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ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager 14.1 Operator's Guide

1.4.2 Software requirements


1.4.2.1 Manager of AdvancedCopy Manager

The following table lists the software requirements for Manager of AdvancedCopy Manager

Table 1.3 Software requirements for Manager 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 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) 2008 Standard (x86,x64)
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 Standard SP2 (x86,x64)
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 Enterprise (x86,x64)
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 Enterprise SP2 (x86,x64)
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 Datacenter (x86,x64)
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 Datacenter SP2 (x86,x64)
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 R2 Standard
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 R2 Enterprise
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 R2 Datacenter

Required

Support OS.

  • Excluding the Hyper-V(TM) function of Windows Server 2008.

  • The CSV (Cluster Shared Volume) of Windows Server 2008 R2 is not supported.

Multipath Control for WindowsNT/2000 V2.0L12

Conditionally required

When a Storage Management Server operates as a Storage Server, and when multipath disk control is carried out

GR multipath driver (GRMPD)1.0 for Windows

Conditionally required

When a Storage Management Server operates as a Storage Server, and when it carries out multipath disk control and load distribution of a path.

ETERNUS multipath driver V2.0L14 or later

Conditionally required

In Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2, when a Storage Management Server operates as a Storage Server, and when it carries out multipath disk control and load distribution of a path.

Microsoft(R) SQL Server(TM) 2000 SP3 or SP4
Microsoft(R) SQL Server(TM) 2005
Microsoft(R) SQL Server(TM) 2005 SP1 or SP2 or SP3
Microsoft(R) SQL Server(TM) 2008
Microsoft(R) SQL Server(TM) 2008 SP1

Conditionally required

If a Storage Management Server also acts as a Storage Server and the backup of an SQL Server database is carried out

Microsoft(R) Exchange Server 2003 SP1 or SP2
Microsoft(R) Exchange Server 2007

Conditionally required

If a Storage Management Server also acts as a Storage Server and backup of the Exchange database is carried out

Not supported in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2.

Microsoft(R) Exchange Server 2003 system management tool SP1 or SP2
Microsoft(R) Exchange Server 2007 Management Tools (32bit) (*1)

Conditionally required

When a Storage Management Server s acts as a Storage Server, and is used as a backup server to back up the Exchange database using the replication management function

Not supported in Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2.

Microsoft(R) Cluster Service (MSCS)

Conditionally required

When cluster operation using MSCS is performed with Manager (The MSCS included with Windows Server 2003).

Windows Server(R) Failover Clustering(WSFC)

Conditionally required

When cluster operation using WSFC is performed with Manager

(The WSFC included with Windows Server 2008 Enterprise, Windows Server 2008 Datacenter, Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise or Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter)

Oracle 8i
Oracle 9i
Oracle 10g

Conditionally required

In conjunction with Oracle

handle.exe tool

Conditionally required

When using this tool to collect troubleshooting data for volume locking error. (*2)

(*1) The English version of this software can be downloaded from the following URL:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=6be38633-7248-4532-929b-76e9c677e802
(*2) This software can be downloaded from the following URL.:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896655.aspx

Note that the software version and level differs in accordance with the install destination system environment. Refer to the relevant software manual for details.


1.4.2.2 Agent of AdvancedCopy Manager

Table 1.4 Software requirements for 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 SP2
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 Standard (x86,x64)
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 Standard SP2 (x86,x64)
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 Enterprise (x86,x64)
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 Enterprise SP2 (x86,x64)
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 Datacenter (x86,x64)
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 Datacenter SP2 (x86,x64)
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems SP2
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 R2 Standard
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 R2 Enterprise
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 R2 Datacenter

Required

  • Support OS (Excluding the Hyper-V(TM)function of Windows Server 2008)

  • The clustered configuration of Exchange Server 2007 SP1 or later is only supported by the Enterprise version.

  • Only x64 is supported when Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 Standard or Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 Enterprise and Exchange Server 2007 SP1 or later are used together.

  • The CSV (Cluster Shared Volume) of Windows Server 2008 R2 is not supported.

Multipath Control for WindowsNT/2000 V2.0L12

Conditionally required

If the multipath disk control is performed

GR multipath driver (GRMPD) 1.0 for Windows

Conditionally required

For multipath disk control and path load balancing

ETERNUS multipath driver V2.0L14 or later

Conditionally required

When a Storage Management Server operates as a Storage Server with multipath disk control and load distribution of a path in Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2.

