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HP StorageWorks D2D Replication Manager
version 1.1 User Guide
*TA805-96005*
HP Part Number: TA805-96005
Published: December 2010
Edition: 2nd
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Contents 1 Introduction...............................................................................................6 Replication Manager Environment...............................................................................................6 Minimum Requirements..............................................................................................................6 Compatibility...........................................................................................................
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LDAP authentication mechanism: modifying details for users or administrators ......................46 Removing a user or administrator ........................................................................................46 Removing a user from the Active Users tab........................................................................47 Removing a user from the Deactivated Users tab................................................................47 Deactivating a user..........................
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Glossary....................................................................................................91 Index.........................................................................................................92 Contents 5
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1 Introduction HP StorageWorks D2D Replication Manager (Replication Manager) is a standalone software application that provides basic management capabilities in a replication environment, and provides an easy way for customers to manage up to 300 D2D devices that are being replicated across multiple sites. Using Replication Manager, administrators create, manage, and remove groups of devices; and establish and control user and administrator access to the groups and devices. Replication Manager a
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Compatibility Replication Manager is compatible with the following hardware and software: Hardware Devices • D2D devices 250x, 400x, 41xx, and 43xx Operating Systems • Windows 2000 • Windows 2003 x32 • Windows XP x32 • Windows Vista x32 • Windows 2008 x32 • Windows 7 x32 Browsers • Internet Explorer v6.0 or higher • Firefox v3.5 or higher • Adobe Flash plug-in v10.0 or higher Backup Applications • Replication Manager software is transparent to backup applications. Compatibility 7
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2 Getting Started Installing Replication Manager Install Replication Manager on a system that does not have PostgreSQL database installed on the system. Replication Manager uses PostrqreSQL database internally, and it requires exclusive access to the database. To install Replication Manager: 1. Obtain the Replication Manager code by following the process found on the customer letter (Read Me First) in the replication License To Use. 2. Navigate to and click on the EH984-10502.exe file. The Insta
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NO TE: Replication Manager installation includes the following related items, also accessible from the Start button (S tar t→ Pr ogr am F il es→ H e w l et t P ac k ar d→HP D2D R eplication M anag er): • Backup D2D Replication Manager Database—this utility helps in taking the backup of the configurations made in the software. • Restore D2D Replication Manager Database—this utility helps in restoring the backed up configuration to the software. The user can choose any one of the previous backups
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NO TE: The default user id admin will be changed to hprmsadmin, with the password hprmsadmin. All other user passwords will be reset to password. I MP OR T ANT : After you upgrade, it is mandatory that you delete your browser cache to ensure the proper functioning of the application on the upgraded version. Launching and logging in to Replication Manager 1. Launch Replication Manager from the Start button by selecting S tar t→All Pr ogr ams→H e w l et t P ac k ar d→HP D2D R eplication M anag er,
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NO TE: The default userhprmsadmin continues to log in using local credentials, even when the authentication mechanism currently used is LDAP. 3. Click Sign In. The Overall Status Summary page appears. At the first login for the administrator, only Un-Grouped appears in the Replication Manager Overall Status Summary page. No other devices or groups exist to appear. Perform the tasks in “Configuring the Replication Manager” (page 14) to populate this window. At the first login for a user, the Over
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NO TE: If the Replication Manager detects that the user is already logged in, an error message appears. This can happen for two reasons. • When the Replication Manager browser is refreshed, the system may disconnect the user and require the user to log in again. • If the user closes the browser using the top-right-hand [x], the application signal is disconnected. In either of these cases, if the user tries to log in before the previous session times out, the user must force the login. Click OK t
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For example, compare the information available in the administrator view (shown in Figure 1 (page 12)) to the information available in the user view (shown in Figure 2 (page 13)). F igur e 2 R egions o f t h e inter f ace , user v ie w This User Guide includes all procedures that can be performed by the Replication Manager, and specifies those that only the administrator can perform, or that are different for users and administrators. Understanding administrator- and user-level permissions 13
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3 Configuring the Replication Manager To start using Replication Manager the administrator must configure it by performing the following procedures in order: 1. “Adding a device” (page 14) 2. “Adding new users or administrators” (page 15) 3. “Creating a new group” (page 16) NO TE: Only an administrator can perform these procedures. Those with user-level permissions cannot add a device, add new users, or create groups. Adding a device NO TE: D2D systems that are monitored by Replication Manager a
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If the operation fails, an error dialog box appears. Click OK to close the dialog box, then repeat this procedure. 8. If the operation succeeds, a success dialog box appears. Click OK to close the dialog box. The newly-added devices are included in the list of devices. Adding new users or administrators Administrators can add new users or administrators to the system. The following procedures explain how to add new users or administrators, depending on your current authentication mechanism. Init
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c. If you are logged in as the hprmsadmin administrator, you must provide the login credentials of the LDAP from which you are adding the user. Otherwise, the system automatically displays the credentials that were provided upon login. d. Click Submit. 4. If you only know the E-mail address of the new user: a. Select the User Email id: radio button, and enter the user email address. b. If you are logged in as the hprmsadmin administrator, you must provide the login credentials of the LDAP from w
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5. Click the N e xt button. 6. On the 2 . A dd L ibr ar ies screen in the wizard, if you wish to add libraries to the group: a. Click on the names of libraries in the Ungrouped Libraries table to be added to the new group. To select several at a time, hold down the CTRL key on the keyboard and click each library to be added. The libraries will be highlighted in the table. b. Click the A dd button between the two tables in the wizard. This moves the highlighted libraries from the Ungrouped Librar
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NO TE: To add all ungrouped libraries to the group, click the A dd All button. c. To remove libraries added to the group, click the names of the libraries in the Selected Libraries table to be removed. To select several at a time, hold down the CTRL key on the keyboard and click each library to be added. d. Click the Remove button between the two tables in the wizard. This moves the highlighted libraries from the Selected Libraries table to the Ungrouped Libraries table. NO TE: To remove all lib
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a. Click on the name of the user in the Available Users table to be added to the new group. To select several at a time, hold down the CTRL key on the keyboard and click each name to be added. The users will be highlighted in the table. b. Click the A dd button between the two tables in the wizard. This moves the highlighted users from the Available Users table to the Selected Users table. NO TE: To add all users to the group, click the A dd All button. c. To remove a user added to the group, cl
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Use the Back button to make any changes to the information for the new group. 13. Once the information is correct, click the F inish button. The Success dialog box appears. 14. Click the OK button to exit the dialog box and return to the Group Management screen. The newly-created group is included in the list of groups. NO TE: A group can be created without adding libraries, NAS Shares, or users. To add to (or modify) this group later, follow the procedure in “Modifying a group” (page 49). NO TE
