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ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager V16.9 Operation Guide for Copy Control Module
FUJITSU Storage

Preface

Purpose of This Manual

This manual describes the how to deliver Advanced Copy functions in environments where AdvancedCopy Manager's agents have not been installed, by using AdvancedCopy Manager Copy Control Module of FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS SF AdvancedCopy Manager (hereafter abbreviated as "AdvancedCopy Manager").

Intended Readers

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

Structure of This Manual

The structure of this manual is as follows.

Chapter 1 Overview of AdvancedCopy Manager CCM

This chapter provides an overview of AdvancedCopy Manager Copy Control Module.

Chapter 2 Setup

This chapter explains how to install and set up AdvancedCopy Manager Copy Control Module.

Chapter 3 Operation

This chapter explains how to operate AdvancedCopy Manager Copy Control Module.

Chapter 4 Command References

This chapter explains the various commands required for using AdvancedCopy Manager Copy Control Module.

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 Copy Control Module.

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 Copy Control Module.

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

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

Appendix F Inter-box Backup/Restore of NAS Volumes

This appendix explains Inter-box backup/restore of NAS volumes.

Conventions

This manual abides by the conventions listed in "Conventions" in the FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS SF Express / Storage Cruiser / AdvancedCopy Manager Documentation Road Map.

Export Controls

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Trademarks

Revision History

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Copyright Notice

Copyright 2013-2022 FUJITSU LIMITED

Update History

Content of Update

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Revision

Information related to the following software has been added.

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2022

General

10.1

Microsoft Windows Server 2019 is added in the table "Supported OS".

E.5

Information related to the following software has been deleted.

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (for x86)

General

10

The article about the basic system configuration has been deleted from this manual and it has been moved to the Overview.

1.1

Unnecessary description has been deleted from [Point].

The manual to refer the details of copy has been changed.

3.2

In [Point], the explanation has been modified.

3.2.1.4

A new section has been added.

6.8

9.2

Information related to the following software has been added.

  • VMware vSphere 7

  • VMware vSphere PowerCLI 11.5

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  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (for Intel64)

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 for AMD64 & Intel64

Information related to the following devices and software has been deleted.

  • ETERNUS DX60, DX400 series, DX8000 series

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (for x86)

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (for Intel64)

  • AIX V6.1

  • VMware vSphere 5

General

9

The description for Conventions has been changed so that the FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS SF Express / Storage Cruiser / AdvancedCopy Manager Documentation Road Map is referenced.

"Conventions" in Preface

The "Manual Organization and Reading Suggestions" section has been deleted from Preface.

Preface

In [Point], information has been modified.

2.4

The explanation about stopping the SnapOPC+ has been added.

2.6, 3.2.1.6, 3.4.4.2, 3.6.7, 3.6.8, 4.6.4 - 4.6.6, 6.1.3, Appendix A

In [Note], information has been added and modified.

3.10.2.2, 3.10.2.3, F.1.1

Information related to Microsoft Windows Server 2019 has been added.

"Notation" and "Others" in Preface, 6.7

8.1

The explanation has been added in "DESCRIPTION".

4.9.1 - 4.9.3

Information related to the ETERNUS DX8900 S4 has been added.

"Notation" in Preface

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The description of "DESCRIPTION" has been modified.

4.6.4

The explanation for the -p option and the -v option has been modified.

4.6.6

Information related to Microsoft Windows Server 2016 has been added.

E.5, E.6

VMware vSphere 6.7 has been added in the supported operating environments.

E.5

Information related to Solaris 9 has been deleted.

"Notation" in Preface, 4.10.2

7

Information related to the ETERNUS DX500 S4/DX600 S4 has been added.

"Notation" in Preface

Information related to the ETERNUS AF250 S2/AF650 S2 has been added.

"Notation" in Preface, 1.3, 3.2.1.6, 3.2.2.8

The explanation about the system configuration required for using AdvancedCopy Manager Copy Control Module has been modified.

1.2, 1.3

[Point] has been added.

3.2.2.5

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3.4.1

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3.4.1

The command execution example when the option argument is the LU to Partition format or the Partition to LU format has been modified.

3.4.1, 3.4.4.1, 3.4.4.2

[Note] has been added.

3.10.3.1

In the table of EXAMPLES, information related to the External RAID Group has been added in the [RG No] item.

4.2.1

The explanation for the -p option has been added.

4.5.5, 4.5.6, 4.6.1 - 4.6.6, 4.7.1 - 4.7.7

The explanation for the -v option has been added.

4.6.5, 4.6.6, 4.9.2

The explanation for the -s option and the -t option has been added.

4.9.2, 4.9.3

The step 3-i has been added.

E.9

VMware vSphere 6.5 has been added in the supported operating environments. In addition, the explanation has been modified.

E.2, E.5, E.6, E.7.2, E.7.5, E.8, E.9, E.10.1 - E.10.3

6.1

Information related to Microsoft Windows Server 2016 has been added.

"Notation" and "Others" in Preface

6

Information related to Windows Vista has been deleted.