Microsoft(R) SQL Server(TM) 2000 SP3 or SP4
Microsoft(R) SQL Server(TM) 2005
Microsoft(R) SQL Server(TM) 2005 SP1 or SP2 or SP3
Microsoft(R) SQL Server(TM) 2008
Microsoft(R) SQL Server(TM) 2008 SP1

Conditionally required

When the SQL Server database is backed up

Microsoft(R) Exchange Server 2003 SP1 or SP2
Microsoft(R) Exchange Server 2007
Microsoft(R) Exchange Server 2007 SP1

Conditionally required

When the Exchange database is backed up

  • Exchange Server 2007 SP1 or later is required on Windows Server 2008.

  • AdvancedCopy Manager (64bit) for Windows Server 2008 (x64) is required for Windows Server 2008.

Not supported in Windows Server 2008 R2.

Microsoft(R) Exchange Server 2003 system management tool SP1 or SP2
Microsoft(R) Exchange Server 2007 Management Tools (32bit) (*1)

Conditionally required

When using it as a backup server to back up the Exchange database with the replication management function

  • Exchange Server 2007 SP1 or later is required on Windows Server 2008.

  • AdvancedCopy Manager (64bit) for Windows Server 2008 (x64) is required for Windows Server 2008.

Not supported in Windows Server 2008 R2.

ETERNUS VSS Hardware Provider 1.3.1

Conditionally required

This is required if the ETERNUS disk storage systems that support VSS is used. (i.e., Windows Server 2008 and Exchange Server 2007 SP1 or later are used together.) Bundled with the AdvancedCopy Manager.

Microsoft(R) Cluster Service(MSCS)

Conditionally required

When cluster operation using MSCS is performed with Agent of AdvancedCopy Manager

(The MSCS included with and Windows Server 2003)

Windows Server(R) Failover Clustering(WSFC)

Conditionally required

When cluster operation using WSFC is performed with Manager
(The WSFC included with Windows Server 2008 Enterprise, Windows Server 2008 Datacenter, Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems, Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise or Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter)

Oracle 8i
Oracle 9i
Oracle 10g

Conditionally required

In conjunction with Oracle

handle.exe tool

Conditionally required

When using this tool to collect troubleshooting data for volume locking error. (*2)

(*1) The English version of this software can be downloaded from the following URL:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=6be38633-7248-4532-929b-76e9c677e802
(*2) This software can be downloaded from the following URL:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896655.aspx

The version level of software is different depending on the system environment at the installation destination. Refer to the manual etc. of the relating software for details


1.4.2.3 Backup Server of AdvancedCopy Manager

The following table lists the software requirements for a backup server if Windows Server 2008 and Exchange Server 2007 SP1 or later are used together.

Table 1.5 Software requirement for a backup server

Product name

Requirement

Remarks

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard (x64)
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise (x64)
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard without Hyper-V(x64)
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-V(x64)

Required

  • Support OS
    (Excluding the Hyper-V(TM) function of Windows Server 2008)

  • If the Exchange server is Windows Server 2008, the backup server requires Windows Server 2008 as well.

  • The cluster configuration is not supported for the backup server.

Microsoft(R) Exchange Server 2007 Management Tools (32bit) (*1)

Required

  • The license is not required for the system management tool.

  • The service pack level must be same for the Exchange Server and Exchange System Management Tool (Backup Server).

ETERNUS VSS Hardware Provider 1.3.1

Conditionally required

This is required if the ETERNUS disk storage systems that support VSS is used. (i.e., Windows Server 2008 and Exchange Server 2007 SP1 or above are used together.) Bundled with the AdvancedCopy Manager.

handle.exe tool

Conditionally required

When using this tool to collect troubleshooting data for volume locking error. (*2)

(*1) The English version of this software can be downloaded from the following URL:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=6be38633-7248-4532-929b-76e9c677e802
(*2) This software can be downloaded from the following URL:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896655.aspx

1.4.2.4 GUI client of AdvancedCopy Manager

In order to use the GUI client of AdvancedCopy Manager, the conditions described in "Conditions of use" in the "ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager GUI User's Guide" must be met.