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ETERNUS SF Express V16.5 / Storage Cruiser V16.5 / AdvancedCopy Manager V16.5 Installation and Setup Guide
FUJITSU Storage

Preface

Purpose

This manual provides information on installation and setup of the following products (hereafter referred to as "ETERNUS SF series"):

Intended Readers

This manual is intended for users of the ETERNUS SF series stated above.
Before you read this manual, you should be sure to have a sufficient general knowledge and understanding of clustered systems and server virtualization.

In the case of upgrade from a previous version to the latest version, refer to the ETERNUS SF Migration Guide.

Organization

This manual is composed as follows:

Chapter 1 Product Structure and Programs

This chapter explains how ETERNUS SF series are organized and various types of installation.

Chapter 2 Operating Environment

This chapter explains operating systems, hardware devices etc. that are supported by the ETERNUS SF series.

Chapter 3 Installation of ETERNUS SF Manager

This chapter explains the procedures for installing the ETERNUS SF Manager.

Chapter 4 Setup of ETERNUS SF Manager

This chapter explains how to set up the ETERNUS SF Manager.

Chapter 5 Installation of ETERNUS SF Agent

This chapter explains installation of Storage Cruiser's agent and AdvancedCopy Manager's agent.

Chapter 6 Setup of ETERNUS SF Agent

This chapter explains how to set up Storage Cruiser's agent and AdvancedCopy Manager's agent.

Chapter 7 Installation of AdvancedCopy Manager CCM

This chapter explains installation of the AdvancedCopy Manager CCM.

Chapter 8 Setup of AdvancedCopy Manager CCM

This chapter explains how to set up the AdvancedCopy Manager CCM.

Chapter 9 Uninstallation of ETERNUS SF Manager

This chapter explains the procedures for uninstalling of the ETERNUS SF Manager.

Chapter 10 Uninstallation of ETERNUS SF Agent

This chapter explains uninstallation of Storage Cruiser's agent and AdvancedCopy Manager's agent.

Chapter 11 Uninstallation of AdvancedCopy Manager CCM

This chapter explains uninstallation of the AdvancedCopy Manager CCM.

Chapter 12 Adding and Changing Products in Use

This chapter explains how to add and change products that are to be used or in use.

Appendix A Program Components

This appendix explains the program components.

Appendix B License Management

This appendix explains license management function.

Appendix C Required Disk Space for Performance Management

This appendix explains the disk capacities that are required for performance management with ETERNUS SF Manager.

Appendix D Installation Parameters

This appendix describes the install parameter file and the details of each install parameter.

Appendix E Return Values for Silent Installation and Silent Uninstallation

This appendix describes return values for silent installation and silent uninstallation.

Appendix F Upper Limit of Manageable Environment

This appendix describes the upper limit of manageable environment.

Appendix G Consolidated Patch

This appendix describes how to apply a consolidated patch for ETERNUS SF Manager.

Appendix H Configuring Network Environment

This appendix describes the configuring network environment.

Appendix I Installation and Configuration of SNMP Trap Transfer Program

This appendix explains installation and setup of the SNMP Trap translation program.

Appendix J Adding Memory to ETERNUS SF Manager When Using Large Numbers of Volumes

This appendix explains adding memory to ETERNUS SF Manager when using large numbers of volumes.

Appendix K Customizing Automated Storage Tiering Configuration File

This appendix explains how to customize the Automated Storage Tiering configuration file.

Appendix L List of Directories Used By This Product

This appendix describes the list of directories used when installing and using this product.

Notation

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

Operating Systems

Formal Name

Abbreviation

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

Windows

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 Server(R) 2012 R2 Standard
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2012 R2 Datacenter

Windows Server 2012 R2

Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2016 Standard
Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) 2016 Datacenter

Windows Server 2016

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

Windows(R) 8.1
Windows(R) 8.1 Pro

Windows 8.1

Windows(R) 10 Home
Windows(R) 10 Pro
Windows(R) 10 Mobile

Windows 10

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

RHEL5

Linux

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

RHEL6

Red Hat(R) Enterprise Linux(R) 7 (for Intel64)

