HP StorageWorks P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite Software 7.0 Mainframe Agent Installation and Configuration Guide (TB581-96014, November 2010)

1 Extended commands
This chapter describes the extended commands provided by Application Agent.
Overview of extended commands
An extended command is used to reduce the effort required to perform data protection operations,
such as backup or restoration. You can use extended commands to automatically perform backup
and restoration, without needing to specify further complicated operations.
For example, suppose that you want to back up data to a tape device using the Application Agent
commands. In such a case, you must execute a separate command for each of the following functions:
1. Unlock the secondary volume.
2. Mount the secondary volume.
3. Unmount the secondary volume.
4. Lock the secondary volume.
5. Back up data to the secondary volume.
6. Check the execution results of the backup.
7. Export the backup information to a temporary file.
8. Lock the primary volume.
9. Transfer the temporary file, control files, or metafile to the backup server.
10. Import the backup information from the temporary file.
11. Check the execution results of the import.
12. Back up the data of the secondary volume to a tape device.
13. Check the execution results of the tape backup.
14. Unlock the primary volume.
For the preceding commands, specifying the resource information to be operated on and the information
related to backup is complicated.
The preceding commands are predefined in extended commands. You can use a tool such as one
provided by operation management software to automatically execute extended commands. Therefore,
you can perform backup without needing to specify further complicated operations, thereby reducing
the effort required for data protection operations.
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