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ETERNUS SF Express V15.3/ AdvancedCopy Manager V15.3 Operation Guide for Copy Control Module
ETERNUS

Preface

Purpose

This manual describes the how to use the ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager Copy Control Module (hereafter referred to as "AdvancedCopy Manager CCM") to deliver Advanced Copy functions in environments where AdvancedCopy Manager's agents for ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager (hereafter referred to as "AdvancedCopy Manager") have not been installed or ETERNUS SF Express (hereafter referred to as "Express") is used.


Intended Readers

This manual is intended for system administrators who perform storage management using AdvancedCopy Manager CCM or Express.


Organization

This manual is composed as follows:

Chapter 1 Overview of AdvancedCopy Manager CCM

This chapter provides an overview of AdvancedCopy Manager CCM.

Chapter 2 Setup

This chapter explains how to install and set up AdvancedCopy Manager CCM.

Chapter 3 Operation

This chapter explains how to operate AdvancedCopy Manager CCM.

Chapter 4 Commands

This chapter explains the various commands required for using AdvancedCopy Manager CCM.

Chapter 5 Troubleshooting

This chapter explains how to collect data when problems occur.

Chapter 6 Notes on operations

This chapter explains notes on operations of AdvancedCopy Manager CCM.

Appendix A Preliminary checks of Advanced Copy status

This appendix explains the preliminary checks of Advanced Copy status.

Appendix B Backup and restoration of ZFS file systems

This appendix explains backup and restoration of ZFS file systems.

Appendix C XML Format Output Function

This appendix explains the XML format output function.

Appendix D Operation in Oracle VM Server for SPARC

This appendix explains Oracle VM Server for SPARC in the operation using AdvancedCopy Manager CCM.

Appendix E VMware Virtual Machine Automatic Backup/Restore (Script)

This appendix explains auto backup/restore of virtual machines in a VMware environment.


Notation

The names, abbreviations, and symbols shown below are used in this manual.

Operating systems

Formal name

Abbreviation

Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003, Standard Edition
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003, Standard x64 Edition
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003, Enterprise Edition
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003 R2, Standard Edition
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003 R2, Standard x64 Edition
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003 R2, Enterprise Edition
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2003 R2, Enterprise x64 Edition

Windows Server 2003

Windows

Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 Standard (32-bit)(64-bit)
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 Standard without Hyper-V(TM) (32-bit)(64-bit)
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 Enterprise (32-bit)(64-bit)
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-V(TM) (32-bit)(64-bit)
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 Datacenter (32-bit)(64-bit)
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 Datacenter without Hyper-V(TM) (32-bit)(64-bit)

Windows Server 2008

Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 R2 Foundation
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 R2 Standard
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 R2 Enterprise
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2008 R2 Datacenter

Windows Server 2008 R2

Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2012 Standard
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2012 Datacenter

Windows Server 2012

Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Professional Edition
Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Home Edition

Windows XP

Windows Vista(R) Home Basic
Windows Vista(R) Home Premium
Windows Vista(R) Business
Windows Vista(R) Enterprise
Windows Vista(R) Ultimate

Windows Vista

Windows(R) 7 Home Basic
Windows(R) 7 Home Premium
Windows(R) 7 Professional
Windows(R) 7 Enterprise
Windows(R) 7 Ultimate

Windows 7

Windows(R) 8
Windows(R) 8 Pro

Windows 8

Solaris(TM) 9 Operating System

Solaris 9

Solaris or Solaris OS

Oracle Solaris 10

Solaris 10

Oracle Solaris 11

Solaris 11

Red Hat(R) Enterprise Linux(R) AS (v.4 for x86)
Red Hat(R) Enterprise Linux(R) AS (v.4 for EM64T)

RHEL-AS4

Linux

Red Hat(R) Enterprise Linux(R) ES (v.4 for x86)
Red Hat(R) Enterprise Linux(R) ES (v.4 for EM64T)

RHEL-ES4

Red Hat(R) Enterprise Linux(R) 5 (for x86)
Red Hat(R) Enterprise Linux(R) 5 (for Intel64)

RHEL5

Red Hat(R) Enterprise Linux(R) 6 (for x86)
Red Hat(R) Enterprise Linux(R) 6 (for Intel64)

RHEL6

SUSE(R) Linux Enterprise Server 11 for x86
SUSE(R) Linux Enterprise Server 11 for EM64T

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11

HP-UX 11.0
HP-UX 11i v1
HP-UX 11i v2
HP-UX 11i v3

HP-UX

AIX 5L(TM) V5.1
AIX 5L(TM) V5.2
AIX 5L(TM) V5.3
AIX(R) V6.1
AIX(R) V7.1

AIX

VMware(R) Infrastructure 3 Foundation
VMware(R) Infrastructure 3 Standard
VMware(R) Infrastructure 3 Enterprise

