Installation Guide

NOTE: For Windows Server 2012, Failover Cluster Command Interface feature
(cluster.exe) is not installed by default when Failover Cluster feature is enabled. You need
to enable Failover Cluster Command Interface feature for cluster.exe to function. However,
cluster.exe is not required for CLX to function in Windows Server 2012.
In Server Core Cluster environment, enable RSAT-Clustering-PowerShell, [Display name Failover
Cluster Module for Windows PowerShell] for CLX installer to function.
3. Select the CLX supported Microsoft Failover Cluster Quorum model.
Quorum configuration which includes disk witness is not supported by HP 3PAR Cluster
Extension.
4. Run the Microsoft Cluster Validation Tool to validate your cluster.
If the Failover Cluster Validation Report lists a failed storage test, you can ignore this error.
For more information, see the following Microsoft TechNet document: http://
technet.microsoft.com/en-US/library/b153c638-ff53-4470-8b72-010046b8dcc6.aspx.
After the cluster software is installed, you can install HP 3PAR Cluster Extension Software on
all cluster nodes that have an FC connection to the local or remote 3PAR storage system and
are used to access storage resources on the 3PAR storage system. For installation instructions,
follow the procedure in “Installing HP 3PAR Cluster Extension Software ” (page 11).
If the system that acts as an arbitrator or tiebreaker is not connected to either 3PAR storage
system, you do not need to install the software on that cluster node.
Installing HP 3PAR Cluster Extension Software
HP 3PAR Cluster Extension Software provides a standard InstallShield wizard . The setup program
includes integration with Microsoft clustering and the generic software interface. The installer
includes the following features:
• Cluster resource type
Cluster Extension 3PAR resource type, (For Windows Server 2008/2008 R2/2012).◦
◦ Cluster Extension 3PAR for VM Management resource type, (For Windows Server 2012
only).
◦ PowerShell Cmdlets for creation of CLX resources for VM and CSV disk (For Windows
Server 2012 only).
• Command Line Interface (clx3parrun.exe)
• HP 3PAR Cluster Extension documentation
To install HP 3PAR Cluster Extension:
1. Ensure that the cluster service is running on all cluster nodes.
2. Ensure that the cluster management application is not running on the cluster nodes where you
plan to install HP 3PAR Cluster Extension.
NOTE: Failover Cluster Management is used on Windows Server 2008/2008 R2/2012.
3. Run the installer by doing one of the following:
• Double-click the HP 3PAR Cluster Extension installation package.
• Run the HP 3PAR Cluster Extension installation package from the command prompt. This
option is used for Server Core or Hyper-V Server installation. See Microsoft documentation
for more information on installing applications in a Server Core or Hyper-V Server
environment.
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