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• Suggested action: All SNMP devices that report their events to HP Virtual Connect Enterprise
Manager should use this IP address and name for the location of the Event Consolidator, the
SNMP Trap Destination. For the examples discussed in this paper, the IP address is
140.110.240.64.
3. Microsoft SQL Server 2005 virtual server IP address and name
• Function: To act as the virtual server IP address and name for the Microsoft SQL Server 2005
Standard Edition database software. This software is used to extract, manipulate, or back up
the HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager database.
• Suggested action: The HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager Open Database Connectivity
(ODBC) data source uses this as the location where the HP Virtual Connect Enterprise
Manager Data Source Name (DSN) points. In the examples discussed in this paper, the IP
address is 140.110.240.63.
4. MSCS primary system IP address and name
• Function: To serve as the TCP/IP address and name of the specific Microsoft Windows server
host.
• Suggested action: Any software that references system-specific functions uses this address to
connect to this system. In the examples discussed in this paper, the IP address is
140.110.240.60.
5. MSCS secondary system IP address and name
• Function: To serve as the TCP/IP address and name of the specific Microsoft Windows server
host.
• Suggested action: Any software that references system-specific functions uses this address to
connect to this system. For the examples discussed in this paper, the IP address is
140.110.240.61.
Setting up the failover environment
Note: This section of the white paper assumes that you log into each of your cluster systems with the
same administrator credentials that you are using to access all the HP Virtual Connect Enterprise
Manager and Microsoft SQL Server 2005 components that are being set up.
Installing the Simple Network Management Protocol
SNMP is a prerequisite for the HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager installation. The following
section details how to install SNMP to the cluster systems intended to host HP Virtual Connect
Enterprise Manager.
1. Insert the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition CD into the CD-
ROM drive of the target server.
2. Select Start → Settings → Control Panel.
3. Click Add/Remove Programs.
4. Click Add/Remove Windows Components.
5. Select Management and Monitoring Tools in the Windows Component Wizard
window.