Displaying remote virtual copies, Scheduling automatic virtual copies, Automating tasks – HP 3PAR Recovery Manager Software for Microsoft SQL Server Licenses User Manual

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Displaying Remote Virtual Copies

The Recovery Manager GUI on the backup server does not automatically display remote virtual
copies. To display a remote virtual copy:

To display the virtual copy in the Recovery Manager GUI on the Remote Copy backup server,
refresh the Virtual Copy Management node on the Remote Copy backup server.

To use a Recovery Manager CLI command to display the virtual copy, enter the CLI command
HpRmCli Sql display

with the -rc option on the Remote Copy primary server. For more

information, see

“Using the Recovery Manager CLI” (page 53)

.

Scheduling Automatic Virtual Copies

To schedule automatic virtual copies:
1.

In the node tree pane, right-click the instance or the database for which you want to create a
virtual copy, and select one of the following:

Create Virtual Copy

Create Remote Virtual Copy

2.

Click Next in the Create Virtual Copy dialog box.

The Task Scheduler appears. For more information on using the Task Scheduler, see

“Scheduling

Automated Tasks with Task Scheduler” (page 43)

.

Automating Tasks

You can use the Task Scheduler to schedule Recovery Manager to automatically create virtual
copies, remote virtual copies, and one-click backup.

You can use Task Manager to manage all scheduled virtual copies and backups for all Recovery
Manager products running on the servers.

Tasks are scheduled using Windows Task Scheduler API.

Scheduling Automated Tasks with Task Scheduler

To schedule automatic virtual copies and backups:
1.

Set up a virtual copy creation or backup creation task as desired. For more information, see:

“Scheduling Automatic Virtual Copies” (page 43)

“Scheduling Automatic Backups of an Instance or a Database” (page 47)

2.

In the Task Scheduler dialog box, select Schedule this task.

3.

In the Windows Task Name text box, enter the name to be assigned to the task.

4.

In the Script File Name text box, enter the name to be assigned to the script.

The Task Command shows the command for the task that is being scheduled.

5.

Enter a description in the Description text box.

The User Name shows the user for the task.

6.

In the Password text box, enter a local user password for the backup server.

7.

In the Password (confirm) text box, reenter the password.

8.

From the Start Time drop-down list, select the hour at which you want Recovery Manager to
start creating automatic virtual copies.

9.

To specify the frequency with which the automatic virtual copies are to be created, select the
appropriate radio button in the left pane of the Schedule Pattern area.

The right pane of the Schedule Pattern area displays a calendar with which you can specify
exactly when Recovery Manager is to automatically create virtual copies. The type of calendar

Automating Tasks

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