RHEL7

SUSE(R) Linux Enterprise Server 12 for AMD64 & Intel64

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12

HP-UX 11i v3

HP-UX

AIX(R) V6.1
AIX(R) V7.1

AIX

VMware vSphere(R) 5

VMware vSphere 5

VMware

VMware vSphere(R) 6

VMware vSphere 6

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

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS

Formal Name

Abbreviation

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX60

-

-

ETERNUS DX series or ETERNUS Disk storage system

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX410
FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX440

ETERNUS DX400 series

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX8100
FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX8400
FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX8700

ETERNUS DX8000 series

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX60 S2
FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX80 S2
FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX90 S2

-

ETERNUS DX S2 series

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX410 S2
FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX440 S2

ETERNUS DX400 S2 series

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX8100 S2
FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX8700 S2

ETERNUS DX8000 S2 series

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX60 S3
FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX100 S3
FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX200 S3

-

ETERNUS DX S3 series

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX500 S3
FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX600 S3

-

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX8700 S3
FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX8900 S3

ETERNUS DX8000 S3 series

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX60 S4
FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX100 S4
FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX200 S4

-

ETERNUS DX S4 series

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS AF250
FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS AF650

ETERNUS AF series

ETERNUS All-Flash Arrays

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS DX200F

-

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS LT20/LT20 S2
FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS LT40/LT40 S2
FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS LT60 S2
FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS LT200
FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS LT210
FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS LT220
FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS LT230
FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS LT250
FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS LT260
FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS LT270/LT270 S2

ETERNUS Tape library

Each individual device name in this document is listed with "FUJITSU Storage" omitted from it.

NetApp FAS Series and V-Series are abbreviated as follows.

Firmware Version

String Included in Firmware Name

Abbreviation

Data ONTAP 6.x
Data ONTAP 7.x

(Any string)

NetApp FAS Series
NetApp V-Series

Data ONTAP 8 - 8.2.x

7-Mode

Data ONTAP 8 - 8.2.x

Cluster-Mode

NetApp FAS Series (with clustered Data ONTAP)
NetApp V-Series (with clustered Data ONTAP)

Data ONTAP 8.3 or later

(Any string)

Software Products

Formal Name

Abbreviation

Windows(R) Internet Explorer(R)

Internet Explorer

Mozilla(R) Firefox(R)

Firefox

Google Chrome(TM)

Chrome

Microsoft(R) Windows Server(R) Failover Clustering

WSFC

Microsoft(R) Exchange Server

Exchange Server

Microsoft(R) SQL Server(R)

SQL Server

VMware(R) ESX(R)

VMware ESX

VMware(R) ESXi(TM)

VMware ESXi

VMware(R) vCenter(TM) Server

VMware vCenter Server or vCenter Server

FUJITSU Software PRIMECLUSTER Global Disk Services

GDS

FUJITSU Software PRIMECLUSTER Global File Services

GFS

Manuals

Formal Name

Abbreviation

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS SF Express / Storage Cruiser / AdvancedCopy Manager Quick Reference

ETERNUS SF Quick Reference

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

ETERNUS SF Release Notes

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

ETERNUS SF Installation and Setup Guide

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

ETERNUS SF Migration Guide

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

ETERNUS SF Web Console Guide

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

ETERNUS SF Cluster Environment Setup Guide

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser / AdvancedCopy Manager Operation Guide for VMware vSphere Virtual Volumes

ETERNUS SF Operation Guide for VMware vSphere Virtual Volumes

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

ETERNUS SF Messages

FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS SF Express / Storage Cruiser Event Guide

ETERNUS SF Event Guide

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

ETERNUS SF Glossary

Besides the above-mentioned, each individual manual name in this document is listed with "FUJITSU Storage" omitted from it.

Others
  • In this manual, "Fibre Channel switch" includes "Converged Switch".

  • In this manual, "ETERNUS CS800" includes ETERNUS CS800 S2/CS800 S3.

  • 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

    • Windows Server 2012 R2

    • Windows Server 2016

  • In this manual, the following products are collectively described as "Windows Server 2012 or later".

