HP StorageWorks XP Command View Advanced Edition software Device Manager server installation and configuration guide (web version) (T1780-96078, March 2008)

Windows systems installation

The auto option can be specified only when XP Command View AE Suite products whose

versions are 5.7 or later have been installed:

<common component installation folder>\bin\hcmdsdbtrans /export

/workpath working-folder /file archive-file /auto

The following shows an example of executing the command:

C:\Program Files\CVXPAE\Base\bin\hcmdsdbtrans /export /workpath

D:\trans_work /file D:\trans_file\db_arc /auto

In the hcmdsdbtrans command, you can specify the following options:

workpath

Specify the absolute path to the folder where you wish to temporarily store database

information. Specify a folder on your local disk.

CAUTION: Make sure that no files or subfolders are in the folder specified for the workpath

option. If there are any files or subfolders in the folder, the export processing will be aborted. In

such a case, delete the files or subfolders in the folder, and then re-execute the hcmdsdbtrans

command.

file

Specify the absolute path to the archive file of the database to be exported.

The following table lists the actions to be taken when an error message is output. If a message

that does not have one the following message IDs is output, take actions according to the

message.

auto

Specify this option to stop the XP Command View AE Suite services and to start HiRDB

automatically as preparation for processing the database. After the command is executed,

the XP Command View AE Suite services and HiRDB are started. Note that the services of

XP Command View AE Suite products whose versions are earlier than 5.7 are not started

and stopped automatically.

4. Transfer the exported file to the migration destination server.

If the archive file cannot be created, transfer all the files stored in the folder specified by the

workpath option. In that case, do not change the file structure in the folder specified by the

workpath option.

3-7-3-5 Importing the database at the migration destination server

CAUTION: If the OS of the migration destination server is Linux, follow the procedure in

subsection

4-5-3-5 .

To import the database at the migration destination server:

1. If XP Command View AE Suite products whose versions are earlier than 5.7 have been

installed, stop their services.

For details about how to stop these services, see the manual for your product version.

2. From the command prompt, execute the hcmdsdbtrans command:

<common component installation folder>\bin\hcmdsdbtrans /import

/workpath working-folder [/file archive-file] /type {ALL | XP-Command-

View-AE-Suite-whose-databases-will-be-migrated} /auto

The following shows an example of executing the command:

C:\Program Files\CVXPAE\Base\bin\hcmdsdbsrv /start

3. From the command prompt, execute the hcmdsdbtrans command.

The default installation location of the hcmdsdbtrans command is as follows: