HP Storage Mirroring V5.1 Software - Manual (Page 122)

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Configuring failover
1. The Failover Control Center can be started from within the Management Console or from the
Windows desktop.
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From the Management Console, select Tools, Failover Control Center.
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From the Windows desktop, select Start, Programs, Storage Mirroring, Failover Control
Center.
2. Select a failover target from the Target Machine list box.
3. Click Login to login to the selected target.
4. Select a source machine to monitor by clicking Add Monitor. The Insert Source Machine dialog
box appears in front of the Monitor Settings dialog box.
5. On the Insert Source Machine dialog, specify your source machine by any of the following
methods.
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Type the name of the machine that you want to monitor in Machine Name(s) and click OK.
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Click Browse to search for a machine. Select a domain from the list box at the top of the
Select Machine dialog box to list the available machines for that domain. Highlight a source
to be monitored and click OK.
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Click Custom. Enter the name of the server and click Add. Specify the IP address and subnet
mask of the specified server and click OK. Click OK again.
The Insert Source Machine dialog closes and the Monitor Settings dialog remains open with your
source listed in the Names to Monitor tree.
6. In the Names to Monitor tree, locate and select the IP addresses on the source that you want
to monitor.
7. Highlight an IP address that you have selected for monitoring and select a Target Adapter that
will assume that IP address during failover. Repeat this process for each IP address that is being
monitored.
8. Highlight an IP address that you have selected for monitoring and select a Method to Monitor
for Failover.
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Network Service—Source availability will be tested for by a Storage Mirroring network
response
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Replication Service—Source availability will be tested for by a Storage Mirroring service
response.
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Network and Replication—Source availability will be tested for by both a Storage Mirroring
network response and a Storage Mirroring service response.
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No Monitoring—Storage Mirroring does not actively monitor the source. You will be
responsible for identifying when a failure has occurred and initiating failover manually.
NOTE: If the target you need is not listed, click Add Target and manually enter a name or
IP address (with or without a port number). You can also select the Browse button
to search for a target machine name. Click OK to select the target machine and return
to the Failover Control Center main window.
NOTE: If your source is a cluster, you must use the Custom option and sepcify the virtual
network name and virtual IP address of the virtual server on the source cluster.
NOTE: Current IP Addresses displays the IP address(es) currently assigned to the selected
target adapter.