    • Windows Server 2012

    • Windows Server 2012 R2

    • Windows Server 2016

  • In this manual, unless there is a special disclaimer, ETERNUS Disk storage system includes the ETERNUS All-Flash Arrays.
    However, the following functions are not supported in the ETERNUS All-Flash Arrays:

    • Energy saving operation for storage device

    • NAS operation for storage device

    The following function is not supported in the ETERNUS DX200F All-Flash Arrays:

    • Automated Storage Tiering operation at multiple tiers (two or more)

Export Controls

Exportation/release of this document may require necessary procedures in accordance with the regulations of your resident country and/or US export control laws.

Trademarks

Shipment Date and Revision History

Shipment Date

Revision

Document Part Number

PDF

HTML

December 2013

1

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May 2014

1.1

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June 2014

2

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January 2015

3

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March 2015

3.1

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July 2015

3.2

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October 2015

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4.1

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October 2016

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May 2017

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Notes

Copyright

Copyright 2013-2017 FUJITSU LIMITED

Update History

Content of Update

Updated Section

Revision

The information related to ETERNUS DX200F is described.

"Others" in Preface

1.1

The description of Storage Cluster Controller is added.

1.2, 2.1, 2.3.2.1, 2.3.4.2, G.5

2

The size required for the repository of Storage Cruiser is modified.

2.2.4.1, 2.2.5.1, 2.2.6.1

How to apply a consolidated patch for ETERNUS SF Manager is added.

3.1.8, 4.1.4, 9.2, 9.3.3, Appendix H

Program components of AdvancedCopy Manager CCM for Windows are added.

A.3

"ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager for Microsoft SQL Server" and "ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser Storage Cluster Option" are added.

B.1

The description of telnet connection is changed.

B.3

NetApp FAS Series and Brocade VDX series are added.

Appendix C

Description of total capacity and maximum number of Tier pools creatable per device is modified.

G.2

The configuring network environment is added as appendix I.

Appendix I

The information related to Red Hat(R) Enterprise Linux(R) AS v.4 and Red Hat(R) Enterprise Linux(R) ES v.4 is deleted.

2.3.2.1, 2.4.2.1, 5.2.6

3

Information related to the ETERNUS DX200F is modified or added.

"Others" in Preface, 2.1, 2.2.4.1, 2.2.5.1, 2.2.6.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.4, 4.3.1, 4.4.1, 8.1, B.1, B.2, B.3, Appendix C, G.1

Information related to the ETERNUS LT260 is added.

"Notation" in Preface

The description of installation method is added.

1.4

The information related to ETERNUS DX60 S3 is added.

2.1, 2.2.4.1, 2.2.5.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.4, 4.3.1, 4.4.1, 8.1, B.1, B.2, B.3, Appendix C

The information related to essential software of ETERNUS SF Manager (for Linux) is modified.

2.2.2.2

The information related to RHEL7 is added.

2.2.2.1, 2.2.2.2, 2.3.2.1, 2.4.2.1, 2.5.2.1, 4.3.3.2, Chapter 5, 5.1.7, 5.1.7.1, 5.2.6, 5.2.7, 5.2.7.1, 5.2.7.2, 9.1.6, Chapter 10, 10.1.7, 10.2.7, A.1, A.2.2, D.13

The structure of the section is changed.

2.2.4, 2.2.5, 2.2.6

The information related to required disk space for performance management is added.

2.2.4.1, Appendix C

Required disk space for operation (for Windows) is modified.

2.2.6.1

The description related to installation and uninstallation of ETERNUS VMware Support Package is added.

3.1.8, 3.2, 3.3.4, 9.1.8

The uninstallation procedure of AdvancedCopy Manager's agent is modified.

10.2.3.3, 10.2.4, 10.2.5.3, 10.2.6, 10.2.7, 10.2.8, 10.2.9

The URL is modified.

6.1.3

The information related to an evaluated value of Storage Cluster function and an evaluated value of VMware vSphere Virtual Volumes function is added.

G.1

The description related to upper limit of Automated QoS function is modified.

G.3

The term "VMware Virtual Volumes" is changed to "VMware vSphere Virtual Volumes" according to the terms used by VMware, Inc.

Throughout this manual

3.1

Information related to VMware vSphere(R) 6 is added.

"Notation" in Preface

Information related to ETERNUS DX8700 S3/DX8900 S3 is added.

