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What HP StorageWorks Disk Arrays can use HP StorageWorks System Copy for SAP software? |
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HP System Copy Software is available for use on the HP StorageWorks XP Disk Arrays and the EVA Disk Arrays. Other HP disk arrays will be supported in the future. |
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Will HP StorageWorks System Copy Software for SAP work with SAP’s Test Data Migration Server (TDMS) product for data extraction? |
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Yes. SAP customers will be able to use a full system copy of production volumes as the source for the SAP TDMS processes. The advantage is that the SAP TDMS process is moved off of the production volumes. Please see the HP and SAP Proof of Concept Whitepaper showing this integration in the Resource Library link for more detailed information.
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Is the XP and EVA Snapshot functionality supported with HP StorageWorks System Copy Software for SAP? |
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Yes. A full system copy and a snapshot copy can be used to for replication of the SAP instance. Both copy processes can be done automatically via HP System Copy Software.
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What kind of machine is required for the management server? |
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The management server can be installed on any x86 or x64 server with Windows 2003 R2. VMware and Hyper-V are also supported. Future releases will also support the management server on Windows 2003 SP3 on IA64 and on Windows 2008.
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When using HP StorageWorks System Copy Software for SAP, does the target host need to be a fully installed machine or will the OS be copied as well? What requirements must be fulfilled on the target system?
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The target system must be a pre-installed HP-UX system, with all the recommended SAP and Oracle patches pre-installed and kernel parameters set for SAP usage. HP recommends you use Ignite UX to make an image of a standard SAP system, and then ignite any new systems to a default installed level.
Besides that standard OS install, patches and kernel parameters, you also have to pre-create the Oracle and SAP user accounts on this system, and the Oracle DBA user install Oracle binaries on the system. The user name and accounts are unique for the target SAP system SID, so this part does require some advance planning before running the copy job. The target system should also have access to the SAP install binaries in order to install and reconfigure SAP. It is also necessary to create the SAP installer profiles on this system. If the Source system has Java components the target system should also have access to the Java export directory.
Future versions will improve on automating more of these operations.
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With HP StorageWorks System Copy Software for SAP, is Consulting & Integration required? Or, can the copy process be done by the user? |
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HP System Copy software for SAP is designed to be a customer installable solution. HP integrates XP and EVA disk array replication capability to enable the SAP administrator to do the work without a customized service contract.
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How does Electronic Software Delivery (eSD) work?
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Electronic Software Delivery (eSD) provides delivery of software without physical license key or media shipments. Upon ordering an HP software product, an email is sent to you and/or your HP-certified reseller with instructions to get the license keys and download links.
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Will physically-delivered software still be available?
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Yes. Some customers, channel partners, and distributors may have unique needs and circumstances which can only be satisfied by physical delivery of their software. HP has no plans currently to eliminate physically-delivered software offerings in favor of their electronically-delivered equivalents.
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