VMware Infrastructure 3

VMware

VMware vSphere(R) 4 Essentials Kit
VMware vSphere(R) 4 Essentials Plus Kit
VMware vSphere(R) 4 Standard Edition(TM)
VMware vSphere(R) 4 Standard Plus Data Recovery
VMware vSphere(R) 4 Advanced Edition(TM)
VMware vSphere(R) 4 Enterprise Edition(TM)
VMware vSphere(R) 4 Enterprise Plus Edition(TM)

VMware vSphere 4

VMware vSphere(R) 5 Essentials Kit
VMware vSphere(R) 5 Essentials Plus Kit
VMware vSphere(R) 5 Standard Edition(TM)
VMware vSphere(R) 5 Standard Plus Data Recovery
VMware vSphere(R) 5 Enterprise Edition(TM)
VMware vSphere(R) 5 Enterprise Plus Edition(TM)

VMware vSphere 5

Oracle Solaris might be described as Solaris, Solaris Operating System, or Solaris OS.

Related products with Fujitsu Storage System ETERNUS and Storage Management Software ETERNUS SF

Formal name

Abbreviation

ETERNUS DX60/DX60 S2
ETERNUS DX80/DX80 S2
ETERNUS DX90/DX90 S2

-

ETERNUS DX series

ETERNUS Disk storage system

ETERNUS DX410
ETERNUS DX440

ETERNUS DX400 series

ETERNUS DX400/DX400 S2 series

ETERNUS DX410 S2
ETERNUS DX440 S2

ETERNUS DX400 S2 series

ETERNUS DX8100
ETERNUS DX8400
ETERNUS DX8700

ETERNUS DX8000 series

ETERNUS DX8000/DX8000 S2 series

ETERNUS DX8100 S2
ETERNUS DX8700 S2

ETERNUS DX8000 S2 series

ETERNUS2000
ETERNUS4000
ETERNUS8000

-

Web GUI of ETERNUS DX series

ETERNUS Web GUI

ETERNUSmgr

Software products

Formal name

Abbreviation

Microsoft(R) Internet Explorer(R)

Internet Explorer

Mozilla(R) Firefox(R)

Firefox

Microsoft(R) Cluster Service

MSCS

Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) Failover Clustering

WSFC

Microsoft(R) Exchange Server

Exchange Server

Microsoft(R) SQL Server(TM)

SQL Server

PRIMECLUSTER Global Disk Services

GDS

PRIMECLUSTER Global File Services

GFS

Symfoware Server Enterprise Extended Edition
Symfoware Server Enterprise Edition

Symfoware

VMware(R) ESX(R)

VMware ESX

VMware(R) ESXi(TM)

VMware ESXi

VMware(R) vCenter(TM) Server

VMware vCenter Server or vCenter Server

Manuals

Formal name

Abbreviation

ETERNUS SF Express / ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser / ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager Release Notes

ETERNUS SF Release Notes

ETERNUS SF Express / ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser / ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager Installation and Setup Guide

ETERNUS SF Installation and Setup Guide

ETERNUS SF Express / ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser / ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager Migration Guide

ETERNUS SF Migration Guide

ETERNUS SF Express / ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser / ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager Web Console Guide

ETERNUS SF Web Console Guide

ETERNUS SF Express / ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager Operation Guide for Copy Control Module

ETERNUS SF Operation Guide for Copy Control Module

ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser / ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager Cluster Environment Setup Guide

ETERNUS SF Cluster Environment Setup Guide

ETERNUS SF Express / ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser / ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager Messages

ETERNUS SF Messages

ETERNUS SF Express / ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser Event Guide

ETERNUS SF Event Guide

ETERNUS SF Express / ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser / ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager Glossary

ETERNUS SF Glossary


Others
  • In this manual, "ETERNUS4000" does not include ETERNUS4000 models 80 and 100.

  • In this manual, the following products are collectively described as "Windows Server 2008 or later".

