Deploying Virtual Connect Enterprise Manageron Microsoft Cluster Service

The HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager database, the repository for all management information

used by HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager, resides on a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 virtual

server, which is also clustered.

• The relationship between the Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition instances and

HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager is shown in Figure 1.

• HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager connects to its own Microsoft SQL Server 2005 database

instance using the network name configured especially for HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager.

• A named instance of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 has a virtual server within the cluster, with a

network name and an IP address to which clients may connect.

• HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager has its own network name and IP address. Clients who wish

to browse to the HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager service can do so by using either of these

cluster resources.

Figure 1. The relationship between HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager, SQL Server 2005, and the

cluster disks

Getting started

Before beginning, Microsoft Cluster Service must be installed and working on the two systems. Refer

to the Microsoft Guide to Creating and Configuring a server Cluster under Windows Server 2003

white paper at http://www.microsoft.com/downloads (search for “Guide to Creating and