"Notation" in Preface

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

"Notation" in Preface, 4.10.2, E.6

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

"Notation" in Preface, 1.3, 3.2.1.6, 3.2.2.8

In [Point], information has been added and modified.

1.3

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3.4.3

The description has been modified to the procedure using Partition to LU.

3.4.4.2

In NOTES, information indicating that the copy source TFOV and the copy destination TFOV must belong to the same TFO group has been added.

4.5.5

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"Notation" in Preface

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"Notation" in Preface

Information related to the ETERNUS DX80/DX90 has been deleted.

"Notation" in Preface, 1.3, 3.2.2.8, 4.6.2, 4.6.5, 4.7.2, 4.9.1, 6.3, 6.5, 6.6

Information related to the ETERNUS AF250/AF650 has been added.

"Notation" and "Others" in Preface, 1.3, 3.2.1.6, 3.2.2.8

[Point] has been added.

3.2.1.5

The explanation of SnapOPC+ has been modified.

4.5.5, 4.6.4 - 4.6.6, 5.2, 6.1, E.2, E.6

Information has been added in the "DESCRIPTION".

4.10.1 - 4.10.4

Information in the "NOTES" has been deleted.

4.10.1 - 4.10.4

The error code "0x1E" and "0x2E" have been added to the error code of "Snap Error Suspend" in the "Table 5.1 Causes and Action in Response to Hardware Error".

5.2

[Note] has been added.

3.10.1.2, 3.10.2.2

4.2

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3.10.1.3, 3.10.2.3, F.1.1

In [Information], the explanation has been modified.

3.10.3.1

The explanation in "Access Using CIFS Protocol" has been modified.

3.10.4

The operation procedure has been modified.

3.10.6, F.2.3

VMware vSphere 6 has been added in the supported operating environments.

E.5

The explanation for the backup of the NAS environment has been modified.

3.10.3.1

4.1

The explanation for the NAS snapshot has been modified.

3.10.8

The explanation for the inter-box backup of NAS volumes has been modified.

F.1.1, F.3.1

Information related to Microsoft Windows Server 2003 has been deleted.

"Notation" in Preface, 4.10.2, E.6

4

Information related to Windows 10 has been added.

"Notation" in Preface

The explanation for the backup of the NAS environment has been modified.

3.10.1.3, 3.10.1.4, 3.10.3.1, 3.10.5, 4.8.1

The explanation related to "Deleting NAS Backup Settings" has been added.

3.10.1.5

Information related to NAS restore has been added.

3.10.2, 4.8.2

Information related to the inter-box backup/restore of NAS volumes has been modified or added.

Appendix F

Information related to the ETERNUS DX8700 S3/DX8900 S3 has been added.

"Notation" in Preface, 3.2.2.8

3.2

The term "VMware Virtual Volumes" has been 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 has been added.

"Notation" in Preface

The explanation related to applying Model upgrade options has been modified.

3.6.9

Description of "NOTES" has been added.

4.9.1

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"Others" in Preface, 1.3, 3.2.1.6, 3.2.2.8

3

Information related to the ETERNUS DX60 S3 has been added.

"Notation" in Preface, 1.3, 3.2.1.6, 3.6.9

The explanation related to Storage Cluster Continuous copy function has been added.

1.2, 1.4, 3.11, 3.12, 4.5.1, 4.5.3, 5.2, 5.3

The Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (for Intel64) has been added as support OS.

1.5.1, 4.10.2, E.5

The explanation when REC was used has been deleted.

2.4, 4.1.1, 5.3

The explanation related to VVOL has been added.

4.9.1, 4.9.2

"Display Example of List Part and Table Part" has been added.

C.2.1

The explanation of the backup/restore using the VMware script has been added or modified.

E.1.1, E.1.2, E.2, E.3, E.5, E.6, E.7.3, E.7.5, E.7.6, E.9, E.11.2

Execute backup/restore while taking NAS snapshot has been changed.

3.10.8

2.1

Inter-box backup/restore of NAS volumes has been changed.

Appendix F

Note on the number of Concurrent OPCs executed at the same time has been changed.

3.2.1.7

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Inter-box backup/restore of NAS volumes has been added as Appendix F.

3.10.5, Appendix F

Advanced Copy operation using volumes for storage cluster has been added.

3.11, 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.3.1, 5.3

Note has been added to the "acarray add" command.

4.1.1

The usage example of the "esfsnap" command has been changed.

4.12.1

Corrective action has been changed.

5.3

The entire view of backup/restore in VMware virtual environment has been added.

E.1

The point of using multiple ETERNUS Disk storage systems has been added.

E.3

Design of server configuration and notes for constructing virtual machines have been modified.

E.5

Preparation for executing scripts has been modified.

E.6

Output message has been added.

E.10.2

Information related to the ETERNUS DX200F has been added.

"Others" in Preface

1.3

Added the point of using multiple ETERNUS Disk storage systems.

E.3

1.2

Modified the preparation for executing scripts.

E.5

Referential description as to setup of shared folder within NAS backup volume has been added.

3.10.1.2, 3.10.2.2, 3.10.3.1

1.1

The access method by CIFS protocol has been changed.

3.10.4