HP XP P9000 Replication Manager Software 7.6.1-00 Application Agent CLI User Guide

2 Application Agent system configurations
This chapter describes the system configurations and volume configurations required for using
Application Agent as well as provides precautions applicable to those configurations. The descriptions
in this chapter apply to the Application Agent CLI.
Basic configurations for backing up and restoring data
This section describes the basic system configurations and provides precautions applicable to using
Application Agent to back up and restore data.
The following basic configurations can be used for backing up and restoring data with Application
Agent:
• Configurations in which data is backed up and restored within a storage system
• Configurations in which data can be backed up and restored between two storage systems
• Configurations in which data is backed up on tape devices
Configurations in which data is backed up and restored within a storage system
In order to use Application Agent to back up or restore data between a primary volume and a
secondary volume, connect a file server or a database server to the storage system.
Install Application Agent on the file server or the database server. You can now execute backup and
restore commands.
The following is an example of a system configured to back up and restore data within a storage
system. A file server or database server allows you to manage only the primary volume.
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