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    HP Data Protector A.06.11Integration guide for HP OperationsManager for UNIX

    B6960-90164Part number: B696090164first edition: September 2009

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    Contents

    About this guide ................................................................... 9Intended audience ............................................................................................... 9Documentation set ............................................................................................... 9

    Guides ........................................................................................................ 9Online help ................................................................................................ 12Documentation map .................................................................................... 13

    Abbreviations ...................................................................................... 13Map ................................................................................................... 14Integrations ......................................................................................... 15

    Document conventions and symbols ..................................................................... 17General Information ........................................................................................... 17HP technical support .......................................................................................... 18Subscription service ........................................................................................... 18HP websites ...................................................................................................... 18Documentation feedback .................................................................................... 18

    1 Introduction .................................................................... 19The Data Protector Integration ............................................................................. 19

    Architecture ...................................................................................................... 20

    2 Installing the Data Protector Integration ............................. 23Supported platforms and installation prerequisites ..................................................23

    Data Protector supported versions ................................................................. 24Operations Manager Server system ............................................................... 24

    Operations Manager patches ................................................................ 24

    Software prerequisites on the Operations Manager Server ......................... 24Managed node systems (Data Protector Cell Server) ........................................ 25Supported Operations Manager Agent versions ....................................... 25

    Additional software for HP-UX managed nodes (Data Protector Cell Server) ........ 25SNMP Emanate Agent (required) ............................................................ 26

    Additional software for Windows managed nodes (Data Protector CellServer) ...................................................................................................... 26

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    SNMP service (required) ........................................................................ 27FTP service (optional) ............................................................................ 27remsh daemon (optional) ....................................................................... 28

    Disk-space requirements ............................................................................... 28

    Memory (RAM) requirements ....................................................................... 29Installing the Data Protector Integration ................................................................ 29Upgrading the DPSPI ................................................................................... 29Installation ................................................................................................. 29Installation verification ................................................................................. 32

    Agent installation ........................................................................................ 33Adding the Data Protector Cell Manager system as an Operations Managernode .................................................................................................. 34

    Running the Add Data Protector Cell application ...................................... 35Distributing software, actions, commands, monitors and templates to the DataProtector Cell Manager ......................................................................... 37

    Agent configuration ..................................................................................... 41SNMP configuration on UNIX ................................................................ 42SNMP configuration on Windows .......................................................... 43Data Protector user configuration ............................................................ 45

    Program identification ................................................................................. 46

    Uninstalling the Data Protector Integration ............................................................ 46Uninstalling from managed nodes ................................................................. 47On OMU 8.x: ...................................................................................... 47On OMU 9: ........................................................................................ 47

    Uninstalling from the management server system ............................................. 49

    3 Integration into HP Service Navigator ................................ 51What is HP Service Navigator? ........................................................................... 51How does Service Navigator work? ..................................................................... 52Operations Manager severity pyramid ................................................................. 54Data Protector service tree .................................................................................. 54

    Applying the Data Protector service to a user .................................................. 56Starting the Service Navigator GUI ............................................................... 56Generating the detailed service tree .............................................................. 57Removing the Data Protector service tree ........................................................ 57

    4 Using the Data Protector Integration ................................... 59Message groups ............................................................................................... 59

    Message format .......................................................................................... 60Node groups .................................................................................................... 61Node hierarchies .............................................................................................. 63

    Application groups ............................................................................................ 64

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    DPSPI_Reports application group .................................................................. 64DPSPI_Applications application group ........................................................... 65

    Users and user profiles ....................................................................................... 66Data Protector, Operations Manager and operating system users ...................... 66Data Protector Integration users ..................................................................... 67Operations Manager user profiles ................................................................. 67Data Protector Operations Manager user profiles ............................................ 68Data Protector Operations Manager operators ............................................... 70

    obusergrp.pl user groups tool ................................................................. 73Data Protector template administrator ............................................................ 74Operations Manager administrator ............................................................... 74

    Monitored objects ............................................................................................ 75

    Permanently running processes on the Cell Manager ...................................... 75Databases ................................................................................................ 76Media pool status ....................................................................................... 77Media pool size ......................................................................................... 78Monitor status of long running backup sessions ............................................... 78Check important configuration files ............................................................... 79

    UNIX systems ....................................................................................... 79Windows systems ................................................................................. 80

    Monitored logfiles ............................................................................................. 81Data Protector default logfiles ....................................................................... 81omnisv.log ........................................................................................... 81inet.log ............................................................................................... 82

    Data Protector database logfile ..................................................................... 83purge.log ............................................................................................ 83

    Logfiles not monitored by Data Protector Integration ......................................... 84

    5 Performance measurement with the HP Performance Agent .... 85

    6 Troubleshooting ............................................................... 87

    Index ................................................................................ 89

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    FiguresConfiguring the Windows FTP service ................................................ 281

    The Service Navigator GUI ............................................................... 522

    Example: Data Protector service hierarchy ........................................... 533

    Data Protector service tree ................................................................ 554Data Protector Integration node groups for opc_adm ............................ 615

    DP ALL MGRS node group and DP BBN cell node groups ..................... 626

    DP node groups created during installation ......................................... 627

    Data Protector Integration node hierarchy bank for opc_adm ................ 638

    DP ALL CELLS node hierarchy bank .................................................... 639

    DP_cell_adm user managed nodes window ........................................ 6410

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    TablesDocument conventions ...................................................................... 171

    HP Data Protector availability ............................................................ 242

    Operations Manager Server supported versions .................................. 243

    Data Protector Operations Manager user profiles ................................. 684Data Protector Operations Manager operators and their roles ............... 715

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    About this guideThis guide provides information about how to monitor and manage the health andperformance of the Data Protector environment with HP Operations Manager forUNIX.

    Intended audienceThis guide is intended for users of HP Operations Manager for UNIX, with knowledgeof:

    HP Data Protector concepts

    HP Operations Manager for UNIX concepts

    Documentation setOther documents and online Help provide related information.

    GuidesData Protector guides are available in printed format and in PDF format. Install thePDF files during the Data Protector setup procedure by selecting the Englishdocumentation & Helpcomponent on Windows or the OB2-DOCScomponenton UNIX. Once installed, the guides reside in the Data_Protector_home\docsdirectory on Windows and in the /opt/omni/doc/C/directory on UNIX.

    You can find these documents from the Manuals page of the HP Business SupportCenter website:

    http://www.hp.com/support/manuals

    In the Storage section, click Storage Softwareand then select your product.

    HP Data Protector concepts guide

    Integration guide for HP Operations Manager for UNIX 9

    http://www.hp.com/support/manualshttp://www.hp.com/support/manuals
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    This guide describes Data Protector concepts and provides background informationon how Data Protector works. It is intended to be used with the task-oriented onlineHelp.

    HP Data Protector installation and licensing guide

    This guide describes how to install the Data Protector software, taking into accountthe operating system and architecture of your environment. This guide also givesdetails on how to upgrade Data Protector, as well as how to obtain the properlicenses for your environment.

    HP Data Protector troubleshooting guide

    This guide describes how to troubleshoot problems you may encounter when usingData Protector.

    HP Data Protector disaster recovery guide

    This guide describes how to plan, prepare for, test and perform a disaster recov-ery.

    HP Data Protector integration guides

    These guides describe how to configure and use Data Protector to back up andrestore various databases and applications. It is intended for backup administrators

    or operators. There are four guides: HP Data Protector integration guide for Microsoft applications: SQL Server,SharePoint Portal Server, Exchange Server, and Volume Shadow Copy Service

    This guide describes the integrations of Data Protector with the following Mi-crosoft applications: Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft SQL Server, and

    Volume Shadow Copy Service.

    HP Data Protector integration guide for Oracle and SAP

    This guide describes the integrations of Data Protector with Oracle, SAP R3,and SAP DB/MaxDB.

    HP Data Protector integration guide for IBM applications: Informix, DB2, andLotus Notes/Domino

    This guide describes the integrations of Data Protector with the following IBMapplications: Informix Server, IBM DB2, and Lotus Notes/Domino Server.

