3PAR Storage Replication Adapter for VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager 5.0 Implementation Guide

6 HP 3PAR Storage System Setup
Any HP 3PAR Storage System acting as an array manager (at the protected site or at the recovery
site) in VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager setup must be configured with HP 3PAR Remote
Copy Software.
NOTE: An HP 3PAR Remote Copy Software license is required on the HP 3PAR Storage System.
SRA can co-exist in a Synchronous Long Distance Remote Copy environment.
The following are the configuration items:
• HP 3PAR Storage System configuration at the protected site and the recovery site.
◦ HP 3PAR Remote Copy Software setup.
Set up a Remote Copy link between the protected and recovery site. Create a Remote
Copy volume group at the protected site. A corresponding Remote Copy group is
automatically created at the recovery site. Refer to the HP 3PAR Remote Copy Software
User’s Guide for more information on how to set up HP 3PAR Remote Copy Software.
◦ Create virtual volumes.
Create the appropriate number of virtual volumes to meet the replication requirement of
the virtual infrastructure. Refer to the HP 3PAR InForm OS CLI Administrator’s Manual for
instructions on how to create virtual volumes.
• HP 3PAR Storage System configuration at the protected site:
◦ Admit the virtual volume to the Remote Copy volume group.
A virtual volume contains virtual infrastructure data (datastore, virtual disk and RDM disk).
Replication of virtual infrastructure data is enabled by admitting virtual volumes to the
Remote Copy volume group. Each virtual volume at the protected site is mapped to a
corresponding virtual volume at the recovery site. Data in each virtual volume at the
protected site is synced with the data in the corresponding virtual volume at the recovery
site whenever Remote Copy is active. Refer to the HP 3PAR Remote Copy Software User’s
Guide for instructions on how to add virtual volumes to Remote Copy volume groups.
◦ Present the virtual volume to the ESX(i) host (i.e. create a VLUN)
It is assumed that ESX(i) host(s) are already connected to the HP 3PAR Storage System
and configured per the recommendations in the VMware ESX Servers Implementation
Guide. Create a VLUN for the ESX(i) host(s) corresponding to the virtual volume. Refer to
the HP 3PAR InForm OS VMware ESX Server Implementation Guide for more information.
NOTE: It is recommended that all LUNs used by VMware Virtual Machines should form a protection
group to be failed over together during test and recovery, and be part of a single Remote Copy
group and synchronized with the target Remote Copy group.
A VLUN is not created for the recovery site ESX(i) host(s) for the replicated virtual volume. The
failover process creates necessary VLUNs for the recovery site ESX(i) host(s) for all replicated virtual
volumes that are part of a failover plan.
CAUTION: The HP 3PAR SRA does not support the Synchronous Long Distance Remote Copy
configuration.
10 HP 3PAR Storage System Setup