Hitachi Global Link Manager Software Installation and Configuration Guide

Backing Up the Global Link Manager Database
Hitachi recommends that you back up the database of Global Link Manager
and the databases of Hitachi Command Suite products regularly. In addition,
you should always back up these databases before performing the following
operations:
• Reinstallation or version upgrade installation of Global Link Manager
• Installing or removing another Hitachi Command Suite product on a
server on which Global Link Manager has been installed
• Installing or removing Global Link Manager on a server on which another
Hitachi Command Suite product has been installed
The following procedure describes how to back up the Global Link Manager
database and other Hitachi Command Suite product databases. In this
procedure, you also acquire a backup of the Global Link Manager property
files and the path availability information (path status log), in addition to the
databases.
If other Hitachi Command Suite products have already been installed on the
same machine, the services of these products are also started or stopped at
the same time when you start or stop Hitachi Command Suite Common
Component.
In a non-cluster configuration
1. Execute the following command to stop Hitachi Command Suite Common
Component:
Hitachi-Command-Suite-Common-Component-installation-folder\bin
\hcmds64srv /stop
2. Execute the following command to start HiRDB:
Hitachi-Command-Suite-Common-Component-installation-folder\bin
\hcmds64dbsrv /start
3. Execute the following command to back up the database:
Hitachi-Command-Suite-Common-Component-installation-folder\bin
\hcmds64backups /dir backup-destination-folder-name
For backup-destination-folder-name, specify the absolute path of a folder
on the local disk. When you specify an existing folder, it should be an
empty folder.
When you execute the above command, a backup file (backup.hdb) will
be created for the databases of the Hitachi Command Suite products
installed on the server on which the above command is executed. At the
same time, the setting files for Hitachi Command Suite Common
Component and other Hitachi Command Suite products are also backed
up.
4. Execute the following command to back up the property files and the path
availability information (path status log):
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Setting Up Global Link Manager
Hitachi Global Link Manager Installation and Configuration Guide (Web Version)