    HP Data Protector integration guide for VMWare Virtual Infrastructure, Sybase,Network Node Manager, and Network Data Management Protocol ServerThis guide describes the integrations of Data Protector with VMware VirtualInfrastructure, Sybase, Network Node Manager, and Network Data Manage-ment Protocol Server.

    HP Data Protector integration guide for HP Service Information Portal

    About this guide10

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    This guide describes how to install, configure, and use the integration of DataProtector with HP Service Information Portal. It is intended for backup administrat-ors. It discusses how to use the applications for Data Protector service manage-ment.

    HP Data Protector integration guide for HP ReporterThis guide describes how to install, configure, and use the integration of DataProtector with HP Reporter. It is intended for backup administrators. It discusseshow to use the applications for Data Protector service management.

    HP Data Protector integration guide for HP Operations Manager for UNIX

    This guide describes how to monitor and manage the health and performance ofthe Data Protector environment with HP Operations Manager and HP Service

    Navigator on UNIX. HP Data Protector integration guide for HP Operations Manager for Windows

    This guide describes how to monitor and manage the health and performance ofthe Data Protector environment with HP Operations Manager and HP ServiceNavigator on Windows.

    HP Data Protector integration guide for HP Performance Manager and HP Per-formance Agent

    This guide provides information about how to monitor and manage the healthand performance of the Data Protector environment with HP Performance Manager(PM) and HP Performance Agent (PA) on Windows, HP-UX, Solaris and Linux

    HP Data Protector zero downtime backup concepts guide

    This guide describes Data Protector zero downtime backup and instant recoveryconcepts and provides background information on how Data Protector works ina zero downtime backup environment. It is intended to be used with the task-ori-ented HP Data Protector zero downtime backup administrator's guideand theHP Data Protector zero downtime backup integration guide.

    HP Data Protector zero downtime backup administrator's guide

    This guide describes how to configure and use the integration of Data Protectorwith HP StorageWorks Virtual Array, HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array,EMC Symmetrix Remote Data Facility and TimeFinder, and HP StorageWorksDisk Array XP. It is intended for backup administrators or operators. It covers thezero downtime backup, instant recovery, and the restore of filesystems and diskimages.

    HP Data Protector zero downtime backup integration guide

    This guide describes how to configure and use Data Protector to perform zerodowntime backup, instant recovery, and standard restore of Oracle, SAP R/3,Microsoft Exchange Server, and Microsoft SQL Server databases. The guide also

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    describes how to configure and use Data Protector to perform backup and restoreusing the Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service.

    HP Data Protector MPE/iX System user guide

    This guide describes how to configure MPE/iX clients and how to back up and

    restore MPE/iX data.

    HP Data Protector Media Operations user guide

    This guide provides information for network administrators responsible for main-taining and backing up systems on the tracking and management of offline storagemedia. It describes the tasks of installing and configuring the application, perform-ing daily media operations and producing reports.

    HP Data Protector product announcements, software notes, and references

    This guide gives a description of new features of HP Data Protector A.06.11. Italso provides information on supported configurations (devices, platforms andonline database integrations, SAN, and ZDB), required patches, and limitations,as well as known problems and workarounds. An updated version of the supportedconfigurations is available at http://www.hp.com/support/manuals

    HP Data Protector product announcements, software notes, and references forintegrations to HP Operations Manager, HP Reporter, HP Performance Manager,HP Performance Agent, and HP Service Information PortalThis guide fulfills a similar function for the listed integrations.

    HP Data Protector Media Operations product announcements, software notes,and references

    This guide fulfills a similar function for Media Operations.

    HP Data Protector Command Line Interface Reference

    This guide describes the Data Protector Command Line Interface commands, theiroptions and usage as well as providing some basic command line examples.

    Online helpData Protector provides context-sensitive (F1) Help and Help Topics for Windowsand UNIX platforms.

    You can access the online help from the top-level directory on the installationDVD-ROM without installing Data Protector:

    Windows:Unzip DP_help.zipand open DP_help.chm.

    UNIX:Unpack the zipped tar file DP_help.tar.gz, and access the online helpsystem through DP_help.htm.

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    http://www.hp.com/support/manualshttp://www.hp.com/support/manuals
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    Documentation map

    AbbreviationsAbbreviations in the documentation map that follows are explained below. The guidetitles are all preceded by the words HP Data Protector.

    guideAbbreviation

    Command line interface reference guideCLI

    Concepts guideConcepts

    Disaster recovery guideDR

    Getting started guideGS

    Online HelpHelp

    Integration guide for IBM applications: Informix, DB2, and Lotus

    Notes/Domino

    IG-IBM

    Integration guide for Microsoft applications: SQL Server, SharePointPortal Server, Exchange Server, and Volume Shadow Copy Service

    IG-MS

    Integration guide for Oracle and SAPIG-O/S

    Integration guide for HP Operations Manager for UNIXIG-OMU

    Integration guide for HP Operations Manager for WindowsIG-OMW

    Integration guide for HP Performance Manager and HP PerformanceAgent

    IG-PM/PA

    Integration guide for HP ReporterIG-Report

    Integration guide for HP Service Information PortalIG-SIP

    Integration guide for VMware Virtual Infrastructure, Sybase, NetworkNode Manager, and Network Data Management Protocol Server

    IG-Var

    Installation and licensing guideInstall

    Media Operations getting started guideMO GS

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    guideAbbreviation

    Media Operations product announcements, software notes, andreferences

    MO RN

    Media Operations user guideMO UG

    MPE/iX system user guideMPE/iX

    Product announcements, software notes, and referencesPA

    Troubleshooting guideTrouble

    ZDB administrator's guideZDB Admin

    ZDB concepts guideZDB Concpt

    ZDB integration guideZDB IG

    Map

    The following table shows where to find information of different kinds. Shaded squaresare a good place to look first.

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    Integrations

    Look in these guides for details of the following integrations:

    GuideIntegration

    IG-OMU, IG-OMWHP Operations Manager for UNIX/for Windows

    IG-PM/PAHP Performance Manager

    IG-PM/PAHP Performance Agent

    IG-RHP Reporter

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    GuideIntegration

    IG-SIPHP Service Information Portal

    all ZDBHP StorageWorks Disk Array XP

    all ZDBHP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA)

    all ZDBHP StorageWorks Virtual Array (VA)

    IG-IBMIBM DB2 UDB

    IG-IBMInformix

    IG-IBMLotus Notes/Domino

    IG-O/SMaxDB

    MO UserMedia Operations

    MPE/iXMPE/iX System

    IG-MS, ZDB IGMicrosoft Exchange Servers

    IG-MSMicrosoft Exchange Single Mailbox

    IG-MS, ZDB IGMicrosoft SQL Servers

    IG-MS, ZDB IGMicrosoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS)

    IG-VarNDMP Server

    IG-VarNetwork Node Manager (NNM)

    IG-O/SOracle

    ZDB IGOracle ZDB

    IG-O/SSAP DB

    IG-O/S, ZDB IGSAP R/3

    IG-VarSybase

    all ZDBSymmetrix (EMC)

    IG-VarVMware

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    Document conventions and symbolsTable 1 Document conventions

    ElementConvention

    Cross-reference links and e-mail addressesBlue text: Table 1on page 17

    website addressesBlue, underlined text: http://www.hp.com

    Keys that are pressed

    Text typed into a GUI element, such as a box

    GUI elements that are clicked or selected, such as menuand list items, buttons, tabs, and check boxes

    Boldtext

    Text emphasisItalic text

    File and directory names

    System output

    Code

    Commands, their arguments, and argument values

    Monospace text

    Code variables

    Command variablesMonospace, italic text

    Emphasized monospace textMonospace, bold text

    NOTE:

    Provides additional information.

