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Peripherals and Accessories
HP e3000 Business Servers Configuration Guide – Effective 1/04 4-131
Information Subject to Change
HP StorageWorks Business Copy VA
HP StorageWorks Business Copy VA is an array-based software product that allows customers to create up to
1023 non-disruptive high-performance, local business copies of any active application volume or LUN for the
VA7000 family array within the array while benefiting from full RAID protection for the business copies. These
LUN copies can be used by another application or system for a variety of purposes, including batch processing
and backup. You can create up to 1023 Business Copy LUNs with the VA7000 family arrays. Business Copy VA
is fully integrated into and enabled through the HP Command View SDM software interface.
HP StorageWorks Business Copy VA is a vital piece of the Virtual Array Technology and is the key enabler of
the virtual array online Backup solution, which is implemented using custom scripting of backup application
environments.
HP StorageWorks Business Copy VA Features
• Business critical data can be executed in parallel to enhance efficiency and cost effectiveness.
• Instantly creating point-in-time copies of source LUNs, scheduling backup activities, and maintaining I/O
Host performance because all LUN creation and activity is handled directly by the array.
• HP StorageWorks Business Copy VA is fully integrated with Command View SDM.
HP StorageWorks Business Copy VA Operating Systems Compatibility
HP StorageWorks Business Copy VA runs with HP StorageWorks Command View SDM. For operating system
compatibility, please see “Supported Operating Systems” on page 4-117.
HP StorageWorks Business Copy VA Software Compatibility
• HP StorageWorks Command View SDM
• HP StorageWorks Integrations Pack
• HP StorageWorks Secure Manager
• HP StorageWorks Business Copy VA
HP StorageWorks Business Copy VA Minimum System Requirements
Operating System CPU Memory Disk Space
Windows NT 4.0
Windows 2000
Windows Server 2003 (32 bit)
Pentium III 500-MHz 256 MB RAM 45 MB of free disk space.
HP-UX 11.0, 11.11, 11.23 All 256 MB RAM 60 MB of free disk space.
Red Hat Linux 7.1, AS2.1 Pentium III 500-MHz 256 MB RAM 45 MB of free disk space
HP-UX 10.20
1
Depends on management station (see
above).
Depends on management station (see
above).
Depends on management station (see
above).
MPE/iX
1
Depends on management station (see
above).
Depends on management station (see
above).
Depends on management station (see
above).
Solaris
1
Depends on management station (see
above).
Depends on management station (see
above).
Depends on management station (see
above).
Novell Netware
1
Depends on management station (see
above).
Depends on management station (see
above).
Depends on management station (see
above).
IBM AIX
1
Depends on management station (see
above).
Depends on management station (see
above).
Depends on management station (see
above).
1
Requires dedicated management console and system requirements compatible with one of the above.
Note: HP StorageWorks Business Copy VA supports a custom scripted implementation to automate backup
solutions.