Purpose
This manual describes the functionality of ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager for Tape Backup.
Intended Readers
This manual is intended for a system administrator who performs storage management using ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager.
Organization
This manual has the following chapters:
This chapter provides an overview of Tape Backup in ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager.
This chapter explains how to start and stop daemons provided by Tape Backup in ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager.
This Chapter explains the configuration required for backup operation using ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager for Tape Backup.
This chapter explains the settings to be made on the Tape Server before starting the tape backup operation.
This chapter explains backup operations for normal transaction volumes.
Not supported.
This chapter explains how to perform backups using QuickOPC.
This chapter explains how to customize the tape storage pools, which were defined during installation, after the start of operation.
This chapter describes how to perform troubleshooting, configuration and database maintenance tasks.
This chapter explains how to restore data from the Tape Server while the Storage Server is stopped.
This chapter describes commands.
This chapter explains the GUI Client functions of Tape Backup of AdvancedCopy Manager.
This chapter provides additional notes on the Tape Backup operations.
This chapter provides information on disaster recovery procedures using tape media.
This appendix describes shell scripts used for the pre-processing and post-processing of backup, restoration and tape copy.
This chapter explains the procedure for restoration when the cluster service of a Storage Server is stopped.
This chapter explains how AdvancedCopy Manager can be used to back up and restore system volumes.
Related Manuals
This manual is included in the following series of ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager manuals:
ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager Overview
Provides an overview of ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager.
ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager Installation Guide
Describes the installation procedure.
ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager Operator's Guide
Describes the operating procedures.
ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager GUI User's Guide
Describes the operating procedures for the GUI Client.
ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager Message Guide
Explains the messages output by ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager and the associated troubleshooting.
ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager Operator's Guide for cluster environment
Describes the installation, customization, and operation of ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager when it is used in a cluster system.
ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager Operator's Guide for Tape Backup Option (This Manual)
Describes the operating procedures for Tape Backup.
ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager Operator's Guide for Copy Control Module
Describes the operating procedures for ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager Copy Control Module.
ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager Glossary
Explains the terminology used in the ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager manuals.
Users are advised to read "ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager Overview" first to gain an understanding of the general concepts of this software before reading other manuals as necessary.
Notes on Abbreviations
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003, Standard Edition, Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003, Enterprise Edition, Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems are abbreviated as "Windows Server 2003".
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 Standard,Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 Enterprise, Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 Datacenter, Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems are abbreviated as "Windows Server 2008".
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 R2 Standard, Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 R2 Enterprise, Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 R2 Datacenter are abbreviated as "Windows Server 2008 R2".
Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Professional and Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Home Edition are abbreviated as "Windows XP".
Windows Vista(R) Home Basic, Windows Vista(R) Home Premium, Windows Vista(R) Business, Windows Vista(R) Enterprise and Windows Vista(R) Ultimate are abbreviated as "Windows Vista".
Windows(R) 7 Home Basic, Windows(R) 7 Home Premium, Windows(R) 7 Professional, Windows(R) 7 Enterprise and Windows(R) 7 Ultimate are abbreviated as "Windows 7".
Solaris (TM) Operating System is referred to as "Solaris".
"ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager" is abbreviated as "AdvancedCopy Manager".
Manager of ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager is abbreviated as "Manager of AdvancedCopy Manager".
Agent of ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager is abbreviated as "Agent of AdvancedCopy Manager".
ETERNUS SF TSM is abbreviated as "TSM".
ETERNUS DX60/DX80/DX90, ETERNUS DX400 series, ETERNUS DX8000 series, ETERNUS2000, ETERNUS4000, ETERNUS8000, ETERNUS3000, ETERNUS6000, and ETERNUS GR series are referred to as "ETERNUS disk storage systems".
The Web GUI of ETERNUS DX series, ETERNUSmgr, and GRmgr are referred to as "ETERNUS Web GUI".
LT20, LT40, LT60, LT270, LT250, LT230 (SCSI connection type), LT220, LT160, and LT130 are referred to as "ETERNUS tape libraries". The FC (fibre channel) connection type of ETERNUS LT230 tape library device is not supported.
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