HP Serviceguard Toolkit for Integrity Virtual Servers User Guide (June 2013)

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 Using vswitch manager.............................................................................35
8 Troubleshooting........................................................................................36
9 Limitations...............................................................................................38
10 Support and other resources.....................................................................39
Information to collect before contacting HP.................................................................................39
How to contact HP..................................................................................................................39
Registering for software technical support and update service.......................................................39
How to use your software technical support and update service...............................................39
Warranty information.........................................................................................................39
HP authorized resellers............................................................................................................40
Documentation feedback.........................................................................................................40
Related information.................................................................................................................40
Typographic conventions.........................................................................................................40
A Sample package configuration file for HP Integrity VM guest package............42
Glossary....................................................................................................44
Index.........................................................................................................45
Contents 3