HP EVA Cluster Extension Software Installation Guide (5697-2446, July 2013)

to one of the storage systems. However, a connection to either storage system is not necessary
for the node to act as a tiebreaker.
• SAN fabrics can be extended to allow array-based data replication. Consult the HP EVA
Continuous Access Implementation Guide and the HP SAN Design Reference Guide for
supported SAN extension configuration and instructions on setting up your HP EVA Continuous
Access environment.
Installing multipath software
You must use multipath software to take advantage of the I/O path failover feature. Install the
supported multipath software on the cluster system before connecting the system to the second I/O
path.
For supported multipath software, see the HP SPOCK website at http://www.hp.com/storage/
spock.
Installing and configuring the JRE
To install the product license using the HP AutoPass GUI, you must first install the JRE. See the
AutoPass documentation for the latest supported JRE versions.
NOTE: This step is required only if you want to use the AutoPass GUI to manage license keys. If
you do not install the JRE, you can use the HP EVA Cluster Extension registration tool to install
license keys. For more information about using the registration tool, see “Using the HP EVA Cluster
Extension registration tool” (page 28).
Installing and configuring HP EVA SMI-S on all management servers
Install the HP EVA SMI-S server component on all of the management servers that run the HP P6000
Command View software.
Review the HP P6000 Command View Installation Guide and the HP P6000 Command View
Release Notes to set the access properties. When you configure HP EVA Cluster Extension, you
will need the following HP EVA SMI-S information:
• HP SMI-S server name and IP address
• Port number
The default is 5989 with SSL enabled, and 5988 with SSL disabled.
• User name
• Password
• SSL use (yes or no)
Configuring the HP EVA storage system
For detailed information on configuring the HP EVA storage system, see the HP P6000 Command
View User Guide or the HP Storage System Scripting Utility Reference. You can also consult your
HP service representative for further assistance, including help with creating a geographically
dispersed cluster environment.
Creating hosts
Before you can assign disk storage to a cluster node, you must create a host entry for the locally
connected server or node on each HP EVA storage system.
For detailed information, see the HP P6000 Command View User Guide or the HP Storage System
Scripting Utility Reference.
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