HP Matrix Operating Environment 7.0 Getting Started Guide

data to help you plan the consolidation of existing systems, without requiring a full Matrix OE
license for those systems. For more information, see “Data collection and the HP Capacity Advisor
Consolidation software” in the HP Capacity Advisor User Guide.
HP Matrix Operating Environment infrastructure orchestration
Matrix infrastructure orchestration extends Matrix Operating Environment to provide rapid
provisioning and repurposing of infrastructure services from shared resource pools using a self-service
portal. Infrastructure orchestration delivers advanced template-driven design, provisioning and
on-going operations for multi-node, multi-tier infrastructure services.
Matrix infrastructure orchestration supports four main activities to automate the deployment of
infrastructure services:
Design An architect uses the graphical designer to create simple and complex infrastructure
templates that, when tested, can be published for users to create infrastructure
services.
Provision A self-service user selects an existing template and then requests infrastructure
provisioning from it, against an assigned pool of resources. The administrator can
approve or deny this request, and monitor its progress.
Operate The administrator manages server, network, and storage pools, defines virtual
machine images and software deployment jobs, performs manual provisioning
tasks as part of the fulfillment of self-service requests, and uses Insight Management
software to monitor the health and utilization of the managed environment.
Integrate Architects and administrators integrate infrastructure orchestration with existing IT
processes by modifying or creating HP Operations Orchestration workflows to
customize the infrastructure orchestration automation. They can link to approval
processes, extend operating system deployment and server configuration, and
integrate the SAN management processes with server deployment.
For more information about Matrix infrastructure orchestration and the related HP Operations
Orchestration software, see the list of documents under “Related information” (page 36).
HP Matrix Operating Environment recovery management
Matrix recovery management provides simplified disaster recovery of logical server environments.
With a mouse click, you can transfer application environments running on HP BladeSystems or on
virtual machines to a remote recovery site. It utilizes the data replication capabilities of HP storage
environments to ensure that application data is properly transitioned to the recovery location and
that the overall transition is measured in minutes, not days. Matrix recovery management is only
supported on an HP ProLiant CMS running Microsoft Windows.
Logical servers that are included in a recovery management configuration are referred to as
“DR-protected logical servers”. A recovery management configuration consists of two sites, each
managed by Matrix Operating Environment.
Matrix recovery management pairs symmetrically configured logical servers. One logical server
in the pair is activated at one site, while the other (the peer logical server) is deactivated at the
other site. The boot images of these DR-protected logical servers, including applications code and
data, reside on disk array volumes. The volumes used by active logical servers are replicated to
paired site.
If a disaster occurs at one site, the administrator at the paired site can trigger a site failover via a
push-button provided by Matrix recovery management. This prepares the storage associated with
the DR-protected logical servers at the paired site for read-write access, and then activates the
logical servers at the paired site.
For more information about Matrix recovery management, see the list of documents under “Related
information” (page 36).
8 Introduction to HP Matrix Operating Environment