    General InformationGeneral information about Data Protector can be found at http://www.hp.com/go/dataprotector

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    http://www.hp.com/http://www.hp.com/go/dataprotectorhttp://www.hp.com/go/dataprotectorhttp://www.hp.com/go/dataprotectorhttp://www.hp.com/go/dataprotectorhttp://www.hp.com/
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    HP technical supportFor worldwide technical support information, see the HP support website:

    http://www.hp.com/support

    Before contacting HP, collect the following information:

    Product model names and numbers

    Technical support registration number (if applicable)

    Product serial numbers

    Error messages

    Operating system type and revision level Detailed questions

    Subscription serviceHP recommends that you register your product at the Subscriber's Choice for Businesswebsite:

    http://www.hp.com/go/e-updates

    After registering, you will receive e-mail notification of product enhancements, newdriver versions, firmware updates, and other product resources.

    HP websitesFor additional information, see the following HP websites:

    http://www.hp.com

    http://www.hp.com/go/storage

    http://www.hp.com/support/manuals

    http://www.hp.com/support/downloads

    Documentation feedbackHP welcomes your feedback.

    To make comments and suggestions about product documentation, please send amessage to [email protected]. All submissions become the property of HP.

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    http://www.hp.com/supporthttp://www.hp.com/go/e-updateshttp://www.hp.com/http://www.hp.com/go/storagehttp://www.hp.com/support/manualshttp://www.hp.com/support/downloadshttp://www.hp.com/support/downloadshttp://www.hp.com/support/manualshttp://www.hp.com/go/storagehttp://www.hp.com/http://www.hp.com/go/e-updateshttp://www.hp.com/support
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    1 Introduction

    This chapter provides an overview of the HP Data Protector integration, its key featuresand its architecture.

    For descriptions of HP Data Protector and HP Operations Manager, see the HP Data

    Protector concepts guideand the HP Operations Manager concepts guide.

    The Data Protector IntegrationThe Data Protector Integration enables you to monitor and manage the health andperformance of your Data Protector environment using HP Operations Manager, HPService Navigator and the HP Performance Agent (PA). For use of HP Performance

    Manager and HP Performance Agent, see the HP Data Protector integration guidefor HP Performance Manager and HP Performance Agent.

    The integration allows correlation of Data Protector performance data with theperformance data of the operating system, the database, and the networkall fromone common tool and in one central management system. Integration of Data Protectorperformance data into the Performance Agent (PA) helps to detect and eliminatebottlenecks in a distributed environment. It also assists system optimization well asservice level monitoring.

    The Data Protector Integration offers the following key features:

    HP Operations Manager agents on a Data Protector Cell Manager system monitorthe health and performance of Data Protector.

    A single HP Operations Manager Server can monitor multiple Data Protector CellManagers.

    The integration also integrates into HP Service Navigator to depict the functionality

    of Data Protector as a service tree. The ARM and DSI interfaces of the Performance Agent collect performance data

    and ARM transactions.

    Messages sent to the Operations Manager Server are channeled according tousersprofiles. Operations Manager users see only messages they need.

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    The Data Protector Cell Manager and the Operations Manager Server to be in-stalled on different systems.

    You can run Data Protector functionality from the Operations Manager ApplicationBankwindow.

    Data Protector Integration messages sent to the Operations Manager Server in-cludes instructions that help you correct the problem.

    The main benefits of the integration are:

    Centralized problem management using Operations Manager agents at DataProtector Managed Nodes. Using a central management server avoids duplicatedadministrative effort.

    Real-time event and configuration information (including online instructions) for

    fast problem resolution. Powerful monitors to detect potential problem areas and to keep track of system

    and Data Protector events.

    Performance data collectors to ensure continuous system throughput and notifyany performance bottlenecks.

    A complement to the Data Protector Administration GUI.

    Collection and monitoring of performance data.

    A central data repository for storing event records and action records for all DataProtector Managed Nodes.

    Utilities for running Data Protector management tasks.

    Architecture

    The Data Protector Integration is installed on the Operations Manager Server systemand is deployed to instrument its Operations Manager Agent on the Data ProtectorCell Manager system, which is an Operations Manager Managed Node. The DataProtector Cell Manager system must have the Operations Manager Agent and should

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    have the HP Performance Agent (PA) installed. The Data Protector Console must beinstalled on the Operations Manager Server, so the Operations Manager user canstart the Data Protector GUI as an Operations Manager application and connect toany available Data Protector Cell Manager. Both Windows and UNIX Data ProtectorCell Managers are accessible from the same Operations Manager Application Bank.

    This is facilitated by the Data Protector Console using Data Protectors communicationprotocol on port 5555 to exchange data.

    Data Protector Operations Manager templates configure the Operations Manageragent on a Data Protector Cell Manager. They monitor:

    Data Protector vital Cell Manager processes

    Data Protector logfiles

    Data Protector events through SNMP trapsThe Operations Manager agent on a Data Protector Cell Manager sends messagesto the Operations Manager Server for display in the message browser only ifappropriate conditions match. This minimizes network traffic between the DataProtector Cell Manager and the Operations Manager Server.

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    2 Installing the Data ProtectorIntegration

    In this chapter you will find information on:

    Prerequisites for installing the Data Protector integration. Installing the Data Protector Integration on the HP Operations Manager Server

    system.

    Installing Data Protector Integration components on Operations Manager ManagedNode (Data Protector Cell Manager) system.

    Uninstalling Data Protector Integration components from the HP OperationsManager Server system.

    Uninstalling the Data Protector Integration from the system where the HP Opera-tions Manager Server software is installed.

    Supported platforms and installation prerequisitesOnly install the HP Data Protector Integration in an environment consisting of:

    One or more systems running Operations Manager Server

    Operations Manager agent running on systems with the Data Protector Cellmanager

    It is only guaranteed to work in these environments.

    Before installing the Data Protector Integration, ensure the following requirementsare met:

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    Data Protector supported versionsThe Data Protector Integration is designed to work with following HP Data Protectorversions:

    Table 2 HP Data Protector availability

    Data Protector VersionHP Operations Manager Server Version

    5.5, 6.0, 6.1, 6.11

    On all DP cell serverplatforms where the OMAgent is also available

    8.1x, 8.2x, 8.3x plus patches (if available) , 9.x (only onHPUX) and including HP Service Navigator Value Pack 8.14or later

    Operations Manager Server systemHP Operations Manager Servers are supported on the following platforms. TheOperations Manager Server can run on a different host system from the system on

    which the Data Protector Cell Manager is installed.HP Operations Manager and HP Service Navigator are installed and configured ona system running one of the following operating systems. For details, please consultthe associated product documents and product web-page.:

    Table 3 Operations Manager Server supported versions

    Supported VersionsApplication

    English and Japanese:Operations Manager/UNIX 8.x including ServiceNavigator 8.x is supported on HP-UX 11.11, 11.23 IA PA, 11.31 IA PA,Solaris 8, Solaris 9, Solaris 10

    OperationsManagerUNIX

    Operations Manager patches

    Ensure that up-to-date patches are installed on the OMU Server and required OMAgent patches have been deployed from the server to the managed node system.

    Software prerequisites on the Operations Manager Server

    Ensure the following software is installed on the Operations Manager Server system:

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    HP Operations Manager for UNIX. The console is installed and configured onthe HP Operations Manager Server system or other appropriate systems.

    The HP Data Protector console is installed on the HP Operations Manager Serversystem.

    The swlist DATA-PROTECTORcommand returns:DATA-PROTECTOR A.06.11

    DATA-PROTECTOR.OMNI-CC A.06.11

    DATA-PROTECTOR.OMNI-CORE A.06.11

    Managed node systems (Data Protector Cell Server)

    A number of agents and the Data Protector Integration are required for the completemanagement of Data Protector environments. Components that must be installed onthe managed node system hosting the Data Protector Cell Manager are:

    HP Operations Manager Agent

    HP Performance Agent

    NOTE:The Operations Manager patches must be installed on the OM Server and distributedto the OM Agent node systems by the OM administrator before the Data Protectorintegration is distributed.

    Supported Operations Manager Agent versions

    Ensure the Data Protector Cell Manager system runs on a platform for which theOperations Manager Agent is available. Please check the associated OM productdocumentation.

    Additional software for HP-UX managed nodes (Data Protector CellServer)

    The following software is required, but is not installed as part of the OperationsManager Server installation nor as part of the Data Protector Integration installation.

