HP Storage Mirroring Software - Manual (Page 324)

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Creating the GeoCluster Replicated Disk Resource on Windows 2003
1. Select Start, Programs, Administrative Tools, Cluster Administrator.
2. Right-click the group that you want to add a replicated disk to and select New,
Resource.
3. Specify the following fields on the New Resource dialog box.
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Name—Specify a name that identifies which application, file set, disk, and so
on that you are protecting. This name must be unique within the cluster.
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Description—You can optionally add a more detailed description for this
resource.
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Resource type—Specify GeoCluster Replicated Disk.
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Group—The group that you originated the new resource from will be
selected. Verify that this is the correct group. If it is not, select the correct
group name.
4. Click Next to continue.
5. The GeoCluster Replicated Disk resource ensures that an up-to-the-minute copy of
the data resides on all nodes identified in the Possible owners list. All nodes are
included in the default, which should not be changed. Click Next to continue.
6. The GeoCluster Replicated Disk resource is not dependent on any other
resources. Click Next to continue.
7. Specify the GeoCluster Replicated Disk parameters using the settings below.
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Disk to replicate—Select a disk to replicate from the available volumes. The
only volumes that will be displayed are those that meet the following criteria.
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NTFS volumes
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Volumes which are not already being replicated by another GeoCluster
Replicated Disk resource
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Volumes that are not physical disk resources
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Volumes that do not contain system files (The volume that you booted
Windows from will not be displayed.)
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Volumes that exist on all nodes of the cluster
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Network—Select the network that you want to use for Storage Mirroring
Recover mirroring and replication traffic. If you do not have multiple networks
established, you will only be able to select the one network that does exist. If
you do not select a network, Storage Mirroring Recover will use DNS to
determine a network route to use. Ideally, the networks used for various traffic
should be separated. This is dependent on the number of networks that you
established when you created the cluster and the priority assigned to each
network. For example, if you have two network routes, separate Storage