"Notation" in Preface, 2.1, 2.2.5.1, B.1, Appendix C, G.1, G.2

3.2

Information related to NetApp FAS Series and V-Series is added.

"Notation" in Preface, 2.1, B.1

The description of the upper limit of Tier pools is changed.

G.2

Information related to Windows Server 2003 is deleted.

"Notation" in Preface, 1.4, 2.3.2.1, 2.4.2.1, 5.1.1.2, 5.1.3, 5.2.1.2, 5.2.3, 6.2.1.1, 8.2.1, 10.1.2, 10.1.3, 10.2.2, 10.2.3

4

Information related to Windows 10 is added.

"Notation" in Preface

The description about mounting of the DVD-ROM media is added or modified.

1.1.2, 3.6, 3.7.2, 5.1.1.2, 5.1.6, 5.1.7.1, 5.2.6, 5.2.7.2, 7.6, 7.7.1

A description related to the JAVA license is added.

1.2

Information related to Tintri VMstore series is added.

2.1, B.1, B.2

The description related to the adding memory to ETERNUS SF Manager is added.

2.2.1, 2.2.5.2, 2.2.6.2, Appendix K

An explanation of the Windows environment is deleted.

2.2.2.2

An explanation concerning the language package is added.

2.2.2.2, 2.4.2.2

The description related to the SNMP communication is modified or added.

2.2.2.3, 4.2.3.1, 4.2.3.2, 4.2.4, 4.3.3.1, 4.3.3.2, 9.1.7, 9.1.9, Appendix J

The formula for the calculation is changed.

2.2.5.1

The description for the Tier pool capacity is modified.

2.2.5.1, G.2

The description related to the 64bit ETERNUS SF Manager is modified.

2.5.2.1

A description related to the password change procedure for the esfpostgres user is added.

3.2 - 3.7, 4.1.1.4

The description related to the installation is modified or added.

3.3.1, 3.3.2, 3.4, 3.5.1, 3.5.2, 3.6, 3.7.1, 3.7.2, 5.2.3.1, 5.2.3.2, D.1, D.2, D.5, D.6, D.9, D.10, H

The description related to the user account setting is modified or added.

4.1.1

A note is deleted.

4.2.2

An explanation related to the history is added.

4.5.1

A bullet point is deleted.

6.2.1.1

A note is added.

G.5

The CM Expansion license is added.

B.1

4.1

Information related to HP-UX 11i v1/v2 is deleted.

"Notation" in Preface, 2.3.2.1, 2.3.3.1, 2.4.2.1, 5.1.8, A.2

5

Information related to VMware vSphere 4 is deleted.

"Notation" in Preface, 2.1, F.1

Information related to the ETERNUS DX80/DX90 is deleted.

"Notation" in Preface, 2.1, 2.2.4.1, 4.2.2, 4.3.1, 4.4.1, 8.1, B.1, B.3, Appendix C

Information related to the ETERNUS AF250/AF650 is added.

"Notation" and "Others" in Preface, 2.1, 2.2.4.1, 2.2.5.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.4, 4.3.1, 4.4.1, 8.1, B.1 - B.3, Appendix C, F.1

Information related to the ETERNUS LT60 is deleted.

"Notation" in Preface

The explanation related to the default install and custom install is added.

1.4

The section that is related to (and used together with) the antivirus software is moved from section 1.2.

1.5

"*2" is added in "Table 2.6 Storage Devices and Compatible Firmware Version".

2.1

In "Required Disk Space for Performance Management", a capacity is added when enabling the use of the Deduplication/Compression function for the device.

2.2.4.1, Appendix C

The description when using Automated Storage Tiering is added.

2.2.5.2

The description of the required memory size is changed.

2.2.5.2, 2.2.6.2

The description of the required disk space in an AIX environment is changed.

2.3.3.1

In [Note], the explanation of the "esfpostgres" account is modified.

3.2, 3.3

The explanation related to the default install and custom install is deleted.

3.3.1, 3.5.1, 3.7.1, 5.1.3.1, 5.1.5.1, 5.2.3.1, 5.2.5.1, 5.2.7.1, 7.3.1

Unnecessary description is deleted.

