Chapter 1 Overview Of Cci Functionality; Overview Of Command Control Interface - Hitachi TAGMASTORE MK-90RD011-25 User Manual

Chapter 1 Overview of CCI Functionality
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Overview of Command Control Interface

The Hitachi Command Control Interface (CCI) software product enables you to configure and
control Hitachi data replication and data protection operations by issuing commands from
the open-systems host to the Hitachi RAID storage systems. This document covers CCI
operations for the following Hitachi storage systems: Universal Storage Platform V/VM (USP
V/VM), Universal Storage Platform (USP), Network Storage Controller (NSC), Lightning 9900V,
and Lightning 9900.
The Hitachi data replication operations supported by CCI include (see section 1.2):
TrueCopy (Synchronous and Asynchronous)
ShadowImage
Universal Replicator (USP V/VM, TagmaStore USP/NSC)
Copy-on-Write Snapshot (USP V/VM, TagmaStore USP/NSC)
The Hitachi data protection operations supported by CCI include (see section 1.3):
Database Validator
Data Retention Utility (called "Open LDEV Guard" on Lightning 9900V/9900)
For remote copy operations, CCI interfaces with the system software and high-availability
(HA) software on the host as well as the Hitachi software on the RAID storage system. CCI
provides failover and operation commands that support mutual hot standby in conjunction
with industry-standard failover products (e.g., MC/ServiceGuard, HACMP, FirstWatch
also supports a scripting function for defining multiple operations in a script (or text) file.
Using CCI scripting, you can set up and execute a large number of commands in a short
period of time while integrating host-based high-availability control over copy operations.
Hitachi Command Control Interface (CCI) User and Reference Guide
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