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    SNMP Emanate Agent (required)

    The SNMP Emanate Agent is necessary to capture SNMP traps sent by the DataProtector Cell Manager and to let the Operations Manager Agent, which runs on

    the same system, forward any matching SNMP trap events as OpC messages to theOperations Manager Server. This is called Distributed Event Interception, since theSNMP traps are intercepted on the managed node and filtered and forwarded tothe Operations Manager Server by the Operations Agent.

    The advantages, especially for large enterprise environments with a high number ofData Protector Cell Managers, are:

    The solution scales better. Additional Data Protector Cell Managers do not put

    additional load on the management server because SNMP traps are processedon the managed node.

    Any automatic action configured as a response to an SNMP trap can be triggeredand run locally on the managed node without involving the management server.

    Since SNMP traps are not sent from the managed node to the managementserver, the network load decreases, and the probability that traps are lost is sig-nificantly reduced. Security over public networks is also improved. The messages

    are sent by the Operations Manager agent to the Operations Manager Serverusing either HTTPS or DCE/RPCs.

    Check the SNMP Emanate Agent is installed on the Data Protector Cell Managernode:

    # swlist -l product -a description OVSNMPAgent

    You should see the following entry:

    # OVSNMPAgent B.11.00 HPUX_10.0_SNMP_Agent_Product OVSNMPAgent.MASTER B.11.00 MASTER OVSNMPAgent.SUBAGT-HPUNIX B.11.0 SUBAGT-HPUNIX OVSNMPAgent.SUBAGT-MIB2 B.11.0 SUBAGT-MIB2

    Additional software for Windows managed nodes (Data ProtectorCell Server)

    The following required and optional software is not installed as part of the OperationsManager Server installation nor as part of the Data Protector Integration installation.

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    SNMP service (required)

    To send the Data Protector SNMP traps to the Operations Manager Server you mustinstall the Windows SNMP service.

    FTP service (optional)

    If the Data Protector Cell Manager is installed on a number of Windows systems,consider installing the Windows FTP service. This provides the most convenient wayof deploying the Operations Manager Agent from the UNIX Operations ManagerServer to a Windows system.

    NOTE:

    For details of other ways of deploying the Operations Manager Agent to a Windowssystem, see the HP Operations Manager installation guide for the ManagementServerand the HP Operations Manager administrators reference guide.

    The Windows FTP service is also a convenient way of distributing Data Protectorconfiguration files from a central system to all Data Protector Cell Managers. The FTPservice is required for the obusergrp.plutility to work, since it reads, modifiesand writes the ClassSpecfile. This file resides in Data Protectors configurationdirectory. The FTP service is part of the Internet Information Service (IIS) WindowsComponent on Windows. Configure the directory system_drive\ProgramFiles\OmniBack\Config(or equivalent directory, if you have chosen a custompath) as a Virtual Directory with the name OBCONFIG. The obusergrp.pltool

    requires this name.

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    Figure 1 Configuring the Windows FTP service.

    remsh daemon (optional)

    To run the Data Protector Start Service, Data Protector Stop Service and Data ProtectorStatus applications on a Windows managed node from the Operations Manager

    Application Bank, install a remshdaemon on the Windows system. Use the daemonsupplied with the Windows Resource Kit or another, such as from the MKS Toolkit.

    Disk-space requirements

    The following table lists disk space requirements for both the installation of the DataProtector Integration software and the Data Protector Integrations run-time files onthe Operations Manager Server and the managed node.

    TotalOperating SystemOperationsManager Ver-sion

    Machine

    15 MBHP-UX 11.11, 11.23 IA PA, 11.31IA PA.

    Solaris 8,9,10

    8.xOperations Man-ager Server

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    TotalOperating SystemOperationsManager Ver-sion

    Machine

    2 MBHP-UX, Solaris, Linux, Windows sup-

    ported as managed node and DP cellserver

    8.xOperations Man-

    ager ManagedNode

    Memory (RAM) requirementsThere are no specific requirements for RAM on the Operations Manager Server or

    Managed Nodes, beyond the requirements of Operations Manager and DataProtector.

    Installing the Data Protector IntegrationThe Data Protector Integration is delivered as a Software Distributor (SD) depot usedto install the integration onto the Operations Manager Server system through SD.

    This installs all components required for the management server and the managednodes on the management server system. Agent software and configuration data forthese agents is then distributed by the Operations Manager administrator to themanaged nodes using Operations Manager.

    Limitations

    Data Protector cluster installations are not supported.

    Upgrading the DPSPIBefore installing the latest version of DPSPI, uninstall any older DPSPI. During thisprocess, the existing configuration is unaltered and can be retained for use with thelatest SPI.

    InstallationData Protector Integration software is split into SD filesets and includes the followingcomponents:

    Monitoring and administration programs

    Operations Manager configuration data (including message groups, templates,and user profiles)

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    Data Protector Integration documentation

    To install the software on the management server, execute the following commandon the server:

    # swinstall -s depot_location SPI-DATAPROTECTOR-OM

    The following filesets are installed on an Operations Manager Server on UNIX:

    SPI-DP-AGT-HP Operations Manager agent files for the DP Cell Man-ager on HP-UX

    SPI-DP-AGT-NT Operations Manager agent files for the DP Cell Man-

    ager on Windows

    SPI-DP-AGT-SOL Operations Manager agent files for the DP Cell Man-ager on Solaris

    SPI-DP-CONF Operations Manager templates and configuration filesfor the Operations Manager Server

    SPI-DP-DOC Data Protector Integrations documentation in PDFformat

    The following fileset is installed on an Operations Manager Server on HP-UX:

    SPI-DP-SRV-HP Data Protector Integrations executables and scriptsfor the Operations Manager Server on HP-UX

    The following fileset is installed on an Operations Manager Server on Solaris:

    SPI-DP-SRV-SOL Data Protector Integrations executables and scriptsfor the Operations Manager Server on Solaris

    The following directories are created on the Operations Manager Server system:

    /opt/OV/OpC/integration/obspi/bin Binary and script files

    /opt/OV/OpC/integration/obspi/etc XML template files for Ser-vice Navigation tree

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    /opt/OV/OpC/integration/obspi/lib Libraries and message

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    catalogs

    /opt/OV/OpC/integration/obspi/vpp Configuration files forPerformance Agent

    /opt/OV/OpC/integration/obspi/doc Documentation

    /var/opt/OV/log/obspi Logfiles

    /var/opt/OV/share/tmp/obspi Temporary and runtimefiles

    /var/opt/OV/share/tmp/OpC_appl/obspi Operations Manager filesin uploadable format

    /etc/opt/OV/share/obspi/conf XML files uploaded byService Manager

    /etc/opt/OV/share/bitmaps/C/omniback Icons and bitmaps

    /etc/opt/OV/share/registration/C/DPSPI Application registrationfile

    The following directories are created on a Data Protector Cell Manager running onHP-UX or Solaris after the Data Protector Policies and Monitors have been deployedto it:

    In /var/opt/OV/bin/instrumentation/:

    ob_spi_proc.sh

    obspi.conf

    ob_spi_backup.sh

    ob_spi_db.sh

    ob_spi_file.sh

    ob_spi_poolsize.sh

    ob_spi_poolstatus.sh

    DPCmd

    dpsvc.pl

    ob_spi_medialog.sh

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    ob_spi_purgelog.sh

    The following directories are created on a Data Protector Cell Manager running onWindows after the Data Protector Policies and Monitors have been deployed to it.

