HP StorageWorks Storage Mirroring user's guide (T2558-96073, February 2008)

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Viewing the log
By default, Full-Server Failover Manager logs basic processing information. To view the log file, select File, Logs, View
Full-Server Failover Manager Log
. The log file will be opened automatically in Notepad. The log file, FFMLog.log, is located
in the directory where you installed Full-Server Failover. You can clear the log file by selecting
File, Logs, Clear Full-Server
Failover Manager Log
.
Managing your Full-Server Failover snapshots
By default, snapshots are enabled in Full-Server Failover. Also by default, a snapshot is taken every 60 minutes. This may lead
to numerous snapshots on the target that you may want to manage. You can do that by selecting
Actions, Snapshot Manager.
(This option is only available when a source and target are selected and protection is enabled.)
 Enable periodic snapshots—By default, periodic snapshots are enabled. Because Full-Server Failover uses the Microsoft
Volume Shadow Copy service to create snapshots, your target must be running Windows 2003 Service Pack 1 or later.
Your source and target must also be using the NTFS file system. If you are using an earlier version of Windows or a FAT
file system, this option will not be available. If you disable snapshots, the data on the target at the time of a failure will be
used.
 Snapshot Interval—By default, Full-Server Failover will take a snapshot of the target data every 60 minutes. If desired,
increase or decrease the interval between snapshots.
 Start now—If you want to start taking snapshots immediately after the Full-Server Failover connection is established,
select
Start now.
 Start at—If you want to start taking snapshots at a specific data and time, select Start at and specify the date and time
parameters.
 Take Snapshot—If you want to take a snapshot manually (outside of the specified interval), click Take Snapshot.