HP XP P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite Software 7.6.1-00 Administrator Guide (Web Version)
2. Execute the hcmdsbackups command to back up the database.
In Windows:
installation-folder-for-Common-Component\bin\hcmdsbackups /dir
folder-for-storing-backup-files /auto
In Linux:
installation-directory-for-Common-Component/bin/hcmdsbackups -dir
directory-for-storing-backup-files -auto
dir
Specify the absolute path of the directory on the local disk in which the database backup
files are stored. In Linux, do not specify a path that includes a space.
Make sure that no files or subdirectories are in the directory specified for the dir option.
auto
Automatically starts or stops P9000 Command View AE Suite services.
When you execute the hcmdsbackups command, the directory database will be created in
the directory for storing backup files, specified with the dir option, and these files will be
combined and stored as the file backup.hdb.
NOTE:
The setting files for P9000 Command View AE Suite products are backed up in locations
other than the database directory created in the directory for storing backup files, specified
with the dir option. If an error occurs in the management server and you need to re-install
P9000 Command View AE Suite products, you can use the backed up setting files to check
the previous settings.
Backing up a database in a cluster configuration
To back up a database when management servers are clustered, perform the procedure below.
CAUTION:
Use the executing node (a machine that has online set for mode in the cluster.conf file) to
make backups of databases.
To back up a database:
1. Log on to the management server as a user with Administrator permissions.
2. Use the cluster management application to select the following services, and then from the
right-click menu, take the services offline:
• HP StorageWorks XP Tiered Storage Manager
• DeviceManagerServer
• HCS Device Manager Web Service
• HBase Storage Mgmt Web Service
• HBase Storage Mgmt Common Service
• P9000 Command View AE Suite product resources other than the above
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