HP P9000 Replication Manager Software 7.3.1-00 Configuration Guide

P9000 RAID Manager version and consistency group support
To create remote pairs with the CTG option, P9000 RAID Manager 01.21.03 or later must be installed
on the pair management server. If an earlier version is installed, pairs can be created successfully,
but they are not members of a CT group (because the CTG option is ignored).
Functional limitations when software versions do not match
The version numbers of P9000 Command View AE suite products are synchronized to ensure feature
compatibility. For example, the 6.4 versions of Replication Manager and Device Manager support
the same feature set (including, for example, HORC Takeover support).
In an environment where the P9000 Command View AE suite product versions are mixed, support is
limited to the feature set of the earlier version. For example, although Application Agent version 6.3
can be used with Replication Manager 6.4, version 6.3 does not include SQL Server support.
For best results, ensure that the version numbers of installed P9000 Command View AE suite products
are synchronized.
Requirements for mainframe systems
The following table describes the requirements for hosts. For information on restrictions, see “Restrictions
when Replication Manager and HP StorageWorks P9000 for Business Continuity Manager Software
versions differ” on page 136.
Table 17 Requirements for hosts (for mainframe systems)
Prerequisite programsOperating system
HP StorageWorks P9000 for Business Continuity Manager
5.0, or or P9000 mainframe agent 6.0 or later.
For pair management: HP StorageWorks P9000 for
Business Continuity Manager 6.2 or later.
For monitoring only: HP StorageWorks P9000 for Business
Continuity Manager (6.1 or earlier) or P9000 mainframe
agent (6.0 or later).
Must support HP StorageWorks P9000 for Busi-
ness Continuity Manager or P9000 mainframe
agent
NOTE:
If you want to use an IPv6 connection or HTTPS (SSL) communication between RepMgr and BCM, you
must set up the IBM HTTP Server (IHS).
For HP StorageWorks P9000 for Business Continuity Manager requirements, see the HP P9000 for
Business Continuity Manager Software Installation Guide. For the requirements for P9000 mainframe
agent, see the HP P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite Software Mainframe Agent
Installation and Configuration Guide.
Support for Cnt Ac-J x Cnt Ac-J configurations
Cascade and multi-target configurations of Cnt Ac-J x Cnt Ac-J are supported in conjunction with
Business Continuity Manager Software version 7.3. BCM must be used to create the configuration;
Replication Manager can only be used to update an existing Cnt Ac-J x Cnt Ac-J configuration.
Replication Manager system configurations and requirements40