Interfaces For Performing Snapshot Operations - Hitachi AMS2100 User Manual

Interfaces for performing SnapShot operations

NOTE: Hitachi Replication Manager is used to manage and integrate Copy-
on-Write. It provides a GUI topology view of the SnapShot system, with
monitoring, scheduling, and alert functions. For more information on
purchasing Replication Manager, visit the Hitachi Data Systems website
http://www.hds.com/products/storage-software/hitachi-replication-
manager.html
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Hitachi AMS 2000 Family Copy-on-Write SnapShot User Guide
SnapShot can be operated using of the following interfaces:
• Navigator 2 GUI (Hitachi Storage Navigator Modular 2 Graphical
User Interface) is a browser-based interface from which
SnapShot can be setup, operated, and monitored. The GUI
provides the simplest method for performing operations,
requiring no previous experience. Scripting is not available.
• CLI (Hitachi Storage Navigator Modular 2 Command Line
Interface), from which SnapShot can be setup and all basic pair
operations can be performed—create, split, resynchronize,
restore, swap, and delete. The GUI also provides these
functionalities. CLI also has scripting capability.
• CCI (Hitachi Command Control Interface), used to display
volume information and perform all copying and pair-managing
operations. CCI provides a full scripting capability which can be
used to automate replication operations. CCI requires more
experience than the GUI or CLI. CCI is required on Windows
2000 Server for performing mount/unmount operations.
HDS recommends using the GUI to begin operations for new users
with no experience with CLI or CCI. Users who are new to replication
software but have CLI experience in managing arrays may want to
continue using CLI, though the GUI is an option. The same
recommendation applies to CCI users.
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SnapShot overview