- Notes, cautions, and warnings
- Preface
- Product Overview
- Terminology used in this guide
- Introduction to the product
- Supported configurations
- Usage limits on DD resources
- Road map for product operations
- DD System Configuration for Application Direct Operations
- Licensing the DD system
- Enable DD Boost on a DD system
- Changing the DD Boost access rights
- Enable encryption over a WAN connection
- Enable the DD Boost operations through a firewall
- Set up the storage units
- Enable the distributed segment processing
- Enable the advanced load balancing and link failover
- Enable the DD Boost-over-FC service
- Validating and troubleshooting the database and DD system connection
- Product Installation
- Product Configuration
- Road map for configuration
- Setting up the configuration file
- Creating a configuration file that is not used with Orchestrated Application Protection
- Creating the configuration files that are used with Orchestrated Application Protection
- Syntax rules for the configuration file
- Common parameters
- Common Storage Direct parameters for VMAX
- Common Storage Direct with RecoverPoint parameters for XtremIO
- Configuring the support for Automatic Retention Lock
- Configuring the support for multifactor authentication with DD
- Configuring the product operations over FC and IP networks
- Verifying the Solutions Enabler mode for VMAX backups
- Configuring the optimization of Storage Direct backups for third-party multipathing software
- Configuring the restores of replicated backups
- Configuring the Storage Direct VMAX restores directly from DD
- Configuring the Storage Direct VMAX restores from local snapshots
- Configuring the rollback restores of Storage Direct backups
- Configuring the usage limits on DD resources
- Configuring the lockbox
- Lockbox requirements
- Configuring the lockbox with the ddbmadmin command
- Configuring the display and deletion of save set information
- Using the ddbmadmin command to display and delete save sets
- Using the ddbmadmin command to display clients for a device path
- Using the ddbmadmin command to display save set information
- Using the ddbmadmin command to display save file information
- Using the ddbmadmin command to delete save sets
- Using the ddbmadmin command to update the backup index
- Configuring the Cloud Tier for data movement to the cloud
- General troubleshooting tips
- Debug log settings
- Debug log files
- Backup or restore fails due to an inaccessible lockbox
- Backup or restore fails due to an outdated lockbox
- Command ddbmadmin -P encounters a conflict with an installed application
- Lockbox creation might fail on an NFS/CIFS share
- Lockbox creation procedure when UAC is enabled on Windows
- Major system update can produce an error about lockbox stable value threshold
- Restore fails if the CLIENT parameter setting does not match the backup client name
- Storage Direct specific troubleshooting tips
- Storage Direct operation might fail due to configuration issues
- Restore might fail due to an incompatible file system or volume manager version
- Troubleshooting the Storage Direct for VMAX restores
- Storage Direct for VMAX devices must be recognized by Symmetrix configuration database
- A snapvx link must exist for the Storage Direct for VMAX backup device
- Manual cleanup of FAST.X restore devices after a failed restore of a Storage Direct for VMAX backup
- Manual release of a locked vdisk device after a failed or aborted restore operation
- Application Direct Operations on DB2 Systems
- Overview of Application Direct operations in a DB2 environment
- Configuration of Application Direct operations in a DB2 environment
- Performing Application Direct backups and recovery with the DB2 CLP
- Performing Application Direct backups and restores with the DB2 GUI
- Performing Application Direct backup data recovery with utility programs
- Preparing for DB2 disaster recovery
- DB2 DPF requirements for Application Direct operations
- DB2 HADR requirements for Application Direct operations
- DB2 pureScale requirements for Application Direct operations
- Performing Application Direct backups in a DB2 pureScale environment
- Performing Application Direct restores in a DB2 pureScale environment
- Restoring between a DB2 pureScale instance and Enterprise Server Edition
- Backups and restores of transaction logs in a DB2 pureScale environment
- Deleting Application Direct backups in a DB2 pureScale environment
- DB2 troubleshooting tips for Application Direct operations
- DB2 multistream restore and rollforward might fail on AIX with DFC
- DB2 issue with local hostname resolution
- DB2 issues with logarchopt<n> setting
- DB2 pruning issues with AUTO_DEL_REC_OBJ
- DB2 issues due to incorrect log retrieval
- Database backup might fail when run concurrently with backups of a high number of archived logs
- DB2 operation might generate empty debug logs on Windows
- Storage Direct Operations on DB2 Systems
- Overview of Storage Direct operations in a DB2 environment
- Configuration of Storage Direct operations in a DB2 environment
- Performing Storage Direct backups and recovery with the DB2 CLP
- Managing and deleting Storage Direct DB2 backups
- Preparing for DB2 disaster recovery
- DB2 DPF requirements for Storage Direct operations
- File system requirements for Storage Direct operations in a DPF environment
- Configuration requirements for Storage Direct operations in a DPF environment
- Performing Storage Direct backups in a DPF environment
- Performing Storage Direct restores in a DPF environment
