HP StorageWorks XP Replication Monitor software installation and configuration guide (T1784-96008, November 2006)

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7 Creating a cluster environment
This chapter explains how to create a cluster environment for the management server of XP Replication Monitor
software.
• Overview and requirements of a cluster environment (section
7-1 )
• Installing and uninstalling XP Replication Monitor software in an existing cluster environment (section
7-2 )
• Changing XP Replication Monitor software to a cluster environment after starting operation (section
7-3 )
7-1 Overview and requirements of a cluster environment
Using cluster software, you can dualize the management server of XP Replication Monitor software and build a
cluster configuration. This is called a cluster environment.
Building a cluster environment enables you to enhance the availability of XP Replication Monitor software.
Requirements for cluster environments supported by XP Replication Monitor software are as follows:
• OS
Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Advanced Server Operating System (SP4), Microsoft Windows Server
2003, Enterprise Edition Operating System,* or Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
Operating System (SP1), Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2, Enterprise Edition Operating System*
* Only the x86 architecture is supported.
• Cluster software
Microsoft Cluster Service (MSCS)
• Cluster configuration
Two-node Active - Standby configuration
• Disk configuration and the XP Replication Monitor server installation destination (Windows)
All nodes comprising the cluster must have the same disk configuration and the same XP Replication
Monitor server installation destination (the drive letter, path name, etc.).
The following two methods are available for building a cluster environment for the management server of XP
Replication Monitor software:
• Creating a cluster environment for the management server first and then installing XP Replication Monitor
software
Before installing XP Replication Monitor software, if a Command View XP AE Suite product such as Device
Manager is operating in a cluster environment, use this method to create a cluster environment.
For details, see section
7-2
• Installing the XP Replication Monitor server first and then changing the management server to a cluster
environment
If XP Replication Monitor software is already operating in a non-cluster configuration, use this method to
create a cluster environment.
For details, see section 7-3
NOTE: The XP Replication Monitor agent cannot be registered in the cluster resources, because it does
not support logical hosts. XP Replication Monitor agents run on the physical hosts in a cluster system, and
collect information at the specific physical host. For details about supported operating systems and cluster
software, see the manual HP StorageWorks Command View XP Advanced Edition software Device
Manager server installation and configuration guide.
7-2 Installing and uninstalling XP Replication Monitor software in
an existing cluster environment
This section describes how to install and uninstall the XP Replication Monitor server in a cluster configuration
where Device Manager has been installed. For details about how to change the configuration to a cluster
configuration after operation of XP Replication Monitor software is started in a noncluster environment, see
section
7-3 . For details about how to set up a cluster configuration for Device Manager, see the manual HP