5.1.7

[Point] is added.

5.1.7

The method of determining earlier versions of AdvancedCopy Manager's manager/agent is modified. (for Solaris/Linux)

5.2.1.2

The procedure is modified.

10.2.9

[Note] is added.

B.3.1

The descriptions listed in Appendix F of the previous versions is moved to Appendix E.

Appendix E

The description related to the total value of the used capacity for Tier pools that can be evaluated at the same time is modified.

F.2

The explanation for the Automated Storage Tiering configuration file is described.

Appendix K

The list of directories used when installing and using this product is described.

Appendix L

Information related to Windows Server 2016 is added.

"Notation" and "Others" in Preface, 2.2.2.1, 2.3.2.1, 2.4.2.1, 2.5.2.1, 5.2.2, 5.2.3.1

6

Information related to Windows Vista is deleted.

"Notation" in Preface

Information related to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 is deleted and information related to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 for AMD64 & Intel64 is added.

"Notation" in Preface, 2.3.2.1, 2.4.2.1, 2.5.2.1, 5.2.6, 5.2.7.1, 5.2.7.2, A.2.2, D.13

Information related to the ETERNUS DX60 S4/DX100 S4/DX200 S4 is added.

"Notation" in Preface, 2.1, 2.2.4.1, 2.2.5.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.4, 4.3.1, 4.4.1, 8.1, B.1, B.3, Appendix C, F.1, F.2

In "Table 2.6 Storage Devices and Compatible Firmware Version", the explanation for "*1" is modified and an explanation for "*3" is added.

2.1

The description of the required disk space in a Windows environment is modified.

2.3.4.1

This section is deleted because it is moved to the ETERNUS SF Release Guide.

2.6

The description is modified so that Windows Server 2016 is listed.

4.2.3.1, 4.3.3.1, 6.1.2, 6.1.7, 9.1.9, 10.1.1.1, J.2

[Note] is added.

9.1.9

A step is added.

9.1.9

The explanation is added and modified.

F.2

The explanation for the parameter MAXMEMORY is modified.

Appendix K

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 common for all products.

Release Notes

Yes

Yes

Yes

This manual is common for all products.

Overview

-

-

Yes

This manual is unique for the 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 Function

  • 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 Operation Guide for Copy Control Module

  • Storage Cruiser / AdvancedCopy Manager Operation Guide for VMware vSphere Virtual Volumes

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

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

Purpose

Manual

Main Contents

How to Read

Acquiring a product overview and basic operation knowledge

Quick Reference

  • Product overview

  • Installation decision

  • Overview of the necessary tasks from installation to first use

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

AdvancedCopy Manager Overview

  • Main functions

  • Linkable applications

  • Procedure overview for Advanced Copy of ETERNUS Disk storage system

Confirming the updated contents

Release Notes

  • New function overview

  • Incompatibilities with previous version

  • Fixed bugs

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

Deciding if an upgrade is required

Migration Guide

  • Notes and cautions about the upgrade

  • Upgrade procedure

Read if you want to upgrade from a previous version.

Installing and correctly operating the product

Setting up operating environment depending on purpose

Installation and Setup Guide

  • Operating environment

  • Installation procedure

  • Setup procedure

  • Uninstallation procedure

Read if you want to install and setup the product.

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

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

Administration and operation of the installed system

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

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

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 Function

  • Operating environment construction

  • Operating status monitoring

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

  • Command reference

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 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

Storage Cruiser / AdvancedCopy Manager Operation Guide for VMware vSphere Virtual Volumes

  • Operating environment construction

  • Virtual machine operation using a virtual volume

  • Backup/restore of the virtual machine

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

Web Console Guide

  • Operating environment

  • Screen layout description

Read if you want to understand the ETERNUS SF Web Console.

Dealing with messages issued by the software

Messages

  • Messages and their explanations

  • Parameter (variable information) description

  • System action

  • Countermeasures

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

Dealing with events issued by the software

Event Guide

  • Phenomenon of event

  • Countermeasures

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

Glossary

  • Product specific terminology explanation

  • Explanation of important terminology appearing in the manual

  • Synonyms and related terms

  • Proper form of abbreviated terms

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