HP XP Cluster Extension Software Administrator Guide (5697-2448, July 2013)
Table Of Contents
- HP XP Cluster Extension Software Administrator Guide
- Contents
- 1 HP XP Cluster Extension features
- Integration into cluster software
- Enhanced disaster tolerance
- Automated monitoring and redirecting of Continuous Access pairs
- Rolling disaster protection
- Command-line interface (CLI)
- Fast Failback using Continuous Access
- HP XP Cluster Extension configurations
- Planning for HP XP Cluster Extension
- Before configuring HP XP Cluster Extension resources
- Cluster setup considerations
- Setting up RAID Manager
- 2 Configuring HP XP Cluster Extension
- Integrating HP XP Cluster Extension with MSFC
- Configuring HP XP Cluster Extension
- Adding an HP XP Cluster Extension resource
- Adding an HP XP Cluster Extension resource using the Failover Cluster Management GUI (Windows Server 2008/2008 R2/2012)
- Adding an HP XP Cluster Extension resource using the Microsoft CLI cluster commands
- Adding an HP XP Cluster Extension resource using the Microsoft Failover Cluster PowerShell Cmdlets
- Changing an HP XP Cluster Extension resource name
- Configuring HP XP Cluster Extension resources
- Setting Microsoft cluster-specific resource and service or application properties
- Setting HP XP Cluster Extension-specific resource properties
- Setting HP XP Cluster Extension resource properties using the GUI (Windows Server 2008/2008 R2/2012, Server Core, and Hyper-V Server)
- Using Failover Cluster Management to set resource properties (Windows Server 2008/2008 R2/2012)
- Using Failover Cluster Management to set resource properties of a CLX resource on which a CSV disk is dependant (Windows Server 2012)
- Using the resource configuration tool to set resource properties (Server Core and Hyper-V Server)
- Configuring RAID Manager instance numbers for RAID Manager service
- Configuring the RAID Manager device/copy group details
- Configuring RAID Manager device/copy group advanced properties
- Configuring server data center assignments
- Changing failover and failback behavior
- Activating the pair/resync monitor
- Configuring takeover actions
- Configuring Rolling Disaster Protection
- Setting HP XP Cluster Extension resource properties using the MMC
- Setting HP XP Cluster Extension—specific resource properties using the CLI
- Setting HP XP Cluster Extension resource properties using the Microsoft Failover PowerShell Cmdlets
- Setting HP XP Cluster Extension properties using a UCF
- Setting HP XP Cluster Extension resource properties using the GUI (Windows Server 2008/2008 R2/2012, Server Core, and Hyper-V Server)
- Adding dependencies on HP XP Cluster Extension resource
- Configuration of XP CLX for CSV disk on Windows Server 2012
- Disaster-tolerant configuration example using a file share
- Managing HP XP Cluster Extension resources
- Using Hyper-V Live Migration with HP XP Cluster Extension
- Timing considerations for MSFC
- Bouncing service or application
- Administration
- 3 HP XP Cluster Extension and CLI
- 4 HP XP Cluster Extension recovery procedures
- 5 User configuration file and HP XP Cluster Extension objects
- 6 Advanced HP XP Cluster Extension configuration
- Configuring the HP XP Cluster Extension for HP XP Continuous Access 3DC environment
- Implementing rolling disaster protection
- Using RAID Manager with rolling disaster protection
- Setting HP XP Cluster Extension objects to enable rolling disaster protection
- Setting automatic recovery for rolling disaster protection
- Using the pair/resync monitor with rolling disaster protection
- Restoring server operation for rolling disaster protection
- Monitoring and resynchronizing device/copy groups
- Enabling write access regardless of disk pair state
- Executing programs before and after an HP XP Cluster Extension takeover
- 7 Troubleshooting
- 8 Support and other resources
- Glossary
- Index

Contents
1 HP XP Cluster Extension features...................................................................6
Integration into cluster software...................................................................................................6
Enhanced disaster tolerance......................................................................................................6
Automated monitoring and redirecting of Continuous Access pairs..................................................6
Rolling disaster protection..........................................................................................................6
Command-line interface (CLI).....................................................................................................6
Fast Failback using Continuous Access........................................................................................7
HP XP Cluster Extension configurations........................................................................................7
One-to-one configurations.....................................................................................................7
Consolidated-site configuration..............................................................................................8
Supported Continuous Access configurations and fence levels....................................................8
HP XP Cluster Extension server configurations..........................................................................9
Planning for HP XP Cluster Extension...........................................................................................9
Before configuring HP XP Cluster Extension resources................................................................9
Cluster setup considerations..................................................................................................9
Node Majority quorum clusters (MSFC)..............................................................................9
Cluster Shared Volume for Windows Server 2012................................................................9
Setting up RAID Manager...................................................................................................11
Creating RAID Manager command devices......................................................................11
Configuring RAID Manager command devices..................................................................11
In-band and out-of-band communication......................................................................11
Command device authentication.................................................................................11
Creating RAID Manager instances..................................................................................11
Creating RAID Manager device/copy groups...................................................................12
Network considerations.................................................................................................12
Starting and stopping the RAID Manager instances...........................................................12
Test takeover function.....................................................................................................12
2 Configuring HP XP Cluster Extension...........................................................14
Integrating HP XP Cluster Extension with MSFC...........................................................................14
Configuring HP XP Cluster Extension.........................................................................................14
Starting the HP XP Cluster Extension configuration tool............................................................14
Defining HP XP Cluster Extension configuration information using the GUI.................................15
Defining HP XP Cluster Extension configuration information using the CLI...................................17
Importing and exporting configuration information.................................................................19
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 an HP XP Cluster Extension resource..............................................................................19
Adding an HP XP Cluster Extension resource using the Failover Cluster Management GUI (Windows
Server 2008/2008 R2/2012).............................................................................................20
Adding an HP XP Cluster Extension resource using the Microsoft CLI cluster commands...............20
Adding an HP XP Cluster Extension resource using the Microsoft Failover Cluster PowerShell
Cmdlets............................................................................................................................20
Changing an HP XP Cluster Extension resource name..................................................................21
Changing an HP XP Cluster Extension resource name (Windows Server 2008/2008
R2/2012).........................................................................................................................21
Configuring HP XP Cluster Extension resources............................................................................21
Setting Microsoft cluster-specific resource and service or application properties..........................22
Setting HP XP Cluster Extension-specific resource properties.....................................................24
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