ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager 14.1 Operator's Guidefor Copy Control Module

3.2 Backing Up to Tape

Back up the logical volume data of the copy destination to the tape device connected to the CCM server.

This section explains how to create data for the logical volume of the copy destination.

For information on backing to tape, refer to the manual of the backup software and tape device to be used.

Use the following procedure to back up to tape.

[For Windows]

1. Delete any information on the copy destination disk

   Use the diskpart command that comes with Windows to delete all information from the disk that will be the copy destination.

   [Execution example]

   C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>diskpart
   
   Microsoft DiskPart Copyright (C) 1999-2001 Microsoft Corporation.
   On computer: MS610-B
   
   DISKPART> select disk 14
   
   Disk 14 is now the selected disk.
   
   DISKPART> clean
   
   DiskPart succeeded in cleaning the disk.
   
   DISKPART> exit
   
   Leaving DiskPart...

2. Execute the advanced copy

   Refer to "3.1 Executing Advanced Copies" for more information about the execution procedure.

3. Refresh the partition table

   Refresh the partition table by executing A.8.3 acutil refresh (Partition table refresh command) [Windows version only] on the CCM server.

   [Execution example]

   C:\>acutil refresh -d PhygicalDisk14
   Successful completion.

4. Back up to tape

   Use backup software to back up to tape data that was created in the copy destination volume.

   
   

[For Solaris]

1. Unmount the partition on the copy destination disk

   [Execution example]

   # umount /dev/dsk/c0t1d0s1

2. Execute the advanced copy

   For details on the execution procedure, refer to "3.1 Executing Advanced Copies".

3. Mount the partition on the copy destination disk

   [Execution example]

   # mount /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s1 /mnt/backup

4. Back up to tape

   Use backup software to back up to tape the data created in the copy destination volume.

   
   

[For Linux]

1. Unmount the partition on the copy destination disk

   [Execution example]

   # umount /dev/sda1

2. Execute the advanced copy

   For details on the execution procedure, refer to "3.1 Executing Advanced Copies".

3. Refresh the partition table

   Use the sfdisk or partprobe command to refresh the copy destination disk partition table.

   [Execution example]

   # sfdisk -R /dev/sda

4. Mount the partition on the copy destination disk

   Mount partitions on the copy destination disk.

   [Execution example]

   # mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/backup

5. Back up to tape

   Use backup software to back up to tape data that was created in the copy destination volume.

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For details on backup procedures using the AdvancedCopy Manager tape backup function, refer to the "ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager Operator's Guide for Tape Backup".