    The OM_AGENT_INSTALLED_PACKAGE_DIRshould be:

    For Windows HTTPS platform agent: OM_data_dir\bin\instrumentation

    For Windows DCE platform agent: OM_install_dir\Installed Packages\{790C06B4-844E-11D2-972B-080009Ef8C2A}\bin\Instrumentation

    In OM_AGENT_INSTALLED_PACKAGE_DIR:

    obspi.conf ob_spi_backup.exe

    ob_spi_db.exe

    ob_spi_file.exe

    ob_spi_poolsize.exe

    ob_spi_poolstatus.exe

    ob_spi_proc.exe

    DPPath.exe

    ob_spi_medialog.vbs

    ob_spi_medialog.bat

    ob_spi_omnisvlog.vbs

    ob_spi_omnisvlog.bat

    ob_spi_purgelog.vbs

    ob_spi_purgelog.bat

    Installation verificationCheck the following logfiles for errors:

    /var/adm/sw/swagent.log

    /var/opt/OV/log/OpC/mgmt_sv/obspicfgupld.logTo check the Software Distributor installation, enter the following:

    # swlist -a revision -a state -a title -l filesetSPI-DATAPROTECTOR-OM

    You should get the following response.

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    # SPI-DATAPROTECTOR-OM SPI-DATAPROTECTOR-OM

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    HP Data Protector Integration into Operations Manager

    SPI-DATAPROTECTOR-OM.SPI-DP-AGT-HP A.06.11 Configured

    Data Protector Integration's files for the DP Cell Manager on HP-UX 11.xSPI-DATAPROTECTOR-OM.SPI-DP-AGT-NT A.06.11 Configured

    Data Protector Integration's files for the DP Cell Manager on Windows

    SPI-DATAPROTECTOR-OM.SPI-DP-AGT-SOL A.06.11 Configured

    Data Protector Integration's files for the DP Cell Manager on Solaris 7, 8, 9 and10

    SPI-DATAPROTECTOR-OM.SPI-DP-CONF A.06.11 Configured

    Data Protector Integration's templates for the Mgmt. Server

    SPI-DATAPROTECTOR-OM.SPI-DP-DOC A.06.11 Configured

    Data Protector Integration's documentation

    On HP-UX Operations Manager Server:

    SPI-DATAPROTECTOR-OM.SPI-DP-SRV-HP A.06.11 Configured

    Data Protector Integration's executables and scripts for the Management Server

    On Solaris Operations Manager Server:

    SPI-DATAPROTECTOR-OM.SPI-DP-SRV-SOL A.06.11 Configured

    Data Protector Integration's executables and scripts for the Management Server

    Agent installationDistribute agent software to managed nodes in three stages:

    1. Add the Data Protector Cell manager host system to the Operations Managermanaged environment as a managed node.

    2. Run the Add Data Protector Cellapplication for each Data Protector Cell

    manager node.3. Distribute software, actions, commands, monitors and templates to the Data

    Protector Cell Manager Managed Node.

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    Adding the Data Protector Cell Manager system as an Operations Managernode

    On OMU 8.x:To add the DP Cell Manager host system to the Operations Manager managedenvironment as a managed node:

    1. Log in to Operations Manager as user opc_adm.

    2. Open the Node Bank.

    3. SelectActions > Node > Add...

    4. Add the label and hostname of the new node in theAdd Nodewindow.

    On OMU 9:

    To add the DP Cell Manager host system to the Operations Manager managedenvironment as a managed node:

    1. Log in to Operations Manager Admin UI as user opc_adm.

    2. Open the Node Bank:

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    3. SelectAdd Node.

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    4. In theAdd Nodewindow select the Node Typeand then enter the label andhostname of the new node.

    Running the Add Data Protector Cell application

    On OMU 8.x:

    1. As user opc_adm, open the Node Bankand the DPSPI_Applicationswindow.

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    2. Select the Data Protector Cell Managernode from the Node Bank. Drag anddrop it onto the Add Data Protector Cell application.

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    drop it onto theAdd Data Protector Cellapplication.

    This opens a terminal window where you are asked to input some information:

    As a result, a new node group is added to the Node Group Bankand a newlayout group is added to the DP ALL MGRSnode hierarchy .

    On OMU 9:

    1. Log in to Java Console as user opc_adm.

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    2. Go to Tools > DPSPI Applications. Start the tool Data Protector Add Cell. Thisopens a terminal window where you are asked to input some information:

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    p y p

    As a result, a new node group is added to the Node Group Bankand a newlayout group is added to the DP ALL MGRSnode hierarchy.

    Distributing software, actions, commands, monitors and templates to the DataProtector Cell Manager

    On OMU 8.x:

    To distribute items to the DP Cell Manager Managed Node (appropriate assignmentsshould have been made during installation):

    1. Log in as user opc_adm.

    2. Select the appropriate node group from the Node Group Bank.

    3. From the Node Group Bank, assign templates as follows:

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    a. SelectActions > Agents > Assign Templates > Add.

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    b. In theAdd Configurationwindow click Open Template Window. Thisopens a Message Source Templateswindow.

    c. Select Data protector SPItemplates.

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    d. In theAdd Configurationwindow , click on Get Template Selectionsto get

    the selected templates.

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    4. Deploy the templates by selectingActions > Agents > Install/Update SW &Config. Follow any instructions displayed in the terminal window.

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    On OMU 9:

    To distribute items to the DP Cell Manager Managed Node:

    1. Log in to Operations Manager Admin UI as user opc_adm.

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    2. Open the Node Bank. Select the node and clickAssign Policies/Policy Groups.Select the policy and click OK.

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    3. Deploy the policy by selecting Deploy Configurationoption.

    Agent configuration

    NOTE:

    In order to receive the File Library SNMP events from Data Protector 5.5, the followingData Protector patches or superseding patches need to be installed on the DataProtector Cell Manager:

    Windows:DPWIN_00167

    HP-UX:PHSS_33637

    Solaris:DPSOL_00173

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    To enable the Operations Manager Agent on UNIX nodes to receive SNMP trapsfrom Data Protector:

    1. Execute one of the following commands to set the SNMP mode:

    If an ovtrapdprocess is running, add:

    ovconfchg -ns eaagt -set SNMP_SESSION_MODE TRY_BOTH

    If no ovtrapdprocess is running, add:

    ovconfchg -ns eaagt -set SNMP_SESSION_MODE NO_TRAPD

    2. Configure the SNMP Emanate Agent to send SNMP traps to the local OperationsManager Agent by adding the following lines to the snmpd.conffile:

    HP-UX: /etc/SnmpAgent.d/snmpd.conf trap-dest: 127.0.0.1

    Solaris: /etc/snmp/conf/snmpd.conf trap localhost trap-community public

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    3. Configure Data Protector to send SNMP traps to the DP Cell Manager host:

    a. Using the Data Protector GUIs Reportingcontext window, set up allN f

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    Notification events to use:

    SNMP as delivery method

    Cell Manager host system as the destination

    b. Add the Cell Manager hostname as trap destination to the OVdestsfilein /etc/opt/omni/snmp(Data Protector 5.1 and below) /etc/opt/omni/server/snmp(Data Protector 5.5 and above).

    c. Disable filtering of SNMP traps by emptying the OVfilterfile in /etc/opt/omni/snmp(Data Protector 5.1 and below) /etc/opt/omni/server/snmp(Data Protector 5.5 and above).

    SNMP configuration on Windows

    Configure the Windows system to forward its SNMP traps to the Operations ManagerServer as follows:

    1. To enable Data Protector to send SNMP traps, run the command: omnisnmp

    2. To set the SNMP mode, execute the following command:

    ovconfchg -ns eaagt -set SNMP_SESSION_MODE NO_TRAPD

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    3. Configure the SNMP Service on a Windows system to send traps to theOperations Manager Server. The community name should be public(thedefault community name Data Protectors SNMP traps use). The trap destination

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    default community name Data Protector s SNMP traps use). The trap destinationmust be the IP address or the hostname of the Operations Manager Server andthe rights of the community must be READ CREATE.

    To use a custom community name other than public, set the value in theRegistry. Data Protector will then use this name for sending SNMP traps:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\HewlettPackard\OpenView\OmniBackII\SNMPTrap CommunityREG_SZ: custom community name

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    4. Configure Data Protector to send SNMP traps to the Operations Manager Serversystem:

    a Using the Data Protector GUIs Reporting context window set up all

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    a. Using the Data Protector GUI s Reportingcontext window, set up allNotification events to use:

    SNMP as delivery method Operations Manager Server system as the destination

    b. Add the Operations Manager Server hostname as trap destination to theOVdestsfile in Data Protector Root/Config/server/SNMP.

    c. Disable filtering of SNMP traps by emptying the OVfilterfile in DataProtector Root/Config/server/SNMP.

