5.5 HP StorageWorks X9300 Network Storage Gateway Administrator Guide (AW539-96007, March 2011)
Table Of Contents
- X9300 Network Storage Gateway Administrator Guide
- Contents
- 1 Product description
- 2 Getting started
- 3 Configuring virtual interfaces for client access
- 4 Configuring failover
- 5 Configuring cluster event notification
- 6 Configuring system backups
- 7 Creating hostgroups for X9000 clients
- 8 Monitoring cluster operations
- 9 Maintaining the system
- Shutting down the system
- Starting the system
- Powering file serving nodes on or off
- Starting and stopping processes
- Tuning file serving nodes and X9000 clients
- Migrating segments
- Removing storage from the cluster
- Maintaining networks
- Viewing network interface information
- 10 Migrating to an agile managment console configuration
- 11 Upgrading the X9000 Software
- 12 Licensing
- 13 Upgrading firmware
- 14 Troubleshooting
- 15 Replacing components
- 16 Recovering a file serving node
- 17 Support and other resources
- A Component and cabling diagrams
- B Spare parts list
- C Warnings and precautions
- D Regulatory compliance and safety
- Glossary
- Index
10 Migrating to an agile managment
console configuration
The agile management console configuration provides one active management console and one
passive management console installed on different nodes in the cluster. The migration procedure
configures the current Management Server machine as a host for an agile management console and
installs another instance of the agile management console on a file serving node.
You can continue to use the Management Server machine as an agile management console, or you
can install the agile management console on a second file serving node and repurpose the Management
Server machine. Following are some possibilities for repurposing the machine:
• For X9300 Gateway systems, if the Management Server machine is a DL380 server and has the
same hardware, CPU, and memory as the other DL380 file serving nodes in the cluster, you can
convert the machine to a file serving node (there must be an even number of file serving nodes in
the cluster). If the machine is not the same model and configuration as the existing file serving
nodes, it cannot be converted to a file serving node.
• The Management Server machine can be removed from the cluster and used as an X9000 client.
(For information about installing an X9000 client, see the HP X9000 File Serving Software User
Guide.)
• The Management Server machine can be removed the cluster and used for other purposes.
To perform the migration, the X9000 installation code must be available. As delivered, this code is
provided in /tmp/X93xx/ibrix. If this directory no longer exists, download the installation code
from the HP support website for your storage system.
IMPORTANT:
The migration procedure can be used only on clusters running HP X9000 File Serving Software 5.4
or later.
Backing up the configuration
Before starting the migration to the agile management console configuration, make a manual backup
of the management console configuration:
ibrix_fm -B
The resulting backup archive is located at /usr/local/ibrix/tmp/fmbackup.zip. Save a copy
of this archive in a safe, remote location, in case recovery is needed.
Performing the migration
Complete the following steps on the Management Server:
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