Backing up a file system to a remote site, Operations at the local site – HP Serveur lame HP ProLiant BL465c Gen8 User Manual
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The system is equipped with a file server in the local site (server name:
FSServer
), and has a
backup server (server name:
BKServer
) with a tape device connected to it.
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An FTP service is running on the backup server of the remote site, and is set such that users who
can log on to the OS on each file server can be used to log on to the FTP server and transfer files.
The FTP user ID must be
admin
, and the FTP user password must be
password
.
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The primary volume of the local site is mounted on the
G:
drive of
FSServer
.
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A Continuous Access Software pair (usual operation is in the pair status) is built for copy group
name
TC01,FS11
.
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A Business Copy pair is built for copy group name
SI01,FS01
.
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The name identifying the generation of the backup destination in the remote site is set to
remote_0
.
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Remote site volumes are not normally mounted, but are mounted to the
G:
drive of the backup
server when necessary.
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The backup server in the remote site (
BKServer
) can be used as a file server when a failure occurs
in the storage system at the local site.
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Operation_A
is used as the operation ID.
Backing up a file system to a remote site
This subsection explains an example of backing up a file system to a remote site. Procedures at the
local site and remote site are explained separately.
Operations at the local site
1.
Check the volume to be backed up, as well as the name identifying the generation.
On the file server, execute the
drmfsdisplay
command.
FSServer> drmfsdisplay -cf
INSTANCE: -
T FILE FS DG DEVICE COPY-GROUP COPY-FUNC GEN-NAME
F - G: - Harddisk1 SI01,FS01 Business Copy local_0
- - - - - SI01,FS01 Business Copy local_0
F - G: - Harddisk2 TC01,FS11 Continuous Access Software remote_0
- - - - - TC01,FS11 Continuous Access Software remote_0
FSServer>
2.
Back up the file system to the secondary volume of the remote site.
Perform a cold backup of the file system to the secondary volume of the remote site. Specify
remote_0
for the name identifying the generation of the backup destination on the file server,
and execute
EX_DRM_FS_BACKUP
.
FSServer > EX_DRM_FS_BACKUP Operation_A -mode cold -rc remote_0
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