    5. Configure the Operations Manager sever to intercept SNMP traps sent byWindows Cell Manager. To do this, use the Operations Manager GUI to assignand distribute the template DP_SNMP to the Operations Manager Server.

    Data Protector user configuration

    NOTE:

    DP SPI tools and applications do not support non-root agent nodes.

    UNIX nodes:Check the local root user is in Data Protectors adminuser group.

    Windows:Add the local HP ITO accountuser to Data Protectors adminusergroup.

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    Program identification

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    UNIX managed nodes:All Data Protector Integration programs and configurationfiles contain an identification string that can be displayed using the UNIX command

    what(1):.The output is of the form:

    HP Data Protector integration into Operations Manager UnixA.06.11 (build_date)

    Windows managed nodes:All Data Protector Integration programs and configurationfiles contain an identification string:

    1. Right-click the ob_spi_backup.exefile.2. Select Propertiesfrom the popup menu.

    3. Select theVersiontab. The following screen is displayed.

    Uninstalling the Data Protector IntegrationYou need to remove components from:

    Managed node systems (Data Protector Cell Manager)

    HP Operations Manager Server system

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    On OMU 8.x:

    1. Unassign the Data Protector Integrations Operations Manager templates andmonitors from the Data Protector Cell Manager system (Operations ManagerManaged Node). To do that, remove the Data Protector Cell Manager from theDP NTor UX MGRSgroup.

    2. Redistribute the templates to the managed node with the force update optionset, to ensure that the templates and monitors do not reside on the managednode anymore.

    3. Remove the Data Protector Cell manager from the Operations Manager managedenvironment using the Delete Data Protector Cellapplication from theDPSPI_Applicationsgroup.

    On OMU 9:1. Log in to the Operations Manager Admin UI as user opc_adm.

    2. Select Browse > All Policy Assignments.

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    3. Select the Node and the Policy. Click Delete Assignment:

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    4. Redistribute the templates to the managed node with the force update optionset, to ensure that the templates and monitors do not reside on the managednode anymore.

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    5. Remove the Data Protector Cell manager from the Operations Manager managedenvironment by using the tool Tools > DPSPI Applications > Delete Data ProtectorCell.

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    Uninstalling from the management server systemIf the Operations Manager Server is using the default Administrator login name andpassword, uninstall with the command: swremove SPI-DATAPROTECTOR-OM

    With a different Administrator login name or a changed password, uninstall asfollows:

    1. Use the command: swask SPI-DATAPROTECTOR-OM.

    2. Enter the Operations Manager Server administrator login name and password.3. Uninstall: swremove SPI-DATAPROTECTOR-OM

    Once the DP integration is uninstalled, integration components will be removed fromthe Nodes, Tools, Policy and User Roles on the OMU GUI.

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    3 Integration into HP Service

    Navigator

    In this chapter you will find information on integrating the HP Data Protector Integrationinto HP Service Navigator:

    Introduction to HP Service Navigator

    Using HP Service Navigator for Data Protector management

    Installation

    Uninstallation

    What is HP Service Navigator?HP Service Navigator is an add-on component of the Operations Manager Java-basedoperator GUI. Service Navigator lets you map the problems discovered by OperationsManager to the IT services you want to monitor, enabling you to manage theenvironment by focusing on IT services for which you are responsible.

    With Operations Manager, if a problem occurs on one of the objects, a message issent to the user responsible for the area concerned. With Service Navigator, the

    message is mapped to the service impacted by the problem, and sent to the userresponsible for that service.

    The severity status of the problem also changes the severity status of the service soyou can easily identify services in a problematic state. To solve service-relatedproblems, Operations Managers problem resolution capabilities are extended toinclude service-specific analysis operations and actions.

    Optionally, Service Navigator logs each change of status in the database so you

    can generate reports about service availability.Figure 2shows the Service Navigator main window. In addition to the customaryOperations Manager Managed Nodes and message groups, managed services aredisplayed in the scoping pane on the left. The content area on the right is split intotwo sections. The upper section shows the service hierarchy with each service

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    represented by an icon. The lower section contains the standard Operations Managermessage browser configured to display only messages relevant to your service.

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    Figure 2 The Service Navigator GUI.

    How does Service Navigator work?Service Navigator is based on a service hierarchy, a structure that reflects relationshipsand dependencies between service-relevant managed objects in your IT environment.

    A service hierarchyis a logical organization of services you provide; a higher level

    covers a wider or more general service area than a lower level. There are two kindsof relationship between services in a hierarchy:

    Containment a service is part of, and defined within, another service. Thecontained service cannot exist without the containing service. A service can containmore than one subservice.

    Usage a service is contained in a service but is also used or referenced, byanother service. The used service can exist without the using service; the using

    service depends on the used service.For the purposes of status propagation and calculation it is irrelevant whether aservice is contained in or used by another service.

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    NOTE:

    A service can be defined only once but can be used or contained many times.

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    Service Navigator supports up to 256 hierarchical levels.

    Figure 3shows an example of a service hierarchy for a Data Protector Cell Manager.The Cell Manager service includes the cell systems and their components:

    Database

    License

    Device Events

    Alert Default Backup Group plus any additional Backup Group with Backup Sessions

    grouped by status

    Each of these subservices is divided into further elements. All relationships are of thecontainment type.

    Figure 3 Example: Data Protector service hierarchy.

    Because Operations Manager allows one service to use another subservice, you donot need to set up specific subservices for each of your service hierarchies. You canset up a generic service, for example monitoring the operating system on a DataProtector Cell Manager system, that can be used by any other service hierarchyresponsible for monitoring a Data Protector Cell Manager system.

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    The status of a service is the current operational status. Each severity has its owncolor and icon:

    The severity status of the service is determined from the severity status of its subservices

    according to a set of rules. These are defined in the service configuration file; seethe HP Operations Service Navigator Concepts and Configuration Guidefor moreinformation.

    Data Protector service treeThe Data Protector Integration uses Service Navigator to help monitor the status and

    health of Data Protector cells.Data Protector is represented as a service in Service Navigator and each DataProtector cell by an icon within that service. The service tree is updated by SNMPtraps sent by the notification feature in Data Protector and by messages from theData Protector Integrations monitors. Figure 4illustrates the Data Protector servicetree with three Data Protector Cell Managers.

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    Figure 4 Data Protector service tree.

    The service tree nodes available for each cell are as follows:

    DescriptionNode

    Contains Running, Waiting, Aborted, Failed, Completed, Completedwith Failures, and Completed with Errors.

    Data Protector sends SNMP traps to trigger the update of these items.

    Backup Group.Backup Sessions

    Updated by Start of SessionSNMP trap issued by Data Protectornotification.

    Running

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    DescriptionNode

    Updated by messages indicating that session is waiting because:

    a device is occupied

    Waiting

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    the database is used

    all licenses are currently allocated too many backup sessions are running in parallel

    Updated by Session Abortedtrap.Aborted

    Updated by Session FailedSNMP trap.Failed

    Updated by Session Completed, Completed with Errors, orCompleted with FailuresSNMP trap.Ended

    Updated by DB*SNMP traps issued by Data Protector notification andby messages resulting from database logfile monitoring.

    Database

    Updated by Device Error-, Mount Request-, Mail Slots-,and Full-SNMP traps issued by Data Protector notification.

    Device Events

    Updated by Alarm-, Health Check Failed-, User CheckFailed-, Unexpected Events-, Not Enough Media-SNMPtraps issued by Data Protector notification.

    Alert

    Updated by Licensetrap.Licence

    Applying the Data Protector service to a userThe Data Protectorservice tree is assigned to the opc_admand opc_opusersduring installation.

    To apply this service to an additional user, use the command: opcservice -assignusername"Data Protector"

    Starting the Service Navigator GUITo start the Service Navigator GUI, run: ito_opand log in with a user name.