    • Windows Server 2008

    • Windows Server 2008 R2

    • Windows Server 2012


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Trademarks

Shipment date and revision history

Shipment date

Revision

Manual code

January 2012

1

B1FW-5959-01ENZ0(00) / B1FW-5959-01ENZ2(00)

January 2012

1.1

B1FW-5959-01ENZ0(01) / B1FW-5959-01ENZ2(01)

March 2012

1.2

B1FW-5959-01ENZ0(02) / B1FW-5959-01ENZ2(02)

April 2012

2

B1FW-5959-02ENZ0(00) / B1FW-5959-02ENZ2(00)

May 2012

2.1

B1FW-5959-02ENZ0(01) / B1FW-5959-02ENZ2(01)

August 2012

3

B1FW-5959-03ENZ0(00) / B1FW-5959-03ENZ2(00)

December 2012

4

B1FW-5959-04ENZ0(00) / B1FW-5959-04ENZ2(00)

February 2013

4.1

B1FW-5959-04ENZ0(01) / B1FW-5959-04ENZ2(01)

June 2013

5

B1FW-5959-05ENZ0(00) / B1FW-5959-05ENZ2(00)

April 2014

5.1

B1FW-5959-05ENZ0(01) / B1FW-5959-05ENZ2(01)


Notes

Copyright

Copyright 2012-2014 FUJITSU LIMITED


Update history

Content of update

Updated section

Revision

Added the explanation for required size for a volume to be assigned to the access volume.

2.2

2.1

Added the operation on Model upgrade for ETERNUS Disk storage system.

3.6

Modified the explanation of options.

4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.6.1

Added the note about changing disk configuration.

Chapter 6

Added Oracle Solaris 11, AIX V6.1 and AIX V7.1 in the operating systems.

Notation in Preface

3

Added the explanation how to back up the license management database.

3.8

Added the explanation how to back up the ETERNUS SF Manager database.

3.9

Added the description for resolving when "???" is displayed in Advanced Copy status.

Chapter 5

Added notes on combining cascade copy and Concurrent OPC in operation.

Chapter 6

Added Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8 in the operating systems.

Notation in Preface

4

Modified to the description including Windows Server 2012 and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 2.

4.10.2

Added the use with Offloaded Data Transfer (ODX).

6.5

Modified the note about the conditions that can be operated using the Copy command via LAN.

1.3

4.1

Modified ETERNUS names in execution examples, so that those names do not be aware of the model names.

Chapter 2, 3, 4, 6 and Appendix C

Added the note about using the concurrent suspend function of EC/REC.

3.2.2.8

Modified the procedure to delete the registration information for ETERNUS Disk storage system.

3.6.2

Modified the explanation of operands for the device name.

4.10.2

Added the explanation for the operation in Oracle VM Server for SPARC using AdvancedCopy Manager CCM.

Appendix D

Added the use of IPv6 address.

1.5

5

Added description of IPv6.

4.2.1,4.2.3,4.2.4

Added -auto option.

4.7.1

Modified the description of use in combination with ODX (Offloaded Data Transfer).

6.5

Added the description of use in combination with XCOPY (Extended Copy).

6.6

Added the description of auto backup/restore of virtual machines in a VMware environment.

Appendix E

Added the point of using multiple ETERNUS Disk storage systems.

E.2

5.1

Modified the preparation for executing scripts.

E.5


Manual organization and reading suggestions

Manual organization

The following table describes the Manual organization of Express, Storage Cruiser and AdvancedCopy Manager.

When to read

Related manuals
(abbreviated)

Related products
(*1)

Explanation

EXP

SC

ACM

Before installation

Quick Reference

Yes

Yes

Yes

This manual is unique for each product. The following manuals are available:

  • Express Quick Reference

  • Storage Cruiser Quick Reference

  • AdvancedCopy Manager Quick Reference

Release Notes

Yes

Yes

Yes

This manual is common for all products.

Overview

-

-

Yes

This manual is unique for each product.

During installation

Installation and Setup Guide

Yes

Yes

Yes

This manual is common for all products.

Cluster Environment Setup Guide

-

Yes

Yes

This manual is common for Storage Cruiser and AdvancedCopy Manager.

Migration Guide

Yes

Yes

Yes

This manual is common for all products.

During operation

Operation Guide

Yes

Yes

Yes

This manual is unique for each product. The following manuals are available:

  • Express Operation Guide

  • Storage Cruiser Operation Guide

  • Storage Cruiser Operation Guide for Optimization Option

  • AdvancedCopy Manager Operation Guide (for Windows)

  • AdvancedCopy Manager Operation Guide (for Solaris)

  • AdvancedCopy Manager Operation Guide (for Linux)

  • AdvancedCopy Manager Operation Guide (for HP-UX)

  • AdvancedCopy Manager Operation Guide (for AIX)

  • AdvancedCopy Manager for Exchange Server Operation Guide

Operation Guide for Copy Control Module

Yes

-

Yes

This manual is common for Express and AdvancedCopy Manager.

