

Services is conﬁgured for administrator mode.

• For UNIX hosts, use Telnet in a secure environment; otherwise, use Secure Shell (SSH) client.

NOTE:

Telnet is not supported on Windows.

HP StorageWorks Replication Solutions Manager installation guide