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    Generating the detailed service treeTo generate the detailed service tree for a Data Protector Cell Manager below theData Protector service:

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    Data Protectorservice:

    1. Select the icon of the Data Protector Cell Manager node in the Node Bankorin the Managed Nodeswindow.

    2. Drag and drop it on the Build Service Tree application in theApplication Bankwindow.

    Removing the Data Protector service tree

    When you install the HP Data Protector Integration, SPI-DATAPROTECTOR-OMisremoved and the complete Data Protector service tree is unassigned from all its usersand then removed.

    You can remove the tree manually by:

    opcservice -remove -services "Data Protector"

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    The sections in this chapter show which new components are added to OperationsManager during the installation of the Data Protector Integration software and describehow to use them to best effect:

    Message groups

    Node groups Application groups

    Users and user profiles

    Monitored objects

    Monitored logfiles

    Message groupsThe Data Protector Integration installs six message groups designed to handlemessages generated by the templates and monitors started by the Data Protectorintegration:

    Where appropriate, the Data Protector Integration assigns messages to existingOperations Manager message groups. Other messages are assigned to the followingsix Data Protector integration-specific message groups:

    DP_Backup Backup session messages

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    DP_Restore Restore session messages

    DP_Mount Mount request messages

    DP Misc All other important Data Protector related messages

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    DP_Misc All other important Data Protector related messages

    DP_SPI Messages from the Data Protector Integration

    DP_Interactive Detailed messages normally only displayed in theData Protector GUI. This message group is disabledas default. Enable the group for the greatest levelof detail about Data Protectors operation.

    Message formatAn Operations Manager message includes the following parameters:

    The following groups are available, as described above:DP_Backup, DP_Restore, DP_Mount, DP_Misc, DP_SPI,

    DP_Interactive

    Message Group

    Set to Data Protector.Applications

    Set to the hostname of the Data Protector Cell Manager system onwhich the event occurred.

    Node

    Reflection of the impact that the event has on Data Protector. ForSNMP trap derived messages, the severity value of the SNMP trap

    is used as the severity level of the message.

    Severity

    Depends on the impact the event has on a service. The value mustmap with a node in Data Protectors service tree.

    Service Name

    Allows the source of the event to be classified with fine granularity.

    Data Protector SNMP traps set the parameter to NOTIFICATION.

    Messages originating from a monitored logfile set this parameter

    to the name of the logfile. Messages originating from a monitor set it to the name of the

    monitor.

    Object

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    groups to an operator to manage. Each node group is represented by an icon in the

    Node Group Bankwindow. Open a node group to view all systems within it. Asystem may belong to more than one node group.

    The Add Data Protector Cellaction adds a node below the DP ALL MGRSnode group. This node group is automatically created during installation. The CellManager nodes are contained in this node group:

    Figure 5 Data Protector Integration node groups for opc_adm.

    Node groups determine which nodes a user receives messages from. Together withmessage groups, they define:

    the users responsibilities

    which messages the user sees in the message browser

    The content of DP ALL MGRSNode Group and of the DP BBN CellNode Groupare illustrated in Figure 6.

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    Figure 6 DP ALL MGRS node group and DP BBN cell node groups.

    The predefined user profiles of the Data Protector integration use message groupsand node groups.

    Two further node groups are created during installation of the Data ProtectorIntegration:

    DP NT MGRS

    DP UX MGRSThese can be used by any Operations Manager administrator to help assign anddistribute templates and monitors to all nodes of a selected operating system. If thecell administrator uses the Add Data Protector Cellapplication to create anew node, the node is automatically placed in the node group corresponding to itsoperating system.

    If the cell administrator deletes the node with the Delete Data Protector Cell

    application, it is also automatically deleted from the corresponding node group. TheData Protector Integration node groups are illustrated in Figure 7.

    Figure 7 DP node groups created during installation.

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    Node hierarchiesNode hierarchies are used to organize each operators Managed Nodewindowand are directly assigned to Operations Manager users (rather than to profiles). Each

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    hierarchy is represented by an icon in the Node Hierarchy Bankwindow. It representsan organization of nodes and node layout groups.

    Figure 8 Data Protector Integration node hierarchy bank for opc_adm.

    The Add Data Protector Cellaction adds a node layout group for a DataProtector cell below the DP ALL CELLSnode hierarchy, which is automaticallycreated during installation.

    Figure 9 DP ALL CELLS node hierarchy bank.

    The content of the Managed Nodeswindow of the DP_cell_admuser who has beenassigned the DP ALL CELLSNode Hierarchy by opc_admis illustrated in Figure10.

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    Figure 10 DP_cell_adm user managed nodes window.

    Application groups

    Installing the Data Protector Integration adds a new application group, DataProtector Integration Applicationsto the Operations ManagerApplication Bankwindow. Each Operations Manager user profile has its own set ofData Protector integration applications matching the responsibilities of OperationsManager users assigned the profile.

    The two new Data Protector Integration application groups are DPSPI_Reportsand DPSPI_Applications.

    DPSPI_Reports application groupDPSPI_Reportscontains applications for monitoring the health and performanceof the Data Protector environment:

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    DPSPI_Applications application groupDPSPI_Applicationscontains applications for managing the Data Protectorenvironment:

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    Users and user profilesThis section describes the types of user in Operations Manager, Data Protector andthe Data Protector Integration. It also describes the users and profiles installed by theData Protector Integration and suggests the most appropriate uses for them.

    Data Protector, Operations Manager and operating system usersData Protector and Operations Manager have two types of users:

    Operating System Users, required to log in to the operating system. A user requiresa valid user login to start Data Protector or log in to Operations Manager.

    Examples:Windows user in the EUROPE domain: EUROPE\janesmith

    UNIX user whose primary UNIX group is marketing:

    uid=4110(janesmith) gid=60(marketing)

    Operations Manager Users, requiring a login to Operations Manager. Any oper-ating system user can log in as an Operations Manager user if they have theOperations Manager user password.

    Example: opc_admand opc_opare the default Operations Manager users.

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    The Data Protector Integration generally does not set up any Operations Managerusers apart from obspi_template_admin. User profiles are provided instead.

    Data Protector also uses user groupsto define access rights for their members. Amember of a user group is identified by the groups operating system user. This user,used to log in to the system, has access rights and Data Protector GUI context

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    determined by the user group.For Operations Manager, it does not matter who the operating system user is. TheOperations Manager user used to log in to Operations Manager determines whichapplications are available in theApplication Bankwindow and which messagegroups and node groups are used for displaying messages in the message browser.

    Data Protector Integration usersBoth the operating system user and the Operations Manager user are required bythe Data Protector Integration. The Operations Manager user determines the layoutof the Operations Manager GUI:

    Applications shown in theApplication Bankwindow

    Data Protector cell managers shown in the Managed Nodeswindow

    Which message groups, in combination with node groups, are used for displayingData Protector messages in the message browser.

    NOTE:

    When the Operations Manager user starts the Data Protector GUI from theApplication Bankwindow, the layout of the Data Protector GUI and the permissionsthis user has in Data Protector are determined by the operating system user used

    when logging into Operations Manager, not by the Operations Manager user itself.

    Operations Manager user profilesOperations Manager uses user profilesto describe the configuration of abstractusers. They are useful in large, dynamic environments with many Operations Managerusers and allow the rapid setting up of Operations Manager users with defaultconfiguration. An Operations Manager user may have multiple user profiles assignedand so can hold multiple roles.

    The Data Protector Integration provides default user profiles suitable for use withdifferent Operations Manager-Data Protector operator roles. All the OperationsManager administrator needs to do is to assign the appropriate default user profiles

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    and the DP ALL CELLSnode hierarchy to existing Operations Manager users. Hemay also copy the default user profiles and modify them as required.

    Data Protector Operations Manager user profiles

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    During installation, Data Protector Integration adds seven new user profiles to theOperations Manager User Profile Bankwindowfour administrators and threeoperators:

    The following table lists for each user, applications available through icons on theApplicationwindow and message groups through the Operations Manager MessageBrowser. Roles for each user are listed in Table 5on page 71.