Web Console Guide

Yes

Yes

Yes

This manual is common for all products.

Anytime

Event Guide

Yes

Yes

-

This manual is common for Express and Storage Cruiser.

Messages

Yes

Yes

Yes

This manual is common for all products.

Glossary

Yes

Yes

Yes

This manual is common for all products.

*1: "EXP" indicates Express, "SC" indicates Storage Cruiser and "ACM" indicates AdvancedCopy Manager.


How to read manuals

Please use the following table to find the most useful information in the Express, Storage Cruiser and AdvancedCopy Manager manuals to answer your inquiry.

Purpose

Related products
(*1)

Manual

Main contents

How to read

Acquiring a product overview and basic operation knowledge

EXP

  • Express Quick Reference

  • Product overview

  • Installation decision

  • Overview of the necessary tasks from installation to first use

Please read if you want to acquire a fundamental knowledge of the product and its operation in order to decide to install it or not.

SC

  • Storage Cruiser Quick Reference

ACM

  • AdvancedCopy Manager Quick Reference

  • AdvancedCopy Manager Overview

  • Main functions

  • Linkable applications

  • Procedure overview for Advanced Copy of ETERNUS Disk storage system

Confirming the updated contents

common

  • ETERNUS SF Release Notes

  • New function overview

  • Incompatibilities with previous version

  • Fixed bugs

Please read if you want to know the updated contents from a previous version and if you perform the upgrade.

Deciding if a version upgrade is required

common

  • ETERNUS SF Migration Guide

  • Notes and cautions about version upgrade

  • Version upgrade procedure

Please read if you want to upgrade from a previous version.

Installing and operating correctly the product

Setting up operating environment depending on purpose

common

  • ETERNUS SF Installation and Setup Guide

  • Operating environment

  • Installation procedure

  • Setup procedure

  • Uninstallation procedure

Please read if you want to install and setup the product.

SC,
ACM

  • ETERNUS SF Cluster Environment Setup Guide

  • Supported cluster software

  • Installation procedure for a clustered system

  • Setup procedure for a clustered system

  • Uninstallation procedure for a clustered system

Please read if you want to install and setup the product on a clustered system.

Administration and operation of the installed system

EXP

  • Express Operation Guide

  • Starting and stopping the software

  • Device monitoring

  • Data copy inside the storage system

  • Necessary tasks after an architectural modification of the system as well as product maintenance

Please read if you want to start or shutdown the system, monitor the operation status, do backup/restore operations, etc.

SC

  • Storage Cruiser Operation Guide

  • Starting and stopping the software

  • Device monitoring

  • Necessary tasks after an architectural modification of the system as well as product maintenance

  • Command reference

  • Storage Cruiser Operation Guide for Optimization Option

  • Operating environment construction

  • Operating status monitoring

  • Necessary tasks after an architectural modification of the system as well as product maintenance

  • Command reference

EXP,
ACM

  • ETERNUS SF Operation Guide for Copy Control Module

  • Starting and stopping the software

  • Data backup/restore inside the storage system

  • Necessary tasks after an architectural modification of the system as well as product maintenance

  • Command reference

ACM

  • AdvancedCopy Manager Operation Guide (for Windows)

  • AdvancedCopy Manager Operation Guide (for Solaris)

  • AdvancedCopy Manager Operation Guide (for Linux)

  • AdvancedCopy Manager Operation Guide (for HP-UX)

  • AdvancedCopy Manager Operation Guide (for AIX)

  • AdvancedCopy Manager for Exchange Server Operation Guide

  • Restoring the Exchange Server database using the Restore Wizard

common

  • ETERNUS SF Web Console Guide

  • Operating environment

  • Screen layout description

Please read if you want to understand the ETERNUS SF Web Console.

Dealing with messages issued by the software

common

  • ETERNUS SF Messages

  • Messages and their explanations

  • Parameter (variable information) description

  • System action

  • Countermeasures

Please read if you want a practical way of investigating and dealing with messages issued by the software.

Dealing with events issued by the software

EXP,
SC

  • ETERNUS SF Event Guide

  • Phenomenon of event

  • Countermeasures

Please read if you need to find a practical way of investigating and dealing with events.

Researching the meaning of specific terms related to the products and other important terms

common

  • ETERNUS SF Glossary

  • Product specific terminology explanation

  • Explanation of important terminology appearing in the manual

  • Synonyms and related terms

  • Proper form of abbreviated terms

Please read if you want to learn the meaning of important terms, product specific terms or abbreviations used in the manuals.

*1: "EXP" indicates Express, "SC" indicates Storage Cruiser and "ACM" indicates AdvancedCopy Manager.