HP 9000 rp5405 Servers - Manual (Page 194)

2. Perform a storage system refresh to load configuration definition files into Device Manager and
Replication Manager. Refresh all the storage systems associated with both P-VOL and S-VOL.
Refreshing of storage systems can be performed in the following ways:
• Manually refreshing storage systems in Replication Manager. For details, see “ Refreshing
configuration information manually for each storage system ” on page 271.
• Executing a storage system refresh operation in Device Manager and then refreshing the
configuration in Replication Manager. You can execute either a manual refresh or allow the
automated refresh to update changes from the Device Manager database. For details, see
“
Refreshing configuration information manually for each information source ” on page 271.
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It is necessary to perform a storage system refresh each time the configuration definition
files are updated outside of Replication Manager.
3. If Replication Manager is unable to recognize copy pairs after loading configuration definition
files, you should troubleshoot the operation. For details of the troubleshooting procedure, see HP
P9000 Replication Manager Software Configuration Guide.
Related topics
• About copy pair configuration definitions , page 147
• About configuration definition file formats , page 148
Modifying imported configuration definition files
You can modify imported configuration definition files by performing any of the following:
• Adding copy pairs to an existing copy group. For details, see “ Editing copy groups by associating
new copy pairs ” on page 186.
• Deleting copy pairs from an existing copy group. For details, see “ Deleting copy pairs from copy
groups ” on page 192.
• Creating new copy groups using an existing configuration definition file. For details, see “ Creating
copy groups ” on page 160.
Replication Manager supports pre-existing configuration definition files with mixed formats
(HORCM_LDEV and HORCM_DEV formats). When modifying a configuration definition file with
mixed formats, Replication Manager modifies the file as follows:
• When new copy pairs are added to a pre-existing configuration definition file that has mixed
formats, Replication Manager determines the format for the new copy pairs using the
serv-
er.agent.rm.pairDefinitionForm property in the Device Manager agent server.prop-
erties file. The preexisting format parameters are left as is. After modification, both HORCM_LDEV
and HORCM_DEV formats are supported in the same configuration definition file.
• When deleting pairs, Replication Manager deletes the pair definition from the configuration
definition file without regard to format.
HP recommends that you use the Pair Configuration Wizard to modify imported configuration definition
files. If updates are made directly to the files, an out-of-sync condition may occur. If this occurs, you
will need to reload the existing configuration definition files by doing a manual refresh from Replication
Manager.
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