HP EVA Cluster Extension Software Administrator Guide (5697-2445, July 2013)

Contents
1 HP EVA Cluster Extension features.................................................................6
Integration into cluster software...................................................................................................6
Graphical user interface.......................................................................................................6
CLI for easy integration.........................................................................................................6
Disaster tolerance through geographical dispersion.......................................................................6
Automated redirection of mirrored disks.......................................................................................7
Cluster setup considerations.......................................................................................................7
MSCS................................................................................................................................8
Storage system configurations.....................................................................................................8
One-to-one configuration......................................................................................................8
Consolidated DR site configuration.........................................................................................9
Processes and components.......................................................................................................10
HP EVA Continuous Access......................................................................................................11
Synchronous replication......................................................................................................11
Asynchronous replication....................................................................................................11
HP EVA Continuous Access DR groups..................................................................................11
Rolling disaster protection and snapshots/snapclones.............................................................11
HP Storage Management Initiative Specification.........................................................................12
User configuration file.............................................................................................................13
Force flag..............................................................................................................................13
Planning for EVA Cluster Extension............................................................................................13
HP P6000 Command View and HP EVA SMI-S dependencies..................................................13
Configuration tool (clxevaconfig.exe)....................................................................................14
SSL protocol......................................................................................................................14
HP P6000 Command View uses..........................................................................................15
SSSU considerations...........................................................................................................15
IP network considerations....................................................................................................15
SAN fabric considerations..................................................................................................15
Cluster Shared Volume for Windows Server 2012..................................................................15
2 Configuring HP EVA Cluster Extension.........................................................17
Integrating HP EVA Cluster Extension with MSCS........................................................................17
Configuring HP EVA Cluster Extension.......................................................................................17
Starting the HP EVA Cluster Extension configuration tool..........................................................17
Defining HP EVA Cluster Extension configuration information using the GUI...............................19
Defining HP EVA Cluster Extension configuration information using the CLI................................20
Importing and exporting configuration information.................................................................20
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 Cluster Extension EVA resource...................................................................................21
Adding a Cluster Extension EVA resource using the Failover Cluster Management GUI (Windows
Server 2008/2008 R2/2012).............................................................................................22
Adding a Cluster Extension EVA resource using the Microsoft CLI cluster commands....................22
Adding Cluster Extension EVA resource using the Microsoft Failover Cluster PowerShell
Cmdlets............................................................................................................................22
Configuring more than one resource in a service or application...............................................22
Changing a Cluster Extension EVA resource name......................................................................23
Changing a Cluster Extension EVA resource name (Windows Server 2008/2008 R2/2012).......23
Configuring Cluster Extension EVA resources..............................................................................23
Setting Microsoft cluster-specific resource and service or application properties..........................24
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