FUJITSU CentricStor V3.1D - Manual (Page 45)

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CentricStor - Virtual Tape Library Standard system functions
2.8.3 SNMP support
It is possible to integrate CentricStor into remote monitoring by an SNMP Management
Station such as “CA Unicenter” or “Tivoli”.
In the event of system errors (error weighting EMERGENCY, ALERT, ERROR, CRITICAL),
CentricStor sends a trap to the SNMP Management Station, which causes the CentricStor
icon to change color (insofar as this is supported by the SNMP Management Station).
Furthermore, a status trap with the weightings green, yellow and red is sent periodically to
the Management Station.
Application launching enables the CentricStor administration software “GXCC” to be
started simply on the SNMP Management Station by means of a mouse click.
2.8.4 Exporting and importing tape cartridges
The options for exporting and importing tape cartridges (physical volumes) which are
offered by CentricStor can be used for various purposes:
● Storing the backup data at a disaster-proof location, e.g. in a fire-resistant room or at a
large distance from the CentricStor system
● Manual archiving of data which is accessed extremely rarely, e.g. because it is only re-
quired when a disaster occurs
● Exchanging data between independent systems at separate locations in order to guard
against local disaster sby means of redundant data storage
● Transfer of bulk data when extremely large distances are involved in order to save on
line costs or if there is a lack of infrastructure
Two standard functions are available for exporting/importing tape cartridges:
● Setting the vault attribute for a physical volume group (PVG) and setting the vault status
for a physical volume (PV)
● Use of the transfer PVG (TR-PVG)
These functions are totally separate from the tape management tool of the host applications
and are controlled solely by the CentricStor system administrator.