    Table 4 Data Protector Operations Manager user profiles

    DescriptionAdmin/OperatorProfiles

    Restricted to a Data Protector Cell.

    Applications:Data Protector Backup

    Messages:Enable the Operations Manager message template fordetailed messages, DP_Detailed.

    DP Backup Administrat-or

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    DescriptionAdmin/OperatorProfiles

    Restricted to a Data Protector Cell.

    Applications:Data Protector Backup

    DP Backup Operator

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    Message Groups: DP_Backup

    DP_Misc

    DP_Mount

    These are backup session messages and mount requests of backupsessions messages.

    Restricted to a Data Protector Cell.

    Applications:Data Protector Restore

    Message Groups:

    DP_Restore

    DP_Misc

    DP_Mount

    These are restore session messages and mount requests of restoresessions messages.

    DP Restore Operator

    Restricted to a Data Protector Cell.

    Applications:Data Protector Devices & Media

    Messages:Enable the Operations Manager message template fordetailed messages, DP_Detailed.

    DP Device & MediaAdministrator

    Restricted to a Data Protector Cell.

    Applications: Data Protector Backup

    Data Protector Restore

    Messages:Mount requests of backup and restore sessions(DP_Mount) messages.

    DP Media Operator

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    DescriptionAdmin/OperatorProfiles

    Restricted to clients of Data Protector Cells.

    Applications:

    l

    DP Cell Administrator

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    Data Protector Clients Data Protector Start Service

    Data Protector Stop Service

    Data Protector Monitor Enterprise (in a MoM cell)

    Build Data Protector Service Tree

    Add Data Protector Cell

    Delete Data Protector Cell

    Message Groups: DP_Misc

    DP_SPI

    Restricted to a Data Protector Cell.

    Applications:Data Protector Reporting

    Messages:None.

    DP Report Administrat-or

    Data Protector Operations Manager operatorsThe Data Protector Operations Manager Operators use Operations Manager tomaintain, manage, monitor, and control multiple Data Protector cells from a singleconsole. Table 5defines the roles a Data Protector Operations Manager Operatormight have and describes the appropriate access rights of an equivalent Data Protector

    user.

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    NOTE:

    Operations Manager users and Data Protector users are different and have to beset up in Operations Manager and Data Protector separately.

    Operations Manager users are not created by the Data Protector integration. Thel d ib d i T bl 5 l f ibl l d

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    roles described in Table 5are examples of possible roles you may create and useto manage Data Protector.

    Table 5 Data Protector Operations Manager operators and their roles

    DescriptionDP PrivilegesRole

    Creates backup specifications (what to backup, from which system, towhich device) and schedules the backup.

    Backup Adminis-trator

    Allows a user to create, schedule, modify and savepersonal backup specifications.

    Save backupspecification

    Allows a user to specify the owner of the backupspecification under which backup is started. By de-fault, the owner is the user who started the backup.Scheduled backups are started as root on a UNIXCell Manager and under the Cell Manager accounton a Windows system.

    Switch sessionownership

    Starts a backup (if not scheduled), monitors the status of backup ses-sions, and responds to mount requests by providing media to devices.

    Backup Operator

    Allows a user to perform a backup using a backupspecification, so the user can back up objects listedin any backup specification and can also modifyexisting specifications.

    Start backupspecification

    Allows a user to back up any object with the rightsof the root login. This is a UNIX specific user right.It is required to run any backup on NetWare clients.

    Backup as root

    Allows a user to specify the owner of the backup

    specification under which the backup is started. Bydefault, the owner is the user who started thebackup. Scheduled backups are started as root ona UNIX Cell Manager and under the Cell Manageraccount on a Windows system.

    Switch session

    ownership

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    DescriptionDP PrivilegesRole

    Allows users to back up their own data, to monitorand abort their own sessions.

    Start backup

    Allows a user to respond to mount requests for any

    acti e session in the cell

    Mount request

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    active session in the cell.

    Allows a user to view information about any activesession in the cell, and to access the Data Protectordatabase to view past sessions. A user with monitorrights can use the Data Protector database context.

    Monitor

    Starts restore on demand (from which device, what to restore, to whichsystem), monitors the status of the restore session, and responds to

    mount requests by providing media to devices.

    Restore Operator

    Allows a user to restore an object to a system otherthan the one where the object was backed up.

    Restore to otherclients

    Allows a user to restore objects belonging to anotheruser. This is a UNIX specific user right.

    Restore from oth-er users

    Allows a user to restore objects with the rights of

    the root UNIX user. Note that this is a powerful rightthat can affect the security of your system. This userright is required to restore on NetWare clients.

    Restore as root

    Allows a user to restore own data, to monitor andabort own restore sessions. A user that has this userright is able to view their own and public objectson the Cell Manager.

    Start restore

    Allows a user to respond to mount requests for anyactive session in the cell.

    Mount request

    Allows a user to view information about any activesession in the cell, and also allows a user to accessthe Data Protector database to view past sessions.A user with monitor rights can use the Data Protectordatabase context.

    Monitor

    Creates and configures logical devices and assigns media pools todevices, creates and modifies media pools and assigns media to mediapools.

    Device & MediaAdministrator

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    DescriptionDP PrivilegesRole

    Allows a user to create, configure, delete, modifyand rename devices. This includes the ability to adda mount request script to a logical device.

    Device configura-tion

    Allows a user to manage media pools and the meMedia configura

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    Allows a user to manage media pools and the me-dia in the pools, and to work with media in libraries,including ejecting and entering media.

    Media configura-tion

    Responds to mount requests by providing media to the devices.Media Operator

    Allows a user to respond to mount requests for anyactive session in the cell.

    Mount request

    Installs and updates Data Protector client systems, adds, deletes, ormodifies Data Protector users and groups, and administers the DataProtector database.

    Cell Administrator

    Allows a user to install and update of client systems.Client configura-tion

    Allows a user to add, delete and modify users oruser groups. Note: This is a powerful right.

    User configura-tion

    Allows a user to view information about any activesession in the cell, and access the Data Protectordatabase to view past sessions. The user can usethe Data Protector database context.

    Monitor

    Allows a user to see private objects. Database ad-ministrators require this right.

    See private ob-ject

    Creates and modifies Data Protector reports.Report Administrat-or

    Allows a user to create Data Protector reports. Touse Web Reporting, you also need a java user un-der applet domain in the admin user group.

    Reporting andnotifications

    obusergrp.pl user groups toolThe Data Protector Integration provides the obusergrp.pl tool to set up usergroups in Data Protector for the above user roles. It resides on the OperationsManager Server in the directory:

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    /opt/OV/OpC/integration/obspi/bin

    It uses the /opt/OV/OpC/integration/obspi/etc/host_list file to distributepredefined settings to each cell manager listed in the file.

    It uses ftp.shto acquire, modify and replace the classSpecfile in Data Protectorsconfiguration directory.

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    NOTE:

    No equivalent user groups are configured by default in Data Protector. If such usergroups are required, an administrator must set them up directly.

    The host_listfile must be edited directly by the user.

    The Data Protector Cell Manager system must have a running FTP service.

    Data Protector template administratorThe Data Protector Template Administrator user is an Operations Manager user andnot a profile. It allows you to create, modify, and delete Data Protector Integrationtemplates and monitors. With the Data Protector Template Administrator, you use

    configuration tools to set up message collection and monitoring services, and definemessage filters and suppression criteria. You can also determine how matched andunmatched messages are handled by Operations Manager.

    Operations Manager administratorThe pre-defined Operations Manager administrator, opc_adm, is responsible for

    installing and configuring Operations Manager and the Data Protector Integrationon Operations Manager Managed Nodes. Data Protector Cell Managers aremanaged nodes in Operations Manager.

    TheApplicationwindow shows additional icons for these applications:

    Add Data Protector Cell

    Delete Data Protector Cell

    Build Data Protector Service Tree

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    Monitored objectsOperations Manager monitors thresholds of an object to help early detection ofproblems. If an object exceeds a threshold for a specified period of