HP 3PAR StoreServ Cluster Extension Software Administrator Guide (5697-2442, July 2013)

Contents
1 HP 3PAR StoreServ 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.......................................................................................................11
HP 3PAR Remote Copy.......................................................................................................11
Synchronous replication.................................................................................................13
User configuration file.........................................................................................................13
Force Flag.........................................................................................................................13
Planning for HP 3PAR StoreServ Cluster Extension.......................................................................13
Cluster setup considerations................................................................................................13
Windows clustering.......................................................................................................13
Windows Server 2008/2008 R2/2012......................................................................13
Node Majority quorum in Windows Clustering.............................................................14
Node Majority with File Share Witness.......................................................................14
Cluster Shared Volume for Windows Server 2012.........................................................15
Configuration tool (clx3PARconfig.exe)..................................................................................16
HP 3PAR Management Console or HP 3PAR CLI ...................................................................16
IP network considerations....................................................................................................16
SAN fabric considerations..................................................................................................16
2 Configuring HP 3PAR StoreServ Cluster Extension.........................................17
Integrating HP 3PAR StoreServ Cluster Extension with MSFC.........................................................17
Configuring HP 3PAR StoreServ Cluster Extension.......................................................................17
Starting the HP 3PAR StoreServ Cluster Extension Configuration Tool.........................................18
Defining the HP 3PAR StoreServ configuration information using the GUI...................................19
Defining the HP 3PAR StoreServ configuration information using the CLI....................................23
Importing and exporting configuration information.................................................................23
Exporting configuration settings using the GUI..................................................................23
Exporting configuration settings using the CLI....................................................................23
Importing configuration settings using the GUI..................................................................24
Importing configuration settings using the CLI....................................................................24
Adding a HP 3PAR StoreServ Cluster Extension resource..............................................................24
Adding HP 3PAR StoreServ Cluster Extension resource using the Failover Cluster Management
GUI.................................................................................................................................24
Adding HP 3PAR StoreServ Cluster Extension resource using cluster.exe.....................................25
Example......................................................................................................................25
Adding HP 3PAR StoreServ Cluster Extension resource using the Microsoft Failover Cluster
PowerShell Cmdlets............................................................................................................25
Configuring more than one resource in a service or application...............................................25
Changing a HP 3PAR StoreServ Cluster Extension resource name..................................................26
Configuring HP 3PAR StoreServ Cluster Extension resources..........................................................26
Setting Microsoft cluster-specific resource and service or application properties...............................26
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