Administrator's Guide

Contents
1 HP 3PAR Cluster Extension features...............................................................6
Integration into cluster software (Graphical user interface)..............................................................6
CLI for easy integration..............................................................................................................6
Disaster tolerance through geographical dispersion.......................................................................6
Automated redirection of mirrored disks.......................................................................................7
Metropolitan distance support....................................................................................................7
Fully Automatic Failover and Failback..........................................................................................8
No server reboot......................................................................................................................8
No single point of failure...........................................................................................................8
Synchronous mode support........................................................................................................8
Storage system configurations.....................................................................................................8
1-to-1 configuration...............................................................................................................9
N-to-1 and 1-to-N configurations..........................................................................................10
Processes and components.......................................................................................................10
HP 3PAR Remote Copy.......................................................................................................10
Synchronous replication.................................................................................................12
User configuration file.........................................................................................................12
Force Flag.........................................................................................................................12
Planning for HP 3PAR Cluster Extension.....................................................................................12
Cluster setup considerations................................................................................................12
Windows clustering.......................................................................................................12
Windows Server 2008/2008 R2/2012......................................................................12
Node Majority quorum in Windows Clustering.............................................................12
Node Majority with File Share Witness.......................................................................13
Cluster Shared Volume for Windows Server 2012.........................................................13
Configuration tool (clx3PARconfig.exe)..................................................................................15
HP 3PAR InForm Management Console or HP 3PAR InForm CLI ...............................................15
IP network considerations....................................................................................................15
SAN fabric considerations..................................................................................................15
2 Configuring HP 3PAR Cluster Extension.......................................................16
Integrating HP 3PAR Cluster Extension with MSFC.......................................................................16
Configuring HP 3PAR Cluster Extension.....................................................................................16
Starting the HP 3PAR Configuration Tool...............................................................................16
Defining the HP 3PAR configuration information using the GUI.................................................17
Defining the HP 3PAR configuration information using the CLI..................................................20
Importing and exporting configuration information.................................................................21
Exporting configuration settings using the GUI..................................................................21
Exporting configuration settings using the CLI....................................................................21
Importing configuration settings using the GUI..................................................................21
Importing configuration settings using the CLI....................................................................21
Adding a HP 3PAR Cluster Extension resource............................................................................21
Adding HP 3PAR Cluster Extension resource using the Failover Cluster Management GUI............22
Adding HP 3PAR Cluster Extension resource using cluster.exe...................................................22
Example......................................................................................................................22
Adding HP 3PAR Cluster Extension resource using the Microsoft Failover Cluster PowerShell
Cmdlets............................................................................................................................23
Configuring more than one resource in a service or application...............................................23
Changing a HP 3PAR Cluster Extension resource name................................................................23
Configuring HP 3PAR Cluster Extension resources........................................................................23
Setting Microsoft cluster-specific resource and service or application properties...............................24
Setting HP 3PAR Cluster Extension-specific resource properties......................................................27
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