Snapmirror and data protector

[toni osta]

Hi ,

I have an EVA8000 , and i have a business copy license , i want to create a snapmirror and mount it on a bacup server , and i want to backup it using data protector , do i need ZDB or no ?
note that i have an online backup license

thank you

[Bill Costigan]

Yes and no.

If you want to script it all yourself, you don't need ZDB. If you want DP to manage the copies you'll need ZDB.

I'm doing mirrors without ZDB without any problems. You just need to be able to use sssu scripts and OS scripts to mount and unmount the mirrors.