ETERNUS SFAdvancedCopy Manager 14.0 Operator's Guide forTape Server Option

1.5.2 Software Requirements

1.5.2.1 Tape Manager of AdvancedCopy Manager

The following table shows the software requirements for the Tape Manager of AdvancedCopy Manager.

Note that different software versions and levels are required, depending on the system environment in which the Tape Manager is installed. Refer to the appropriate software manuals for details.

Table 1.6 Software requirements for the Tape Manager of AdvancedCopy Manager

Product name	Requirement	Remarks
Solaris 9 Solaris 10 11/06 or later	Required	Support OS In Solaris 9, apply the following patches: 111712-12 Sun OS 5.9 64 bit shared library patch (C++) 112963-22 linker patch
PRIMECLUSTER 4.1 or later	Conditionally required	If cluster operation is used at the AdvancedCopy Manager Tape Server
ETERNUS multi-path driver	Required

Note

For Solaris 10 operating system

The following function of the Solaris 10 operating system is not supported:

• Containers (Zones)

1.5.2.2 Tape Agent of AdvancedCopy Manager

The following table shows the software requirements for the Tape Agent of AdvancedCopy Manager.

Note that different software versions and levels are required depending on the system environment in which the Tape Agent is installed. Refer to the appropriate software manuals for details.

Solaris

Table 1.7 Software requirements for the Tape Agent of AdvancedCopy Manager

Product name	Requirement	Remarks
Solaris 8 Solaris 9 Solaris 10	Required	Support OS
Symfoware Server Advanced Backup Controller 6.x or later	Conditionally required	If backup operations are performed in conjunction with Symfoware
SynfinityCluster 2.0 PRIMECLUSTER 4.1 or later VERITAS Cluster Server 4.0 VERITAS Cluster Server 4.1 VERITAS Cluster Server 5.0 SunCluster 3.1	Conditionally required	If cluster operation is used at the AdvancedCopy Manager Tape Agent
Multi-path disk control (MPHD) 2.0 or later	Conditionally required	If multi-path disk control are implemented
Multi-path disk control load balance option (MPLB) 2.0 or later	Conditionally required	If multi-path disk control and path load balancing are implemented
GR multi-path driver (GRMPD) 1.0 for Solaris	Conditionally required	If multi-path disk control and path load balancing are implemented
ETERNUS multi-path driver	Conditionally required	If multi-path disk control and path load balancing are implemented
VERITAS Volume Manager 4.0 VERITAS Volume Manager 4.1 VERITAS Volume Manager 5.0	Conditionally required	If operations target logical volumes of the VERITAS Volume Manager

Note

For Solaris 10 operating system

The following functions of the Solaris 10 operating system are not supported:

• Containers(Zones)

• ZFS

Linux

Table 1.8 Software requirements for the Tape Agent of AdvancedCopy Manager

Product name	Requirement	Remarks
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v.4 for x86) Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v.4 for x86) Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v.4 for EM64T) *operating in 32-bit compatible mode Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v.4 for EM64T) *operating in 32-bit compatible mode Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v.4 for Itanium) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (for x86) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (for Intel64) *operating in 32-bit compatible mode Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (for Intel Itanium)	Required	Support OS
PRIMECLUSTER 4.1A20 or later	Conditionally required	If cluster operation is used at the AdvancedCopy Manager Tape Agent
GR multi-path driver (GRMPD) 1.0 for Linux	Conditionally required	If multi-path disk control and path load balancing are implemented
ETERNUS multi-path driver	Conditionally required	If multi-path disk control and path load balancing are implemented
Symfoware Server Advanced Backup Controller 7.x or later	Conditionally required	If backup operations are performed in conjunction with Symfoware

HP-UX

Table 1.9 Software requirements for the Tape Agent of AdvancedCopy Manager

Product name	Requirement	Remarks
HP-UX 11.00 HP-UX 11i v1 HP-UX 11i v2 (PA-RISC) HP-UX 11i v2.0 (Itanium) HP-UX 11i v3 (Itanium)	Required	Support OS
MC/Service Guard 11.13 VERITAS Cluster Server 5.0	Conditionally required	If cluster operation is used at the AdvancedCopy Manager Tape Agent
VERITAS Volume Manager 3.5 VERITAS Volume Manager 5.0	Conditionally required	If operations target logical volumes of the VERITAS Volume Manager

AIX

Table 1.10 Software requirements for the Tape Agent of AdvancedCopy Manager

Product name	Requirement	Remarks
AIX 5L V5.1 AIX 5L V5.2 AIX 5L V5.3	Required	Support OS
High Availability Cluster Multi-Processing 5.1 VERITAS Cluster Server 5.0	Conditionally required	If cluster operation is used at the AdvancedCopy Manager Tape Agent
VERITAS Volume Manager 4.0 VERITAS Volume Manager 5.0	Conditionally required	If operations target logical volumes of the VERITAS Volume Manager

Windows

Table 1.11 Software requirements for the Tape Agent of AdvancedCopy Manager

Product name	Requirement	Remarks
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003, Standard Edition SP1, SP2 Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003, Enterprise Edition SP1, SP2 Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003, Standard x64 Edition Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003, Standard x64 Edition SP2 Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition SP2 Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003 R2, Standard Edition Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003 R2, Standard Edition SP2 Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003 R2, Enterprise Edition Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003 R2, Enterprise Edition SP2 Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003 R2, Standard x64 Edition Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003 R2, Standard x64 Edition SP2 Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003 R2, Enterprise x64 Edition Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003 R2, Enterprise x64 Edition SP2 Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based systems SP1/SP2 Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems SP2	Required	Support OS
GR multi-path driver (GRMPD) 1.0 for Windows	Conditionally required	If multi-path disk control and path load balancing are implemented
ETERNUS multi-path driver V2.0L10 or later	Conditionally required	If the Storage Management Server is also used as Storage Server, and if multi-path disk control and path load balancing are implemented
The Microsoft(R) Cluster Service (MSCS)	Conditionally required	If MSCS is used for cluster operation with the Agent of AdvancedCopy Manager (included in Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003)
SynfinityCluster/Standard V1.1L10 or later	Conditionally required	If SynfinityCluster operation is used at the Agent of AdvancedCopy Manager