HP 3PAR Cluster Extension Software Administrator Guide (5697-0925, May 2011)

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..........................................................................................7
No server reboot......................................................................................................................8
No single point of failure...........................................................................................................8
Synchronous mode support........................................................................................................8
Storage system configurations.....................................................................................................8
1-to-1 configuration...............................................................................................................8
N-to-1 and 1-to-N configurations............................................................................................9
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...............................................................................12
Windows Server 2003..............................................................................................12
MNS or Node Majority quorum in Windows Clustering................................................12
Majority Node Set with File Share Witness..................................................................13
HP 3PAR InForm Management Console or HP 3PAR InForm CLI ...............................................14
IP network considerations....................................................................................................14
SAN fabric considerations..................................................................................................14
2 Configuring HP 3PAR Cluster Extension for Windows....................................15
Integrating HP 3PAR Cluster Extension with Windows Clustering...................................................15
Configuring HP 3PAR Cluster Extension.....................................................................................15
Starting the HP 3PAR Configuration Tool...............................................................................15
Defining the HP 3PAR configuration information using the GUI.................................................16
Defining the HP 3PAR configuration information using the CLI..................................................18
Importing and exporting configuration information.................................................................18
Exporting configuration settings using the GUI..................................................................19
Exporting configuration settings using the CLI....................................................................19
Importing configuration settings using the GUI..................................................................19
Importing configuration settings using the CLI....................................................................19
Adding a HP 3PAR Cluster Extension resource............................................................................19
Adding a resource using the Cluster Administrator GUI (Windows Server 2003)........................20
Adding HP 3PAR Cluster Extension resource using the Failover Cluster Management GUI (Windows
Server 2008/2008 R2)......................................................................................................20
Adding HP 3PAR Cluster Extension resource using the Microsoft CLI cluster commands................20
Example......................................................................................................................20
Configuring more than one resource in a service or application...............................................20
Changing a HP 3PAR Cluster Extension resource name................................................................21
Changing a HP 3PAR Cluster Extension resource name (Windows Server 2003)........................21
Changing a HP 3PAR Cluster Extension resource name (Windows Server 2008/2008 R2).........21
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