HP XP7 Replication Manager Application Agent CLI User Guide (TK981-96015, May 2014)

Specify a period longer than the following: (the period from the time EX_DRM_TAPE_BACKUP or
EX_DRM_TAPE_RESTORE is executed to the time the tape backup management software starts) x
(the number of commands executed concurrently)
Configurations that requires RAID Manager user authentication
Application Agent commands support RAID Manager user authentication when the RAID Manager
version is 01-25-03/01 or later. For details about the conditions for using Application Agent in a
configuration that requires user authentication, see the HP XP7 Replication Manager Configuration
Guide.
Starting and stopping the Protection Manager service
The Protection Manager service is registered automatically in the Windows system when you install
Application Agent.
The account of the user who executes the service must have local Administrator permissions and the
right to log on as a service.
Additional explanation
The user accounts of the users who will execute the Protection Manager service must be specified
during installation of Application Agent.
When the functions listed in the table below are used, the Protection Manager service must be running
on a file server, database server, or backup server.
Table 94 Functions that require that the Protection Manager service be running
ServersFunction
FS, DB, BKSystem configuration check
BKExecution of commands listed in user script files
BKReceive and import backup catalogs forwarded from another server
BKCheck of the secondary volume status during backup
BK
Backup using VSS (VSS snapshot preparation and import, writing of metadata to the secondary
volume, Exchange database verification)
BK
Restore from a backup using VSS of an Exchange database to the primary volume (reading
metadata from the secondary volume)
DB, BKBackup in a cascade configuration
BKBackup in a CCR configuration
Legend:
FS: File Server, DB: Database Server, BK: Backup Server
Starting the Protection Manager service
The Protection Manager service starts automatically when the Windows system starts on the application
server where Application Agent is installed. This occurs because the startup type of the Protection
Manager service is set to Automatic during installation.
Application Agent operations242