- Performing query and deletion operations in a DPF environment
- DB2 HADR requirements for Storage Direct operations
- DB2 pureScale requirements for Storage Direct operations
- Overview of Storage Direct backups and restores of a DB2 pureScale database
- Configuration requirements for Storage Direct operations in a DB2 pureScale environment
- Performing Storage Direct backups in a DB2 pureScale environment
- Performing Storage Direct restores in a DB2 pureScale environment
- Redirected rollback restores of Storage Direct for VMAX backups to alternate LUNs in a different cluster
- Backups and restores of transaction logs in a DB2 pureScale environment
- Deleting Storage Direct backups in a DB2 pureScale environment
- DB2 troubleshooting tips for Storage Direct operations
- Storage Direct Operations on Oracle Systems
- Overview of Storage Direct operations in an Oracle environment
- Configuration of Storage Direct operations in an Oracle environment
- Setting up the configuration file in an Oracle environment
- Creating the RMAN scripts for Storage Direct operations
- Preparing for restore of archived logs
- Preparing the DD device for restore on Windows
- Preparing for Oracle Storage Direct with RecoverPoint backups and rollback restores that use RecoverPoint 5.0 or later
- Preparing for Oracle Storage Direct with RecoverPoint backups and rollback restores that use RecoverPoint pre-5.0
- Configuring operations in an Oracle Data Guard environment
- Performing Storage Direct backups and restores with Oracle RMAN
- Performing Storage Direct backups and restores with Oracle Enterprise Manager
- Performing backups and restores of Oracle CDBs and PDBs
- Performing Oracle backup deletion and maintenance operations
- Preparing for Oracle disaster recovery
- Oracle RAC and active-passive cluster requirements for Storage Direct operations
- Oracle ASM requirements for Storage Direct operations
- Overview of Storage Direct backups and restores of Oracle database on Oracle ASM
- Configuring the Storage Direct backups and restores of Oracle database on Oracle ASM
- Performing and managing the Storage Direct backups of Oracle database on Oracle ASM
- Configuring and performing the RMAN catalog operations
- Performing the RMAN restore and recovery of Oracle ASM Storage Direct backups
- Performing the rollback restores of Oracle ASM Storage Direct backups
- Storage Direct restore and rollback for VCS on Solaris
- Oracle troubleshooting tips for Storage Direct operations
- Application Direct Operations on SAP HANA Systems
- Overview of Application Direct operations in an SAP HANA environment
- Configuration of Application Direct operations in an SAP HANA environment
- Performing Application Direct backups, recovery, and deletion with SAP HANA Studio
- Performing Application Direct backups and recovery with SAP HANA CLI
- Preparing for SAP HANA disaster recovery
- SAP HANA scale-out requirements for Application Direct operations
- SAP HANA troubleshooting tips for Application Direct operations
- Application Direct Operations on SAP with Oracle Systems
- Overview of Application Direct operations in an SAP with Oracle environment
- Configuration of Application Direct operations in an SAP with Oracle environment
- Confirming the environment and file permissions
- Enabling administrator privileges for SAP with Oracle restores on Windows
- Configuring the Application Direct operations with the backint utility
- Configuring the Application Direct operations with Oracle RMAN
- Estimating the DD resource usage on SAP with Oracle systems
- Performing Application Direct backups and recovery with SAP BR*Tools
- Preparing for SAP with Oracle disaster recovery
- SAP with Oracle RAC and cluster requirements for Application Direct operations
- SAP with Oracle troubleshooting tips for Application Direct operations
- Storage Direct Operations on SAP with Oracle Systems
- Overview of Storage Direct operations in an SAP with Oracle environment
- Configuration of Storage Direct operations in an SAP with Oracle environment
- Integrating the product into the BR*Tools environment
- Confirming the environment and file permissions
- Enabling administrator privileges for SAP with Oracle restores on Windows
- Configuring the SAP with Oracle parameters
- Preparing for restore of archived logs
- Preparing the DD device for restore on Windows
- Preparing for rollback restores of SAP with Oracle Storage Direct backups
- Preparing for SAP with Oracle Storage Direct with RecoverPoint backups and rollback restores that use RecoverPoint pre-5.0
- Performing Storage Direct backups and recovery with SAP BR*Tools
- Preparing for SAP with Oracle disaster recovery
- SAP with Oracle RAC and cluster requirements for Storage Direct operations
- Storage Direct restore and rollback for VCS on Solaris
- SAP with Oracle troubleshooting tips for Storage Direct operations
- Orchestrated Application Protection Operations on Microsoft SQL, MongoDB, MySQL, and PostgreSQL databases
- Orchestrated Application Protection overview
- Orchestrated Application Protection components
- Configuring Orchestrated Application Protection operations
- Performing Orchestrated Application Protection operations
- Performing Orchestrated Application Protection backups with the ddbmoappbackup command
- Performing Orchestrated Application Protection data restore
- Preparing for Orchestrated Application Protection disaster recovery
- Orchestrated Application Protection troubleshooting tips
- Performance Optimization
- Database Application Agent Command Reference
- Manual Recovery of Oracle ASM Storage Direct Backups
- Glossary
