HP Serviceguard Toolkit for Integrity Virtual Servers User Guide B.02.00, March 2012

Contents
1 HP Serviceguard Toolkit for Integrity Virtual Servers.........................................4
Overview................................................................................................................................4
Advantages.............................................................................................................................4
Dependencies..........................................................................................................................4
Prerequisites.............................................................................................................................4
Comparing HP Integrity VM Serviceguard toolkit and SG IVS toolkit................................................4
Advantages of using SG IVS Toolkit B.02.00 over HP Integrity VM Serviceguard toolkit......................6
2 Supported configuration..............................................................................7
Network components................................................................................................................8
Storage considerations..............................................................................................................8
3 Installing and uninstalling HP Serviceguard toolkit for Integrity virtual servers....10
Files and directories created for SG IVS toolkit after Installation.....................................................10
4 Using SG IVS toolkit.................................................................................12
Creating packages.................................................................................................................12
Preconfiguration.................................................................................................................12
Configuring VMs/vPars as Serviceguard packages having SLVM backing storage......................13
Using Serviceguard commands............................................................................................15
Using SG IVS Toolkit commands..........................................................................................16
Managing packages...............................................................................................................17
Running packages.............................................................................................................17
Maintaining packages........................................................................................................17
Halting packages..............................................................................................................17
Deleting packages.............................................................................................................18
Converting packages..........................................................................................................18
5 Configuring guest application monitoring service..........................................20
Configuring DIO LAN and NPIV disks monitoring using cmappmgr/cmappserver...........................28
DIO LAN monitoring in VM or vPar guest using the SG IVS toolkit............................................28
NPIV Disk monitoring in VM or vPar guest using the SG IVS toolkit...........................................30
Upgrading cmappmgr/cmappserver combination.......................................................................31
6 Online VM guest package migration...........................................................33
7 Troubleshooting........................................................................................34
8 Limitations...............................................................................................36
9 Support and other resources......................................................................37
Information to collect before contacting HP.................................................................................37
How to contact HP..................................................................................................................37
Registering for software technical support and update service.......................................................37
How to use your software technical support and update service...............................................37
Warranty information.........................................................................................................37
HP authorized resellers............................................................................................................38
Documentation feedback.........................................................................................................38
Related information.................................................................................................................38
Typographic conventions.........................................................................................................38
A Sample package configuration file for HP Integrity VM guest package............40
Glossary....................................................................................................42
Index.........................................................................................................43
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